Took my two boys to my grandfather's funeral last week. I made sure they dressed properly, that they sat up straight, that they understood the gravity of the moment. My oldest asked why they have to be 'so serious' and I explained that showing respect for someone who lived a good life and for their ...

My son will cry and I go through this whole mental checklist. Diaper? Clean. Temperature? Seems fine. Gas? Who knows. Fed 2 hours ago so maybe not hungry but he's acting like he's starving. End up feeding him anyway and he'll fall asleep after 3 minutes. My wife says I'll learn but right now it feel...

Spent all last Saturday with my son building a platform in the oak tree in our backyard. Grabbed some pressure treated 2x8s from Home Depot, some lag bolts, and honestly just winged most of the design. My wife thought I was crazy but we got it up about 12 feet high. Kid was so stoked helping me dril...

This thing is supposed to be for homework only but my son has figured out how to play games on it and every afternoon it's a battle to get him off. The school has some controls on it but apparently not enough. I don't want to be the bad guy taking it away entirely but the screen time is getting out ...

I was a corporate drone making good money but barely saw my kids. Wife made more so it made sense financially. Been doing this for 18 months now. Best part? I know everything about my kids' days, I'm the homework helper, the one who takes them to soccer. Worst part? The identity crisis was REAL. I'm...

So I used to be that guy staying up till 2-3am grinding on PS5, sleeping till noon on weekends. My apartment was basically a man cave with energy drink cans everywhere. Fast forward to now with my 2 year old and I'm waking up at 5am naturally, haven't touched a controller in months. The crazy thing ...

I was cooking dinner and asked my son if he wanted to help. He looked at my apron and said 'no thanks dad, you're doing fine by yourself... at burning things.' This kid is 4. FOUR. Where are they learning this stuff?

He asked why I was laughing alone in the kitchen. I said "I'm just enjoying some me-time with my sense of humor." He left the room shaking his head. That's when I knew I'd made it as a dad.

Spent all last weekend redoing the garage walls. Wife said it looked nice but why am I spending so much time down there. I told her it's my sanctuary. Now I just need to get the beer fridge situation sorted out. Beer needs its own climate control right?

Got my smoker fired up yesterday for the first time since October. Neighbors could smell it from three houses down. Made a killer brisket. The kids complained it was too smoky but my buddies from work said it was incredible. That's my review that matters lol.

I'm getting tired of hearing guys blame everything on circumstances or their past. If you make a mistake, you own it. You fix it. You don't go around telling everyone why it wasn't really your fault. That's not how men operate. At least not the ones I respect. My dad never made excuses in his life. ...

Had a rough week at work, got some bad news about a project I was counting on. Wife could tell something was off at dinner but I didn't dump it on her and the kids. That's not my job. My job is to be the rock, the one who stays calm so everyone else can feel secure. I worked through it on my own, ca...

Started seeing a therapist about 6 weeks ago and I can't believe the difference. I was skeptical about the whole thing, felt like a waste of money, but this guy actually gets it. We've been working on some stuff from my childhood that I didn't realize was affecting my relationships. Still have bad d...

Became a dad at 24. Wasn't planned. One day I'm this guy with guitars and ambitions to be a musician, next day I'm working full time at a warehouse trying to keep it together. Basically gave up music for like 8 years. Don't get me wrong, I loved being a dad, but I was angry a lot because I felt like...

Dude. I was not ready for this. Changed my daughter's diaper this morning and somehow poop ended up on her back, my shirt, and the changing table. How is that even physically possible? Do these get easier to handle or do you just eventually stop caring that you smell like baby crap?