Took the family on a 4 mile hike last Saturday and it was tough. My 8 year old was complaining the whole time and my 6 year old could barely make it. I was frustrated but realized I was going too hard too fast. Started looking for easier trails and games to make it fun. We found this easy trail with...

Grew up in a small town where everyone knew everything about you. Felt suffocating. Moved to the city for a job and reinvented myself completely. Different accent, different friends, nobody knew my past. It was amazing for like 5 years. Now I have kids and realized how much I miss extended family be...

Looking for something to do when the kids are in bed besides just scrolling my phone. Used to woodwork but dont have space anymore. Thought about getting back into photography but cameras are expensive now. Just want something creative that I can do in like an hour or two a week without going broke....

We've been trying to do prayers before dinner but getting everyone to actually be present and not on their phones is like herding cats. My 15 year old especially just goes through the motions. I don't want to force it but I also feel like this is important for our family. Anyone had success with thi...

So I lost my temper with my wife yesterday over something stupid and my 7 year old saw the whole thing. I felt awful. I apologized to both of them but I keep thinking about how I'm supposed to be the spiritual leader of my home and here I am acting like a jerk. How do you guys handle it when you fal...

A joke has a punchline. Just kidding, I actually love this life. But seriously my kids asked me to stop making parent jokes and I said fine but then I said that's a hard pass because I've already committed. The oldest just shook his head and walked away. Nailed it.

So I picked up a PS5 last week and man do games look insane now. I've been playing Elden Ring and getting absolutely destroyed but its so satisfying when you finally beat a boss. My 6 year old watches me and keeps yelling 'Dad you got this!' even though he has no idea whats happening. Anyone else ju...

Real talk, I haven't been living out my faith the way I should and my kids are starting to notice. I'm asking them to be honest and kind but I'm not always doing it myself. I snapped at my wife yesterday over something stupid, kids saw it. I apologized to them and to her but I'm realizing I need to ...

Money's been tight lately but I wanted to show my kids what it means to give and be generous anyway. We picked a family at church that's going through a rough time and sent them a meal. Spent maybe 80 bucks but my kids saw us choosing to give when we could have used that money. Now they're asking ev...

My daughter came back from her mom's house and said her mom told her I don't care about her because I missed one soccer game. I DID care, I had work I literally couldn't get out of. This is the third time something like this has happened where the kids come back with stuff they said I did or don't d...

So this has been on my son's wish list forever and I finally committed to it last weekend. Spent Saturday morning gathering supplies from my neighbor's old deck he was tearing down. Sunday we went to town, got some 2x6s and bolts. Nothing fancy, just a platform maybe 8 feet up in the big oak out bac...

Something just clicked. My son is finally smiling when he sees me and making eye contact and cooing and holy crap it's amazing. All those early weeks of feeling disconnected are fading because now he actually recognizes me. This is the stuff nobody really explains - that bonding takes time and it's ...

We left the hospital this morning with our daughter and now she's sleeping in the bassinet next to our bed and I'm just staring at her to make sure she's still breathing. My wife is trying to sleep but I can't. What if I miss something? What if she's not eating enough? Why is she making those weird ...

I told him I wanted to make sure I did fatherhood right. He said 'Dad, you've been winging it for 8 years.' I can't argue with that logic.

I'm 3 weeks into 8 weeks and they're already asking when I'm coming back. Baby was only 3 days old when I got the email. I feel guilty staying home but I also feel guilty for them. This is supposed to be protected time. Anyone have advice on not caving to the pressure?