Guys I know this probably sounds silly but my 6 week old smiled at me today. Like a real smile, not the gas thing. I've been up since 4am with her and I'm completely wrecked but that one smile made everything worth it. My wife says I'm being emotional lol but I don't care. Felt like I had to share w...
Man what a show. That last season was insane. Why did it take me this long to watch it all the way through? Now I'm sitting here with nothing to watch and everything else seems boring. Anyone got recommendations for something equally good?
Been working on this with my sons since they were young. Too many kids these days won't even look at an adult when they shake hands. It's a small thing but it sets the tone for respect. A firm grip and direct eye contact shows character and confidence. My boy just turned 10 and I can see the differe...
Got the promotion I wanted but now they want me traveling every other week. My kids are 5 and 7. This is supposed to be the good years with them and I'm gonna be on planes half the month. Probably gonna turn it down but I'm so frustrated. Is this just the reality of career growth or am I being unrea...
When work gets insane I've found a few things that keep me from losing it. Using my lunch break to actually see my family instead of eating at my desk. Setting a hard stop time and closing the laptop. And being honest with my kids that sometimes daddy is stressed but it's not their fault. What do yo...
So I took 8 weeks off for paternity leave and it was amazing. Now I'm back and my boss already scheduled me for 3 conferences in the next month. My wife is handling everything with the newborn but I feel like I'm missing everything. Did anyone else struggle with the guilt of going back? How do you g...
Not doing the dad thing enough because work is crazy. Not doing the work thing enough because I'm thinking about whether my kid is happy. Meanwhile my inbox has 200 unread emails and I promised the kids we'd play catch. Something's gotta give but I can't figure out what. How do you guys actually bal...
Had my second kid 2 years ago and somewhere between school pickups, coaching little league, and just the general chaos I lost myself. Used to be a guy who went to concerts, traveled, played in a band on weekends. Now I'm excited about getting 6 hours of sleep and my idea of fun is a trip to Costco w...
Started this project about a month ago and we're almost done. My 8 year old is learning so much about hammers, nails, measurements, the whole thing. Yesterday he successfully installed a board on his own and the look on his face was priceless. We're going to put a rope ladder up next weekend. Honest...
Left my job 2 years ago when our second was born. Wife makes more, the math worked out, and we didn't want daycare. Old me would've thought this was failure. New me realizes I was just trading one identity for another. Miss the paychecks, miss having something to prove, miss wearing real pants inste...
Had to have a serious talk with my 7yo about why he keeps leaving his milk sitting around. Told him the milk fairy doesn't exist and I'm tired of pouring out chunky surprises. He asked if I was the milk fairy. I said yes and I charge by the gallon now. He's been drinking his milk faster ever since.
Spent Saturday morning building a 4x8 cedar bed with my 7 and 5 year old. Let them help measure and hammer nails (with safety squints of course). They got so excited when we filled it with soil. Went to the store yesterday and they each picked out seeds. Already checking on it every morning to see i...
My 9 year old came to me out of nowhere yesterday and asked if God is actually real or if it's just something parents say. Caught me completely off guard. I tried to explain faith and what I believe but honestly I fumbled through it. I want him to own his own faith and not just believe what I tell h...
We had a set schedule for 2 years. Every Friday at 3pm, Saturday at 5pm drop off. Now she's saying some weeks she needs to switch it around because of her work schedule. I work too. I have things planned. When I push back she acts like I'm being difficult but this affects my whole week. Do I have gr...
Not mad about the guy, seems fine, but my 9yo was confused why this dude was there and my ex didn't tell me beforehand he'd be around my kids. We're civil and all but this feels like something she should mention to me? Or am I overstepping? Don't want to be that guy but also want to know who's aroun...