Took a job with less pay but way better hours so I could be home by 5:30. Before I was doing the corporate grind, leaving at 6am getting home at 7pm, weekends were for catching up on life stuff. Now I actually see my kids during the week. I miss the status thing a little bit, the money obviously, bu...

Been packing lunches for the past month and actually remembered to include all the things. Sandwich, fruit, veggie, drink, snack. Every day. No notes from the teacher about kids trading their food. My wife asked this morning if I was feeling okay because she said I've never been this consistent with...

Took him like 20 minutes and he mispronounced half the words but he DID IT. He was so proud of himself he wanted to read it again immediately. This is what it's all about right here.

There's a 'no early departures' policy at my company even though I work my 8 hours. School pickup is at 3pm. I've asked to start at 7am and leave at 3pm. Seems reasonable but my boss says everyone needs to be here till 5. Looking for new job honestly. Not working 60 hours a week to miss my kids grow...

Wife asked me to take out the trash. I said 'I didn't know you were feeling bad about yourself!' She did NOT appreciate my humor. The kids laughed though which is all that matters.

Anyone else deal with this? Ever since my first son was born 2 years ago I've had this constant low level anxiety about something bad happening. I check on him multiple times a night even though my wife says he's fine. I know logically he's safe but my brain won't shut up about worst case scenarios....

My 16yo has been asking a lot of tough questions lately about religion and whether he actually believes or if he's just doing it because we raised him that way. Part of me wants to shut it down but another part knows that's not helpful. I want him to have his own real faith, not just inherited faith...

Caved and got my 14 and 11 year old iPhones. Now I'm paranoid about what they're doing on them. Installed some parental controls but idk if I'm doing this right. Should I be reading their messages? My wife says that's invasive but I worry about predators and stuff. First time doing this so any advic...

So the court order says I get the kids Thursday to Sunday every other week. Sounds good right? Except my ex randomly decides to keep them an extra day or switches weekends without asking and I'm supposed to just be cool about it. Last month she did it FOUR times. I asked her to stick to the schedule...

My 7 year old came up to me and said 'Dad why did the cookie go to the doctor?' I said 'I don't know buddy why?' He goes 'Because it felt crumbly!' Then he just walks away like he didn't just make the worst pun I've ever heard. The pride on his face was worth it though. He's officially a dad joke pr...

So my company is forcing us back to the office 3 days a week starting next month. I've been remote for 2 years and my kids have gotten used to having me around. My youngest is in kindergarten and my wife works nights as a nurse. I'm looking at scrambling for after school care and my wife is stressed...

My son is asking for an iPad constantly because his friends all have them. We've been pretty strict, only like 30 mins of TV on weekends, but I'm wondering if we're being too harsh. What's reasonable at this age? Are there good parental controls apps that actually work? I don't want him addicted to ...

Switched to full remote last year and honestly I thought I'd love it but some days it's weird. My kids don't really get that I'm working upstairs. They'll knock on the door asking why I'm not playing with them. I've had to have conversations with my 7yo about mommy and daddy working. The commute sav...

Three days of no complaints, no asking to go home, no drama. We caught some fish, sat around the fire, slept in a tent. I know it won't always be this easy but man I'm going to hold onto this one. He asked when we can go again before we even got home.

Thinking about getting a bit more serious with monitoring what my kids are accessing. We've been pretty loose about it but my 10yo asked me the other day where babies come from and I think he meant YouTube not health class. Should I just use the built in Apple stuff or invest in something like Bark ...