Holy crap guys (pun intended). Our daughter finally pooped today after 2 days and it looked like tar. The nurse said it's normal meconium but I was genuinely concerned we broke something. The color, the consistency, everything about it seemed wrong. Anyway wanted to give you all a heads up that your...
Wife is staying home with the kids which was our plan but some days I feel like I'm missing everything. Missed two soccer games last month because of work stuff and my 7 year old asked why I was always at the office. I make good money but it never feels like enough. Does anyone else struggle with th...
He's asking and all his friends have one. His mom thinks he's too young but I'm wondering if I'm being overprotective. We could set it up with parental controls and no social media yet. He's responsible and gets good grades. But I also know about the dopamine stuff and how phones are designed to be ...
My son broke a neighbors window playing baseball in the yard. Instead of making excuses or sneaking around, I took him straight over there. We both apologized. He's working to pay for it. No blaming the wind or the angle or anything else. You break something, you own it and you fix it. That's how I ...
I told him I was just checking to make sure I was using the TV remote correctly. He said Dad that's the dishwasher. I haven't laughed that hard in weeks.
Woke up at 4am Saturday to get the brisket on the smoker. Spent the whole day monitoring temperature, spritzing, adjusting vents. Burned through half a bag of charcoal and about 5 cups of coffee. My wife thought I was insane. But then we pulled it off and sliced into it and man, it was perfect. So t...
Started having panic attacks about a year ago. They always come at night and they're all about something happening to my kids. My brain goes to worst case scenario. I'll see my son playing soccer and suddenly I'm imagining him getting hit by a car. Started keeping them home more which my wife says i...
I'm surrounded by people all day. Three kids, work, activities. But I'm so lonely it's scary sometimes. All my friendships are surface level now, haven't had a real conversation with another adult in weeks. Wife is great but she's exhausted too and I can't dump all my mental stuff on her. Feel like ...
Left my job as a marketing manager making decent money to be home with the kids while my wife went back to work. Best and hardest decision I've made. Miss the adult conversations at the office and having money to just spend on whatever. Don't miss the 6am alarm or the stress dreams. What I've gained...
Just found out my daughter has spent like $40 in robux over the past month without asking. She said her friends are buying stuff and she felt left out. I'm actually mad at myself for not setting purchase restrictions sooner. Did a quick setup in the app store and now she needs my approval for anythi...
15yo asked if we could work on the truck together yesterday. Didn't ask, didn't have to be dragged. Just asked if I needed help. We spent 3 hours changing the oil and working on some rust spots and he actually asked me questions about how stuff works. Barely looked at his phone the whole time. Thoug...
Set up the tent myself, cooked breakfast on the camp stove, didn't lose anyone in the woods. We sat by the fire and my oldest was pointing out constellations. My youngest fell asleep on my chest. Perfect weekend and I did it without backup. Feeling pretty capable right now.
How do you guys handle this? Got two kids home with a stomach bug and I've got back to back meetings today. Wife is at work so it's all on me. Trying to keep them entertained, answer emails, and jump on calls. Feeling like I'm failing at both right now. Any tips?
Been thinking a lot lately about integrity and raising boys who actually mean what they say. My 14 year old made a commitment to help his buddy move, then got invited to something better and wanted to bail. I made him stick with his word even though he wasn't happy about it. His buddy's dad told me ...
I've been stuck in a rut of just making the same sandwich every day for the past two weeks. Turkey, mayo, mustard, done. Takes 3 minutes and I can eat at my desk. My coworker keeps judging me for it but honestly I don't care enough to do anything different. What do you guys default to when you can't...