They asked why I was making them eat broccoli. I said 'because it makes you smart.' My oldest goes 'then why don't you eat more of it?' My wife nearly spit out her coffee. Walked right into that one.
I'm a dad with a dad joke problem. My kid asked me why I always have to make everything a joke and I said 'Because laughter is the best medicine and you kids need vitamins.' He didn't laugh. My wife left the room. But I'm still laughing at my own joke three hours later so who's the real winner here....
My kids were arguing about whose turn it was to pick a movie and I said 'I don't care which one you pick, but you need to make a decision. I'm not trying to frame you for it.' Dead silence. Then my 11 year old groaned so hard I think he pulled something. Worth it.
So I set up parental controls on the iPad with a 1 hour daily limit. Found out yesterday he figured out how to restart the device and it resets the timer. He's been doing this for weeks apparently. Not even mad, kind of impressed. Anyone else dealing with kids who are smarter than their own security...
Got asked to bring snacks to soccer practice. Brought string cheese and gatorade. Coach asks why nothing is green. Apparently the team colors are green and gold. I told my kid his coach has too many rules. Wife is still upset with me.
I said 'I've got a joke about sodium.' They said 'Na.' I died laughing. They just stared at me. The pain in their eyes made it even better honestly.
Realized I was being a real pharisee. Always worried about what people at church thought of our family, made sure the kids looked perfect on Sundays, talked about our faith a lot. Meanwhile I was short tempered at home, hadn't really forgiven my brother in years, and gave to charity for recognition....
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. At what point do we have to accept full responsibility for where we are instead of blaming circumstances or bad luck? My own father always said a man owns his mistakes and works to fix them rather than explaining them away. That lesson has shaped everythin...
Had a situation at the office where my boss asked me to take credit for work my junior guy did. Wasn't a huge deal financially but it was wrong and I knew it. I respectfully declined and made sure the young man got recognition in front of upper management. Now my boss is cold with me and I'm wonderi...
Got him a basic iPhone for his birthday like he begged for. Now he's asking for TikTok every single day and I caught him watching YouTube videos at 11pm when he was supposed to be sleeping. I set up screen time limits but he figured out how to request more time and keeps bugging me about it. Anyone ...
We're on day 10 with our daughter and she's either eating or sleeping. My wife is worried she's not getting enough sleep but from what I can find online newborns sleep like 16-17 hours a day. Is that right? She seems fine to me, very calm, good color. Should we be doing something different?
Had my boy's little league baseball game yesterday and he was nervous about meeting the opposing team's coach. I pulled him aside beforehand and showed him how to give a firm handshake, look a man in the eye, and say 'yes sir.' Coach noticed it right away and told me after the game that my kid had m...
Just finalized custody arrangement - I have the kids Tuesday through Thursday and every other weekend. My ex and I are trying to be civil for the kids sake but there's still tension. What apps or tools do you guys use to communicate about pickup times, expenses, schedule changes without it turning i...
My 10 year old came home wanting to watch shows and play games all his friends are watching and playing. Some of it is pretty worldly and doesn't align with our values. I want to protect him but I also don't want him to feel like an outcast at school. My wife thinks I'm being too strict. How do you ...
Was at the park with the boys and another parent said my kids were really well behaved and seemed happy. That one comment just made my whole week. Usually you just get sarcastic looks when your kid is acting crazy so when someone actually says something nice it hits different.