First time smoking a whole brisket. Got a 13 pound prime cut from Costco and watching videos all week. Using my old Weber with some new mods. My wife thinks I'm crazy for waking up at 4am but apparently thats just what you do. Anyone here smoke brisket regularly? How do you know when its actually do...
So I got promoted which is great but the hours are more unpredictable now. My kids are with me Mon-Thurs and I'm worried I won't be able to pick them up from school on time some days. My ex is already threatening to take me back to court if I can't maintain the schedule. I don't want to lose this op...
Small win but I needed this one. My 4 year old spilled juice on my work laptop this morning, then threw a tantrum when I asked him to put his shoes on, then decided to paint the bathroom walls with toothpaste while I was dealing with the laptop situation. Old me would have yelled. Today me took a br...
My daughter has her 3rd grade play Friday at 2pm. It's literally one of the biggest things happening in her world right now but I have back to back meetings that day. I know I could reschedule them but there's this voice in my head saying I should just skip the play and be a professional. How do you...
Been remote for 2 years and my kids have adjusted so well. Now company wants everyone back 3 days minimum. My oldest has soccer practice on Wednesdays and I'm the one who handles school pickup on Tuesdays. I don't want to be that guy but I also don't want to miss out on my kids growing up. Anyone ha...
He was completely serious the whole time. Building this crazy tower situation. I asked him what it was and he goes 'Dad this is a Lego-tomy clinic.' I stared at him for a full 10 seconds before I realized what he did. The kid is 8. He's already a better dad joke maker than I am. I'm both proud and t...
Planning to smoke a 12lb brisket tomorrow starting around 6am. Got my Traeger all cleaned out, picked up some oak pellets, and I'm trimming the fat cap tonight. This is my third time doing this so I'm feeling pretty confident but always open to suggestions. Anyone else doing low and slow this weeken...
So my son found YouTube shorts on my wife's old iPad we gave him and now thats literally all he wants to do. Im talking refusing dinner, hiding it under his pillow at night, the whole deal. We set screen time limits but he keeps asking us to unlock it. Anyone else dealing with this? How do you handl...
Still not over it. We had the exact same score heading into Monday night football and the tiebreaker was total points. Lost by 0.2 points because his defense got one more tackle. ONE MORE TACKLE. That was $500 down the drain. Already told the guys I want revenge next year.
My wife is exhausted and thinking about switching to formula so I can take more of the feeding load. I want to support whatever is best for her and the baby but I'm seeing so much conflicting info online about which is better. We're not trying to be perfect just trying to survive. Anyone else go thr...
Because he heard someone had stolen a base! My kids groaned so hard when I said this one yesterday. Mission accomplished.
My 12 year old called me out the other day for being short with his mother. Told him that's not how we treat women in this family. How a man treats his wife sets the standard for how his sons will treat theirs. We talked about respecting women not because we have to but because they deserve it. Mome...
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Just finished 6 weeks off after my daughter was born and I go back to work tomorrow. Wife and I are struggling financially so I couldn't take longer but man these past weeks have been special. She's so tiny and changes every single day. I know this is normal dad stuff but I feel like I'm abandoning ...