I volunteered to help with the school assembly and ended up leading the kids in a silly dance my 5 year old taught me. The whole gym was laughing and when we finished all the kids were cheering for me. My son was beaming. Honestly one of the best moments ever. Who knew all I had to do was look ridic...

Looking for opinions on whether I should spring for third party parental control apps or if the built in Apple Screen Time is decent enough. I have twin 12yr olds and want to monitor what they're doing without being crazy overbearing. What do you guys use? Any recommendations?

My son won't stop asking for a gaming PC after seeing his friend's setup. He's in first grade. I'm not against gaming but I feel like he's too young and honestly I don't want to drop $1000+ right now. How have you guys handled similar requests? Should I set an age limit or is that arbitrary? He's be...

Took the family camping for the first time last weekend. Tent flooded because I didn't set it up on flat ground. Forgot the kids' sleeping bags. One of the coolers wouldn't close so all our ice melted. But somehow it didn't matter? We ended up sitting around the fire telling stupid jokes for hours, ...

I've had 10 weeks with my newborn and honestly it's been the best stretch of my life. Yeah I was exhausted and yeah I didn't shower some days, but being there for feedings at 3am and watching my kid discover their own hands for the first time... man. Going back to the office tomorrow feels like I'm ...

So my boss approached me about going full remote starting next month. On paper it sounds perfect right? I could be home when the kids get back from school, no commute, more time with the family. But honestly I'm worried it's going to blur everything together. My home office is literally 15 feet from...

Guys I just had to share this. My daughter smiled at me this morning for the first time and it wasn't gas. It was a real smile directed right at me. I literally teared up. All the sleepless nights, the stress about doing everything right, the worry that I wasn't bonding with her properly - it all ju...

So our 2 month old has decided that the only acceptable sleeping arrangement is being on my chest while I'm reclined on the couch. I know about safe sleep guidelines and I'm not dismissing them, but this is where he actually sleeps. My wife gets maybe 3 hours a night this way because he wakes up the...

Spent the day with my sons and my old man at the lake. Brought zero electronics except a camera. Just fishing, stories, and real conversations. My boys heard my father talk about his experiences, heard me talk about mine, and we all just existed together. That's something special that's disappearing...

3 years ago I was working 60 hour weeks at a bank, barely saw my kids, and my marriage was falling apart. My wife was doing everything at home. We sat down and did the math and realized her salary was higher and our biggest issue was that I was missing everything. So I quit. First few months were we...

I told my son I was going to the gym to get in shape. He looks at me and says 'Dad, you said that last week.' Out of the mouths of babes. Apparently I'm predictable and lazy. He's not wrong though.

Wife is visiting her parents for 5 days and I'm handling the kids, house, work. Usually I'm okay but this week the depression is really creeping in. I'm going through the motions, making sure the kids eat and get to school, but everything feels heavy. Haven't showered in two days. This usually passe...

Been on paternity leave for 6 weeks and tomorrow I go back. My daughter is almost 2 months old and I'm dreading it so much. Feels like I'm abandoning them even though logically I know someone needs to pay the bills. Wife keeps saying it's fine but I can tell she's stressed about being alone with the...

My son is 5 weeks and sometimes when I talk to him his mouth twitches and I swear he's almost smiling but I know that's not real smiles yet. When did your babies actually give you that first real smile where you knew they recognized you? Can't wait for that moment honestly.

Took him months of practice and he finally got through a whole book by himself today. It was one of those little Bob Books and he was so proud. Every word had him sounding it out super slow but he didn't give up. At the end he looked up at me like he'd just won the Super Bowl. I told him I was proud...