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.

So my ex and I are trying to figure out the summer schedule. My custody is every other week. She wants to do 6 weeks straight with the kids in July/August which would throw off our schedule. I want to stick with our agreement but don't want to be that guy. What have other people done? How do you sta...

I can't stop thinking about everything that could go wrong. My oldest is starting high school and I'm obsessing over grades, college, whether he'll make friends, if he'll do drugs, literally everything. My wife says I need to chill but I can't turn it off. It's 3am and I'm lying awake thinking about...

My kid has been asking for more Roblox time and I finally caved and gave him an extra 30 mins on weekends. Now he thinks he's negotiated himself a permanent deal. He literally made a contract on Google Docs last night trying to get me to sign it. Should I be impressed or concerned? How do you guys h...

Not trying to be preachy but this was my life changer. Used to drink 4-5 nights a week, called myself a social guy. My boys barely knew me because I was either hungover or out. Got sober 2 years ago and it's like I woke up from a 10 year nap. My oldest actually started wanting to hang out with me ag...

Got my oldest an iPhone 13 for her birthday and she's been glued to it for 3 days straight. I set up parental controls and screen time limits but I feel like I opened pandora's box. All her friends have one so I didn't want to be that parent but man this is harder than I thought. Any advice on makin...

This has been going on for 3 months now. We agreed on Thursday pickups at 6pm, but she's constantly texting last minute that she's running late or can't do it that day. My new work schedule depends on those pickups being solid. I've tried being flexible at first but now it feels like she's just test...