Caught myself saying 'back in my day' three times yesterday AND I got excited about a sale at Home Depot. Then I spent two hours organizing my garage by tool type. Send help or coffee, preferably both
Been collecting old watches for a couple years but never attempted to actually fix one. Grabbed a beat up 70s Seiko from an estate sale, watched like fifty YouTube videos, ordered some tiny tools, and went for it. Took forever but it actually keeps time now. Wore it all week and got more compliments...
lol so our agreement says she gets $800/month, court ordered. She keeps sending me Venmo requests with notes like "daughter's soccer" or "dental work" and expects me to just... pay those separately? That's not how this works, right? I send her the 800 every month on the 1st. If she wants to spend i...
I've got 8 weeks of paid leave and I'm down to 4 weeks left. Going back to work means going back to 9-hour days and my wife will be solo with our 5-month-old most days. She keeps saying she's got it but I can see the stress already. We can't afford daycare yet (maybe in 6 months?) so it's all on her...
This is embarrassing to admit but my wife has completely checked out of our relationship since our son was born (3 months ago). Every conversation is about the baby. Every interaction is about the baby. When I try to get her attention she's annoyed. I know the newborn phase is intense but I didn't r...
My parents are offering to watch our 8 month old for one night so my wife and I can stay at a hotel nearby. Just one night. Supposedly this is good for us and will help our relationship or whatever. I am irrationally anxious about this. My parents are capable, he's been with them before for a few h...
My doctor suggested it for tracking meds and symptoms. Just started using it and it's pretty solid - super simple interface and the reminders actually help. Especially helpful because I kept forgetting my afternoon dose and then wondering why I felt terrible. Not sponsored or anything lol, just want...
My 4-month-old isn't rolling over yet and I've already read five articles about how this could mean something is wrong. My mom says 'babies develop at their own pace' which is probably true but also NOT HELPFUL when you're googling 'signs of developmental delay in infants' at 2am. When did parenting...
Caught myself saying to my son 'money doesn't grow on trees' and 'we'll see' when he asks for stuff and honestly I sounded just like my dad 20 years ago. Then I laughed at my own joke at dinner and got that same disappointed look from my wife that my mom used to give my dad. The cycle is complete.
Looking for recommendations on a good campground in the midwest that's kid friendly. Want to do a long weekend, maybe 3 days. Never done the camping thing with my family before so I'm trying to not overthink it. We have a decent tent and I can figure out the cooking part. Should I book early or is t...
Just got some time to myself and want to get back into gaming a bit. Need a good headset that won't destroy my ears and won't make me look like I'm about to go into battle when I'm just sitting in my office. Budget is around $150. Thanks guys.
6 weeks off with my newborn was incredible. Got to be there for everything. Now I'm 2 weeks away from going back and I'm kind of freaking out. Not ready to hand her off to daycare. Also worried that I'll have fallen behind at work and people will think I'm not serious about my job anymore. Anyone be...
Started at 4am Saturday with an 8 pound brisket. Did the whole low and slow thing, wrapped it in foil around hour 8, pulled it off at 6:15pm. Let it rest for 20 minutes. Sliced it up and it was so tender. Having the guys over next weekend to do it again, they all want in now.
So I'm changing my daughter's diaper this morning, right? I open it up and suddenly it's like Mount Vesuvius erupted everywhere. All over her clothes, all over my shirt, in her hair somehow. I just stood there frozen for like 5 seconds trying to process what happened. Soaked everything. My wife just...
Man, I can't believe how different my life is now. Used to be up until 2am playing online with my buddies, sleeping until noon on weekends. Now I'm up at 5:30am with my 3 year old before anyone else in the house even thinks about getting up. I genuinely enjoy it though? We have coffee and watch the ...