Just went back to work after 8 weeks of paternity leave and man, the readjustment is brutal. I got so used to being there for every moment with my newborn. Changing diapers at 3am became my thing. Now I'm sitting in meetings thinking about what he's doing at daycare. My wife says I'll adjust but I'm...

Let my 6yo help me make pizza from scratch and it was so much fun. She did the dough (with lots of help), spread the sauce, and arranged toppings. Tasted amazing and she was so proud. Way better than the usual weekend routine. Highly recommend doing something like this with your kids.

Been thinking about how to introduce my kids to the concept of giving back and tithing since they're getting old enough to understand money. My oldest is 9 and just started doing chores for an allowance. I want to make it natural for him to want to give, not forced or legalistic you know? Anyone hav...

Just cleaned out my Weber and got it ready for the season. New thermometer, replaced some grates, and I'm planning my first brisket this weekend. Been watching YouTube videos on the offset smoker technique. Gonna take it slow and low, maybe 12 hours. Wish me luck fellas.

My wife is back to work part time and we're trying to introduce bottle feeding so I can help more. Our 3 month old absolutely refuses the bottle. We've tried different nipple types, warming it, cooling it, everything. He acts like we're trying to poison him. We're using pumped breast milk so it's no...

Took my 4 year old to the store and she asked why the bananas were yellow. I said "because they haven't seen us yet, once they do they'll turn brown from the fear." She believed me for like two seconds before cracking up. These are the moments man.

Started this project back in February and we just got the last cabinet installed yesterday. Took way longer than I expected because I kept finding issues behind the walls, but man does it look good now. My wife has been stressed about it the whole time and seeing her smile when she walked in this mo...

Been praying hard about this. I lose my temper over stupid stuff with the boys and then I feel terrible about it. My wife reminded me yesterday that they're watching how I handle frustration and what kind of man I'm showing them to be. Starting to pray every morning before they wake up, asking God t...

We just started doing 10 minutes every morning before breakfast, just reading a verse and talking about it. My kids are 7, 5, and 3 so I wasn't expecting much but they actually get excited about it. My oldest asked me yesterday why God lets bad things happen and we had this real conversation. It's n...

Haven't played in like 5 years and I'm rusty as hell. My buddy set up a league with some guys from work. I know I probably shouldn't care this much about pretend football but I'm legit stressed about my picks. Anyone else get weirdly competitive about this stuff?

Started volunteering to mentor a couple high school kids through our church. Just spending time with them, showing them how to think about their future, teaching them to respect their mothers and elders. One of them had no father figure and his whole face changed when I started showing up consistent...

Took me all winter but the basement is officially done. Got the big TV mounted, gaming setup with the new console, mini fridge stocked, and a pool table in the corner. Built some shelving for my sports memorabilia collection too. Finally have a place where I can actually relax without someone asking...

I was all about climbing the ladder, thought being a successful executive made me a good provider and father. Turns out I was stressed, angry, and missed so much. Burned out hard around age 45 and had to make changes. Took a lower-paying job with better hours and less stress. Financially we tightene...

My 14 year old is absolutely obsessed with Fortnite and Valorant. He'd play 24/7 if I let him. I had to set a hard limit of 2 hours a day on school nights. He acts like I'm ruining his life and his friends get to play way more. I'm trying to be the cool dad who lets him game but also not raise a kid...

I wore socks with sandals to the grocery store on purpose because my teenagers were with me. You should have seen their faces. They walked about 10 feet away from me the entire trip. Worth every second of their embarrassment.