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.
She's consistently 30 minutes late to every exchange. Like not sometimes, every single time. I talked to my lawyer and apparently I can file for modification but I don't want to be that guy making her go to court. But also my kids are sitting with me waiting and that's not fair. Anyone dealt with th...
Took my boys out on the lake early Saturday before they had soccer games. We didn't catch much but just being out on the water with them, no phones, no chaos. One of those moments you don't appreciate until you're older I guess. Already planning the next one.
My wife needs a break and we've been trying to introduce a bottle for a week now. Our son just screams and refuses it completely. We tried different nipple types and even warming it up. Is this something we should be concerned about or is it normal? She's exclusively breastfeeding and starting to fe...
After a year of working through mediation, we finally got it settled. I went from every other weekend to having them Monday through Wednesday and every other weekend. It's what I wanted but now I'm stressed about everything else. Do I need to update my work schedule? Should I get a bigger place? How...
Used to spend 2 hours a day lifting, meal prepping, the whole deal. Had abs, could deadlift 400 lbs, felt like I had my life figured out. Then my twins were born 3 years ago and everything just stopped. Haven't been to the gym in months. My chest and shoulders deflated like balloons. But here's the ...
Still can't believe my company approved it. My boss said they're really trying to be better about this stuff. Baby #2 is coming in 2 months and now I'm actually excited instead of stressed about missing everything. Trying not to feel guilty about it but this is huge for our family.