My kid plays for like an hour after school most days. He's got good grades, does his chores, gets outside on weekends. But I keep reading about how addictive these games are and the weird cosmetics they push. He's begging me for a battle pass for his birthday. Other parents seem chill about it but m...

Used to be that guy at the gym 5 days a week, meal prepping on Sunday, actually had visible abs. Kid was born and priorities just shifted completely. Now I'm lucky if I get to the gym twice a week. Gained probably 40 lbs, lost the six pack, my knees don't hurt as much from all that heavy lifting tho...

So my boss offered me a senior role with a 40% raise but it requires being on the road 3 weeks a month. Five years ago I would have jumped at it. Now I have a 4 year old who asks why daddy's away and a wife who's already managing everything solo. I turned it down and my boss looked shocked. Some of ...

Some days I feel like I'm totally screwing this up. Like I lose my patience too easily, I'm not present enough, I work too much. Then I spiral thinking about how my kids are gonna remember me as the angry dad or the distant dad. Anyone else deal with this? How do you work through these thoughts?

Took about a month of patient practice and a lot of scraped knees but he's doing it. He rode all the way down the block today with zero help and I've never been more proud of anything in my life. The pure joy on his face when he realized he was actually doing it made all the frustration worth it. Al...

Thinking about getting my daughter her first phone for safety reasons since she's doing more activities. Don't want to go full smartphone but also don't want some ancient flip phone. Been looking at the basic iPhone SE or maybe a used iPhone 11. Other dads recommend against it until 13 but we live i...

Not gonna lie, I was skeptical about the whole online gaming thing with my boys but during lockdown it kept them sane. They played Minecraft together, made friends from different schools, developed actual problem solving skills. Yeah they're on screens more than ideal but their mental health improve...

Just got my 11 year old her first phone and I want to set it up right from the start. Screen time limits, app restrictions, all of it. I know Apple has built in controls but not sure if they're enough or if there's better third party stuff. Don't want to be creepy but also don't want her stumbling o...

Trying to find the balance between letting my daughter stay connected with friends and not having her glued to her phone 24/7. She's 13. Right now she has Instagram and TikTok but I've got some basic parental monitoring set up. Curious what other dads are doing. Also wondering if I'm being too stric...

Been smoking briskets all spring and finally getting my technique dialed in. Last one came out perfect. Planning a big cookout next month for the neighborhood. Fair warning though my grill setup is taking up like half the yard and my wife is NOT happy about it but that's a problem for future me to w...

My 6 week old will literally only sleep if I'm holding him. The second I put him down in the bassinet he wakes up screaming. My wife keeps saying this is normal but I'm exhausted and my arms are killing me. Is this actually normal or are we doing something wrong? She seems to think we need to let hi...

Hit 5 years yesterday. My kids don't remember me before I got clean which sometimes makes me sad but mostly makes me grateful. I used to be that guy who couldn't go a weekend without drinking, missed so much of my oldest's early years, put my wife through hell. Now I actually remember bedtime storie...

Been really convicted lately about how much I'm on my phone when the kids are home. How can I expect them to put their devices down if I'm scrolling during dinner? Started leaving my phone in the other room during family time. My teenager even asked what was up and I told him the truth. Now we're al...

So my wife decided to pump instead of nursing directly and honestly it's been a nightmare. Every 3 hours like clockwork she's hooked up to the pump for 20-30 mins, then I have to wash all the bottles and parts. I'm doing most of the night feeds which is great for bonding but man I'm exhausted. She f...

My 4 year old has watched every episode like 50 times. I actually dont hate it though, its a legitimately good show. Some of the dad stuff hits different now that I'm a parent. That episode where they play the imagination game made me cry at 6am on a Tuesday. Is this normal?