We got home with our baby girl yesterday and I've been checking on her every 20 minutes to make sure she's still breathing. I know it's normal but I'm exhausted and can't turn my brain off. My wife finally told me to go to bed but I'm just lying here listening for any sound. Does this ever get easie...
Wife went to visit her parents so I packed up the three kids and headed to the state park. Setup was chaos, nobody could find sleeping bags, my 6yo decided he was terrified of bugs at 9pm. But we made it work. Spent most of Saturday just letting them run around, minimal screen time, played card game...
Started this thing 3 weeks ago with just some scrap lumber and a general idea. The kid went from "can I help" to basically running the project. He's using the drill, measuring stuff, problem solving when something doesn't fit right. Cost me maybe $200 in supplies and a lot of patience but seeing him...
This has been a point of tension between us. I worry about what our kids are being taught and what kind of kids they're around. Wife thinks we're overprotecting them and that public school is good for them to be around different perspectives. She's not wrong that we can't bubble them forever. But I ...
Spent the last year organizing and upgrading my garage and it's finally to a point where I'm actually happy with it. New workbench, tool organization system, replaced some of the old lights with LED panels. Now I actually want to spend time out there instead of feeling frustrated by the chaos. Have ...
Had a conversation with my boy's friend's dad last week. Guy was bragging about his wife making more money than him and how he's cool with it. Look, I'm not against a woman working. My wife worked before kids came along. But there's something about a man knowing that his family depends on him to pro...
Lost my temper with my kids yesterday over something stupid. Yelled at them for not listening when really I wasn't being clear. Felt terrible about it all evening. This morning I called them in and apologized, told them I was wrong, and asked them to forgive me. My son said 'it's ok dad' but I wante...
About 6 months ago I started making sure we pray as a family before the kids go to bed. I was doing it halfheartedly at first, just running through it quick. Then one night my daughter asked me to pray about something specific that was worrying her. I realized she was actually listening and thinking...
Anyone else have their kid get stuck in weird rabbit holes on YouTube Kids? My 5yo somehow went from watching Bluey to these random unboxing videos and now thats all she wants. I thought the parental controls were supposed to prevent this stuff. Is there a better app or am I just not setting it up r...
My wife is breastfeeding and I'm genuinely happy about it but I feel kind of useless during those moments. She's bonding with the baby and I'm just sitting there watching. I help with everything else but those feeding sessions are her and the baby time. Is it normal to feel a little envious of that ...
Been dealing with a short fuse lately and I hate it. Had a moment last week where I yelled at my kids over something stupid and immediately felt the Holy Spirit convicting me. My oldest looked scared and I realized he was seeing his dad act nothing like what I'm teaching him about Jesus. I apologize...
Need to vent here. My 9 year old daughter spent $40 of her birthday money on some Roblox currency and got absolutely taken advantage of by some older kids who promised them items that never showed up. I've reported it but doubt I'll see that money back. She's devastated and now doesn't trust online ...
So Netflix finally started enforcing the password sharing thing and now my 12 year old can't watch shows at his friend's house. Kind of annoyed because we're paying for the premium plan. Has anyone else dealt with this? Are you guys adding the kids to your own account or just letting them use tablet...
My old Mr. Coffee finally bit the dust and I need something reliable. Don't need anything fancy, just something that makes decent coffee without breaking the bank. Saw some Cuisinarts and Ninja ones on Amazon. Has anyone had good luck with any of these brands?
My anxiety has been pretty bad the last few weeks and I notice I'm withdrawn and irritable with my wife and kids. I'm in my head constantly worrying about finances, health stuff, work, everything. My therapist and I have been working on it but some days I feel like I'm fighting just to get through. ...