Took my boy out to the lake last weekend to fish just like my old man did with me growing up. We didn't catch much but we sat there in the quiet for hours and he asked me about life and work and relationships. That's when real conversations happen. Feels like something getting lost these days is jus...

My daughter is 6 weeks old and gave me this huge gummy smile this morning while I was changing her diaper. I know logically it's probably just gas but I don't care, it looked real. Almost teared up at work just thinking about it. My coworker was like dude why are you smiling at your phone like that....

I'm 0-4 and somehow still in it but my bench keeps outscoring my starters and it's actually infuriating. My buddy who drafted like it was his first time is in second place. The algorithm hates me. Thinking about just rage quitting but also can't let him win so I'm stuck. Anyone else having a nightma...

Got the cedar boards cut at Home Depot, spent about 3 hours on Saturday morning putting it together in the backyard. My level was way off so I had to redo it twice but it's solid now. Filled it with soil and we planted tomatoes, peppers, and some herbs. Wife is already planning what goes in there ne...

This is weird to say because I have a wife and two kids and I'm constantly around people. But sometimes I feel so isolated. Like nobody really knows me or what's going on in my head. Everyone just sees dad or husband or the guy at work. Sometimes I wonder if anyone would actually care about just me....

Some days I can barely get out of bed and I feel terrible because my kids need me to show up. My wife is exhausted from picking up the slack and I know she's frustrated with me even though she's trying not to show it. I'm on meds but they're not really helping like they used to. Talked to my doctor ...

Just got back to work Monday after 3 months off and holy shit I forgot how much email accumulates. My inbox was literally over 2000 unread messages. Spent the whole first day just trying to get caught up while my brain is still in dad mode. The worst part is my boss wants to schedule 5 back to back ...

I have bad days where getting out of bed feels impossible and my kids just need me to play with them and I can't. Then I feel guilty for days about it. My wife is supportive but I know she's frustrated too. I've been in therapy for a year and on meds for 8 months and while it's better than it was, I...

My daughter is 6 weeks old and I swear she smiled at me yesterday but my wife says it was just gas. I'm pretty sure it wasn't but now I'm doubting myself. Everyone keeps saying the 6-8 week mark is when real smiles happen. Anyone remember when theirs first genuinely smiled? I need this win honestly ...

Mine just stopped working this morning. Completely dead. Had to make instant coffee like some kind of caveman. My wife thought it was hilarious watching me suffer. Anyone know if there's a good budget option that doesn't suck? I don't need anything fancy just something that gets the job done.

Got put in a weird spot last week. My neighbor's kid was over and they were talking about how Santa is real and magical, which fine whatever, but then the parent made a comment about how they don't really do church stuff because they just want the kids to 'figure out what they believe later.' I wasn...

I told him it's a fatherly duty. He said that's not even funny. I said exactly, that's the whole point.

So I was skeptical when my son got into gaming but I started playing with him and it's honestly become our thing. We do co-op games a couple nights a week and we talk more now than we used to. He's 11 and we're connected in a way that feels real. Still watching his total hours but I'm not gonna sham...

He watches his older siblings and now he wants to play games too. I haven't let him have one yet but the pressure is real, especially when I need him to be occupied. We use YouTube kids occasionally and that's it. Am I behind the curve here or is keeping him off screens the right move at this age? G...

He's begging for one and literally every other kid in his class seems to have one. I'm torn because I want him to fit in socially but I also don't want him doom scrolling through TikTok all night. My wife thinks we should wait until 12. What age did you guys let your kids have smartphones? Any regre...