So I decided we'd knock out a treehouse project this weekend. Simple right? Wrong. Turns out when your kid wants to help with every single nail, measure twice but cut once turns into measure five times and still be unsure. But man, watching his face light up when we put the final board down made eve...

Looking to get off texting with my ex about kid stuff since half the conversations turn into arguments. I keep screenshots of everything anyway so I figured there's gotta be an app that's specifically for this. Seeing OurFamilyWizard mentioned in here a lot. Is it worth the monthly fee or are there ...

Dude. DUDE. My 9 year old hit a home run in his baseball game today and I'm still shaking. He's been practicing all season and striking out most games. But today the pitch came and he just connected. I recorded it and I've watched it like 50 times. The smile on his face running the bases was everyth...

We started a thing where everyone shares one thing they're thankful for and we pray about it before the kids go to bed. Been doing it for 3 weeks now and honestly it's become my favorite part of the day. My 6 year old prayed for our neighbor's cat yesterday which was so pure. My teenagers actually s...

My son is 2.5 months and my wife is going to her work thing next Saturday for 4 hours. This will be the first time I'm alone with him for a substantial period. What am I missing? I've obviously got diapers, wipes, formula, but should I bring extra clothes? A change mat for the car? I'm probably over...

I wasn't even expecting it. We were sitting on the couch and Emma just grabbed one of her chapter books and was like "Dad can I read this to you?" She got through the whole thing, maybe 30 pages, and only asked me about like 3 words. Her teacher mentioned last month she was struggling with fluency b...

Using Forest and it's genuinely changed my WFH productivity. You plant a virtual tree for 25 mins of focused work, it grows while you're working, but dies if you leave the app (to check Instagram, email, whatever). At the end of the day you have this little forest. Sounds dumb but gamifying focus ac...

I know some people think these are overkill and the fear-mongering is real, but after our 3-month-old had a weird choking moment that turned out to be nothing, getting the Owlet gave me actual peace of mind. Yes it's expensive ($299) but I can sleep now. Not well obviously because newborn, but bette...

Wife's at a conference til Friday. I have two kids (3 and 8) and work full time. We're on day 2 and I'm already at my limit. Got nothing done at work today because I was thinking about dinner and bedtime logistics. The 3yo won't sleep without his mom. I'm not complaining about single parents who do ...

Quick question: we want to do a camping trip with the fam but have a 2yo. Everyone keeps saying "just wait" but I feel like we're overthinking it? We'd do car camping, not backcountry or anything. Anyone taken a toddler camping? Worth the hassle or nah?

I've been testing my material on my 7 and 9 year old and the data is in: **What landed:** Anything involving literal interpretations ("I'm on a roll!" while eating a roll) **Flopped:** Puns involving dad activities (lawn mowing, tools) **Confusing them:** Anything requiring pop culture knowledge ...

I used to play in a softball league and do some woodworking on weekends. Haven't touched my tools in 8 months and I quit the league when my daughter was born. I thought I'd be fine with it but honestly I'm not. I feel like I've completely disappeared into "dad" and I don't know who I am anymore. My...

FINALLY got around to tackling that leaky kitchen sink that's been dripping for like 6 months. Watched a 12-minute YouTube video, went to Home Depot, spent $8 on a new faucet cartridge, and somehow didn't flood my house. Wife actually seemed impressed for once instead of just sighing at me. Small wi...

So our city finally finished the renovation on Riverside Park after like 2 years of construction. New playground equipment, basketball court got resurfaced, they added a paved trail. Took my kids there yesterday and it was packed but honestly it was worth the wait. They have this new rope climbing t...

Just want to recommend. If you work in tech/software and your company has flexible hours, actually USE them. Don't just assume you have to be in from 9-5. I shifted to 7am-3pm so I can pick my daughter up from school. Everyone wins. She gets picked up by her dad instead of going to after-care. I ge...