My 9 year old keeps asking for Robux. I've told him no like a hundred times but now he's asking for them as a birthday present. All his friends play it and he feels left out without the premium stuff. Do I cave or hold the line? This feels like the start of something I don't want to deal with.
My wife is determined to exclusively breast feed which is great but I feel kind of useless at night. She's doing all the feedings and I'm just sitting there. I've been changing diapers and trying to get bottles of water ready but is there anything else I should be doing? Want to actually help and no...
They were literally just Bisquick pancakes from a box with chocolate chips. But apparently that's all it takes. She gave me a huge hug and everything. I'm keeping this in my back pocket for when I inevitably mess something up later.
Went to the grocery store and forgot why I was there. Had to call my wife to ask. She just said "this is why I send you with a list" and hung up. I bought milk anyway because that's always on the list. Pretty sure I still forgot what I actually needed.
I asked my 7 year old why he was reading the dictionary. He said he wanted to improve his vocabulary. I told him it was a good idea because his current words weren't very descriptive. He looked at me dead serious and said 'Yeah Dad, kind of like your jokes aren't very funny.' The wife is still laugh...
Got some time to myself tonight after the kids went down and I'm trying to figure out what to watch. Tired of the same old stuff. Looking for something I can actually stay awake through instead of falling asleep 10 minutes in like I usually do. Anyone got good recommendations? Doesn't matter what ge...
We've been trying to get my 4yo to sleep by 8pm for months. Bath, story, lights out. Every night was a battle. Started letting him pick which book AND which stuffed animal gets to sleep first (yes, they have designated sleeping spots in his head). Last three nights? Asleep before 8:15. I know it'll ...
So I'm standing there at 2 AM with my 3 month old screaming bloody murder and she finally falls asleep on my chest. And I just start crying. Not sad crying. Just this overwhelming feeling that I'm responsible for keeping this tiny human alive and nothing in my entire 34 years prepared me for that. B...
Our son is 2 months old and we're already looking at daycares because there's apparently a 6-month waitlist in our area (Portland, OR). The good ones cost $1,500+/month and we're about to have two kids under 18 months (oops, didn't plan that). How are families actually affording this? My wife's inco...
So my ex is seeing someone new (found out from my daughter mentioning him casually) and she hasn't told me anything about it. Tomorrow is my weekend and my kids already know this guy is "there" which means they're going to come to me with questions. How do I handle this without seeming like I'm inte...
My 6yo walked in on me having a rough moment yesterday morning and asked why I was sad. I made up something about being tired but the truth is I'm really struggling and I don't know how to even explain depression to a kindergartener. Let alone explain it to myself. I feel like I'm failing him by not...
Serious question lol. I started therapy 2 months ago to work on anxiety and I feel better overall BUT I'm way more aware of my triggers now so when my kids do annoying kid things I'm hyperaware that I'm getting frustrated. It's like I can see it happening in real time and sometimes that awareness ma...
Not the sad kind of guilty, more like... why am I so relieved to be back? I love my daughter but being away feels like permission to just be a person again. The guilt comes from feeling like I should miss her more or be devastated. Is that normal or are there other dads out there who felt the same w...
Been intimidated by the whole low-and-slow thing for years but finally did it. 10 lb shoulder on the Weber smoker for 12 hours at 225°. Turned out tender, flavorful, perfect bark. My 6yo even asked for seconds which literally never happens with anything I cook. Feeling pretty proud of myself rn ngl
My 6yo will literally only eat like 5 foods and I thought if I got him involved in cooking maybe he'd branch out? So far we made pizza (he only ate the crust) and pancakes (at least he ate those). Anyone had success getting picky kids to actually TRY new stuff by cooking with them? Or am I just sett...