My daughter came back from her mom's house and said her mom told her I don't care about her because I missed one soccer game. I DID care, I had work I literally couldn't get out of. This is the third time something like this has happened where the kids come back with stuff they said I did or don't d...

So this has been on my son's wish list forever and I finally committed to it last weekend. Spent Saturday morning gathering supplies from my neighbor's old deck he was tearing down. Sunday we went to town, got some 2x6s and bolts. Nothing fancy, just a platform maybe 8 feet up in the big oak out bac...

Something just clicked. My son is finally smiling when he sees me and making eye contact and cooing and holy crap it's amazing. All those early weeks of feeling disconnected are fading because now he actually recognizes me. This is the stuff nobody really explains - that bonding takes time and it's ...

We left the hospital this morning with our daughter and now she's sleeping in the bassinet next to our bed and I'm just staring at her to make sure she's still breathing. My wife is trying to sleep but I can't. What if I miss something? What if she's not eating enough? Why is she making those weird ...

I told him I wanted to make sure I did fatherhood right. He said 'Dad, you've been winging it for 8 years.' I can't argue with that logic.

I'm 3 weeks into 8 weeks and they're already asking when I'm coming back. Baby was only 3 days old when I got the email. I feel guilty staying home but I also feel guilty for them. This is supposed to be protected time. Anyone have advice on not caving to the pressure?

This is the third week in a row. Says she has work stuff come up and can I pick up an hour earlier. Thing is I work too and I'm scrambling to rearrange everything. How do I set a boundary without being the bad guy about it? We're supposed to be civil for the kids but this is getting exhausting.

This is the third time this month. I work in tech and my boss is one of those guys who doesn't really understand why people can't just work whenever. I made it clear when I started working from home that 6-8pm is family time / bedtime routine and I won't be available. He scheduled a "quick sync" for...

Had the most amazing moment this morning. My daughter looked right at me and smiled. Like a real genuine smile. Or at least I think it was real. My mom says it's too early and it's just gas. But it felt different you know? She was looking right in my eyes. I know logically newborns can't really smil...

My son was pretending to be me at breakfast, sitting with terrible posture, drinking coffee and saying 'well actually' before every sentence to his action figures. Then he stood up and said 'I'm going to check the thermostat for no reason' and just stared at it. He nailed me perfectly. My wife could...

I've mastered pancakes and that's literally it. Like restaurant quality pancakes. I can't make eggs without them being weird, toast is apparently harder than it should be, and I gave up on french toast years ago. But pancakes? That's my thing and my kids actually request it. What's yours?

Been working on this for like three years off and on. Just got the workbench organized, tools hung up on the pegboard, and honestly it looks amazing. Can't wait to actually have time to use it without the kids turning my screwdrivers into imaginary weapons.

This 9 year old kid can literally play Roblox for 6 hours straight on a weekend. I set timers, try to get him interested in other stuff, but the second he gets back on that game its like nothing else exists. I took his device away for a week and he cried for days. His mom says Im being too harsh. Ar...

We've been doing 15 minutes of Bible study with our four kids (ages 6, 8, 11, 13) every Sunday night for about 3 months now. I wasn't sure how it would go since the older kids are moody and the younger ones have short attention spans. But we've found this Proverbs study that's actually engaging and ...

Spent Saturday and Sunday building a simple treehouse in our oak tree. My son picked out the wood and helped hammer nails (with safety goggles on the whole time). Used 2x8s for the platform and bolted everything to the tree properly. Cost me about 200 bucks and a ton of sore muscles but seeing his f...