Work is insane right now. My boss is asking for constant updates, clients are demanding stuff, and I'm exhausted before I even get home to the kids. Then I still gotta be a dad and a husband when I get there. Taking PTO next week but honestly it feels like a band aid on a bigger wound. Anyone else a...

This time last year I was going out 4 nights a week, sleeping till 10am on weekends, spending money on whatever I wanted. Now I'm packing lunches, discussing which preschools are best, and my idea of a wild Friday is staying up till 11. I don't even recognize myself sometimes. There are moments I mi...

Spent all last Saturday in the backyard with my son nailing together a treehouse. I had zero confidence this would work but watched a bunch of YouTube videos and just went for it. Used mostly scrap wood from the garage and some 2x4s I had lying around. The thing is actually sturdy and my kid has bar...

Been thinking a lot lately about what my boys are learning from watching me. I realized I was checking my phone during conversations with my wife, making decisions without asking her input, not helping around the house like it was my job. My oldest probably absorbed all of that without me even knowi...

Our second kid is due in 6 weeks and my company is offering 4 weeks paid paternity leave. Financially I could probably swing 6-8 weeks unpaid but Im worried about the impact on a big project at work. Did any of you take more than what was paid? Is it worth it or am I overthinking this?

Last week my 7 year old heard me and her mom yelling on the phone about child support. She got real quiet and went to her room. I felt awful. We're trying to keep things civil but sometimes emotions run high. How do other dads deal with this? Any tips for having difficult conversations without the k...

We started doing a simple family devotional right after dinner, takes like 10 minutes. Read a passage, talk about what it means, say a prayer together. My kids actually seem more present, less fighting over phones. And honestly my wife and I are more on the same page about values and what we're tryi...

Guys I'm struggling hard. Been dealing with anxiety for years but lately it's gotten worse. I lay in bed at 2am spiraling about money, my kids' future, whether I'm doing enough at work. My wife notices I'm on edge all the time. It's affecting how I am with my kids. I snapped at my oldest yesterday o...

Anyone else feel lonely even though you're surrounded by people? I'm a dad, I have a wife, three kids, full time job. On paper I should be fine. But some nights after everyone's asleep I just feel this heavy loneliness. Like nobody really sees me as a person, just as dad, just as the guy who pays bi...

Been realizing that my kids watch everything I do way more than they listen to what I say. I can tell them to be kind and honest but if I'm cutting corners at work or gossiping about neighbors, they see through that. Started being more intentional about how I conduct myself. It's humbling honestly. ...

I was changing his diaper this morning and he just smiled up at me like he recognized me and I literally teared up. My wife has been getting those smiles for a week but this was the first real one aimed at me and I felt like the most important person in the world for that second. All the sleepless n...

My 14yo came home upset because some kids were making fun of him for going to church and being a Christian. He's a good kid and I don't want him to become ashamed of his faith just to fit in. I want to help him understand that walking with Christ sometimes means being different and that's okay, but ...

There are mornings I wake up and the thought of getting the kids ready for school and pretending to be okay just feels like too much. I'm not suicidal or anything but I feel empty, unmotivated, like I'm just going through motions. My kids need more than what I can give them right now. Started therap...

So I finally committed to doing 5 minutes of prayer with the family before we eat and I gotta say this has been one of the best decisions I've made as a dad. My 8yo and 10yo actually engage now, my wife seems less stressed, and I feel like we're actually living out our faith instead of just talking ...

Finally got my gaming corner looking how I wanted. New monitor, better chair, cleaned up all the cables. Been playing way too much Elden Ring and it's actually the best thing for my stress levels. Come home from work, kids are in bed, I get an hour or two to just exist in another world. Wife initia...