Left my job at a tech company making decent money to stay home with the kids when my wife got promoted. Honestly thought I'd hate it but man, I don't miss the 6am commute or the meaningless meetings one bit. What I DO miss is having my own money and not asking for permission to buy things. The ident...
Got some nice ribeyes sitting in the fridge and planning to do a full cookout Saturday. My neighbor said he's got his smoker going too so we might do a friendly competition. Also doing corn on the cob with compound butter and some grilled vegetables. Kids want kabobs. Gonna be a good day. Anyone hav...
Got the call from the school nurse, my son had a fever and needed to be picked up. I was in the middle of pitching to a potential client. Had to excuse myself and leave. My boss wasn't happy but what was I supposed to do? That's my kid. Feeling pretty resentful about the expectation that I should so...
My 9 year old keeps asking for Robux. I've told him no like a hundred times but now he's asking for them as a birthday present. All his friends play it and he feels left out without the premium stuff. Do I cave or hold the line? This feels like the start of something I don't want to deal with.
My wife is determined to exclusively breast feed which is great but I feel kind of useless at night. She's doing all the feedings and I'm just sitting there. I've been changing diapers and trying to get bottles of water ready but is there anything else I should be doing? Want to actually help and no...
They were literally just Bisquick pancakes from a box with chocolate chips. But apparently that's all it takes. She gave me a huge hug and everything. I'm keeping this in my back pocket for when I inevitably mess something up later.
Went to the grocery store and forgot why I was there. Had to call my wife to ask. She just said "this is why I send you with a list" and hung up. I bought milk anyway because that's always on the list. Pretty sure I still forgot what I actually needed.
I asked my 7 year old why he was reading the dictionary. He said he wanted to improve his vocabulary. I told him it was a good idea because his current words weren't very descriptive. He looked at me dead serious and said 'Yeah Dad, kind of like your jokes aren't very funny.' The wife is still laugh...
Got some time to myself tonight after the kids went down and I'm trying to figure out what to watch. Tired of the same old stuff. Looking for something I can actually stay awake through instead of falling asleep 10 minutes in like I usually do. Anyone got good recommendations? Doesn't matter what ge...
We've been trying to get my 4yo to sleep by 8pm for months. Bath, story, lights out. Every night was a battle. Started letting him pick which book AND which stuffed animal gets to sleep first (yes, they have designated sleeping spots in his head). Last three nights? Asleep before 8:15. I know it'll ...
So I'm standing there at 2 AM with my 3 month old screaming bloody murder and she finally falls asleep on my chest. And I just start crying. Not sad crying. Just this overwhelming feeling that I'm responsible for keeping this tiny human alive and nothing in my entire 34 years prepared me for that. B...
Our son is 2 months old and we're already looking at daycares because there's apparently a 6-month waitlist in our area (Portland, OR). The good ones cost $1,500+/month and we're about to have two kids under 18 months (oops, didn't plan that). How are families actually affording this? My wife's inco...
So my ex is seeing someone new (found out from my daughter mentioning him casually) and she hasn't told me anything about it. Tomorrow is my weekend and my kids already know this guy is "there" which means they're going to come to me with questions. How do I handle this without seeming like I'm inte...
My 6yo walked in on me having a rough moment yesterday morning and asked why I was sad. I made up something about being tired but the truth is I'm really struggling and I don't know how to even explain depression to a kindergartener. Let alone explain it to myself. I feel like I'm failing him by not...
Serious question lol. I started therapy 2 months ago to work on anxiety and I feel better overall BUT I'm way more aware of my triggers now so when my kids do annoying kid things I'm hyperaware that I'm getting frustrated. It's like I can see it happening in real time and sometimes that awareness ma...