Been thinking about this for a few weeks and it's kind of dark. All my "friendships" are other dads I met through kids' activities. Nothing wrong with that but if parenting stuff ended tomorrow I'd have nobody. And that realization is genuinely lonely. Too old to make friends from scratch? Anyone el...
My 6yo has a school assembly tomorrow and I've been dreading it all week. Not sure if it's social anxiety or something about being around all the other parents. I end up scanning the room the whole time instead of watching my kid perform. Wife says I need to work through it but honestly I'm thinking...
Wife's at her sister's place for the weekend and I decided to take the boys camping at our local state park. Got a Coleman tent, sleeping bags, and a cooler full of hot dogs and beans. We're not going far, literally 20 minutes away, but I'm lowkey nervous about tent bedtime with a 5yo and 7yo. Any a...
You know how rare this is? Both kids asleep by 8:15pm and actually staying asleep. No late night wake ups, no someone needing water, no nightmares. Just pure silence. I sat in the kitchen with a beer for like 20 minutes just enjoying the peace and quiet. Sometimes the wins are just the small things ...
Been working with him on this for months and he finally got both shoes tied this morning without help. He was so proud of himself he wore them to school like that and didn't want me to fix them even though they were kinda loose. My wife took a picture. I'm probably gonna cry later looking at it lol
Corporate grind had me working 60 hours a week, never home for dinner, missed my youngest's first steps. Wife makes good money so we decided I'd step back. Lost the title, the money, the 'identity' I built for 15 years. Took some hits to the ego honestly. But I've been here for everything the past t...
Our daughter is 3 months old and I'm still in the paranoid phase where I check if she's breathing like every 20 minutes. Someone on this forum recommended the Owlet and I was skeptical about dropping $300 but honestly? Game changer for my anxiety. It monitors heart rate and oxygen levels and alerts ...
Completely out of nowhere my 6 year old told me I was her favorite parent. I know mom heard it and was laughing but whatever I'm riding this high for the next month. We had spent the morning making pancakes and watching cartoons so I guess I earned it. These little moments hit different when you're ...
Had one of those explosive poops yesterday that went up the back and somehow into the baby's hair. It was 2am and I have no idea what I was doing. Do I just expect this to happen like 10 times a day? Do other dads have some trick for this? Also why does baby poop smell different every single day?
Why does a single set cost $80?? My 7yo wants the new Star Wars thing and I'm looking at the price tag like it's a personal attack. I get it—they're building blocks, blah blah quality—but COME ON. There's gotta be a better alternative that doesn't make me feel like I'm funding some evil empire. Curr...
Took 6 weeks with my newborn (thanks to our company's decent policy). Going back Monday and I'm legit anxious about leaving my wife and son. Know it's normal but ugh, the guilt is real. Spent the whole parental leave doing nights, diaper changes, all of it - now I feel like I'm abandoning them. Anyo...
Got in the best shape of my life last year. Cut out junk, hit the gym hard, whole thing. Then found out my wife was pregnant and the motivation just shifted, you know? Still stay active but not like I was. My 8yo found photos of me shirtless from last year and keeps asking when I'm gonna look like t...
Had a situation at work where some of the guys were talking badly about one of the newer employees behind his back. I shut it down and told them that's not how we handle business here. Couple of them got defensive but I didn't care. You either have integrity or you don't. Can't claim to be a man of ...
My 6 year old has watched Bluey like 47 times. We know every episode by heart at this point. Wife and I actually don't mind it though, which is wild. Could be worse I guess. Anyone else just let their kids rotate through the same shows over and over?
Guys. GUYS. Our daughter gave us a real, genuine smile this morning. Not gas. An actual smile at me while I was changing her diaper. I literally teared up. My wife was like "you realize she'll smile 500 more times" but I don't care. This one was MINE and I'm claiming it as the best moment of my life...