My 7-month-old has suddenly decided car seats are torture devices. He was fine for the first few months and now screams the entire time. We're not doing anything different. We've tried straps, toys, music, having someone sit next to him... nothing works. Getting groceries is now a nightmare because ...
My kid asked me what a democrat and republican are. I said one side wants to raise taxes on the rich and the other side wants to... He cut me off and said "never mind, I don't care that much." Feels bad man.
Been working from home for 8 months now and I feel like I'm failing at both. My son is 4 and my wife works nights as a nurse, so I'm supposed to be "watching" him while also on Zoom calls with my team. Yesterday I literally had to mute myself mid-presentation because he decided to scream about his d...
Spent two years off medication thinking I had it figured out. Turns out I didn't. Started Zoloft again last week and already feel different - clearer, more patient, less like I'm white-knuckling through every day. It's embarrassing how much better I feel after only 8 days and how dumb I feel for thi...
So we went to Shenandoah last weekend with my oldest (6) and youngest (3). Thought it'd be great bonding time. Six hours in, 6yo is screaming that the sleeping bag is "too squeezy" and refuses to sleep. Then 3yo gets sick from eating too many trail mix peanuts. We ended up leaving at 2am and driving...
Okay this is gonna sound bad but my wife and I barely talk anymore and when we do it's just logistics. "Did you feed him? When's his next nap? Can you change this diaper?" We used to have actual conversations and go on dates and stuff. Now we just exist in the same space mostly taking care of our 2 ...
My kids tell me everything in the car but nothing at home. I learned more about my son's day on the 15 minute drive to soccer practice than I have in the last 3 months. Apparently there's some girl who sits next to him in math. His face got all red when he told me. This is happening isn't it. They'r...
Been using it for 8 months now since things got rough with my ex's communication (she'd "forget" texts about pickup times). The app changed everything. It's all documented, she can't pretend she didn't agree to something, and I'm not spiraling anymore wondering if I missed a message. Yeah it costs ...
My 4yo has watched Bluey like 800 times. I can literally recite episodes. Is this normal? Should I be worried? He doesn't seem interested in anything else anymore but he's still learning stuff from it I guess?
Been using Calm for anxiety but some of the dad-specific breathing exercises feel kind of corny. Does Headspace have better stuff? Or should I just lean into the corniness? Looking for something I can do during nap time that's like 5-10 min max.
Currently in software engineering (good money, flexible employer, burnout is real). Been thinking about transitioning to something lower-stress like teaching or government work. Would be pay cut of like 40%, but would probably have actual boundaries. Kids are 6, 4, and 1. Wife works too but wants m...
Quick question - are the angled bottles actually better or is that marketing? We're combination feeding and I want to make sure we're not doing anything that could cause issues.
I live in Minnesota and my mood/anxiety gets noticeably worse November through February. It's March now and I'm already dreading next winter. Have folks dealt with seasonal stuff and found anything helpful?
Got two kids, ages 7 and 11. Wife wants to limit it to 1 hour per day total but ngl that seems insane on weekends when we're trying to get stuff done around the house. What's actually reasonable here? And how do you guys enforce it without constant battles? I'm not trying to raise them glued to a ta...
Idk why but I'm counting. Every pickup and dropoff smooth, no arguments, scheduling is easy, exes in civil mode. My therapist says this is what "healthy co-parenting" actually looks like and I should recognize the win instead of waiting for the other shoe to drop. So yeah. 47 times. That's pretty g...