This is happening next weekend and I'm getting hyped. Wife wants to do a farmers market and brunch thing. I kinda want to just sit and do nothing. We'll probably compromise and do both. But man, am I looking forward to not negotiating with anyone for 4 hours. What do you guys do when you actually ge...
My 2 month old has been screaming for like 45 minutes straight. I've changed him, fed him, burped him, checked for diaper issues, everything. Wife is at work and I'm home alone and honestly I can feel myself getting really frustrated. I know he's just a baby but this is so hard. How do you guys keep...
Been dating my girlfriend for about a year now and she's around when I have the kids. My ex is not happy about it and is being difficult about everything. My girlfriend is great with the kids but ex thinks she's trying to replace her or something. It's creating so much tension. Our custody agreement...
We have 50/50 custody and I get them every other week. When I pick them up from their mom's house they're always sad and don't want to leave. She told them we're moving them around too much and that they should be with her full time. I never bad mouth her in front of them but now she's poisoning the...
Just wanted to share something that's been working great for us. Started doing family game nights on Friday where we play board games and then before bed we each share one thing we're grateful for and pray together. My kids actually look forward to it now instead of groaning. We're not forcing scrip...
Whenever I text my ex about our kids or logistics she interprets it as criticism or gets defensive. Simple question about soccer practice turns into her going off about how I never helped enough when we were together. I'm trying to use the co-parenting apps but she refuses to use them and only texts...
Separated last year and the divorce decree says I get Christmas Eve and she gets Christmas Day. Problem is my son wants to open gifts in the morning on Christmas. We're trying to be amicable for his sake but her new husband apparently has strong opinions about it. I don't want to fight with lawyers ...
Been dealing with depression on and off for years but it got way worse after my daughter was born. I love her to death but some days I just feel completely empty and going through the motions. The guilt makes it worse because I feel like I'm not present enough even when I'm physically there. Anyone ...
Not sure where to start but I've been dealing with really bad anxiety the past few weeks. It's gotten to the point where I wake up at 3am with my heart racing and can't fall back asleep. Work stress, money stuff, feeling like I'm not doing enough as a dad. I know I should probably talk to someone ab...
Been a stay at home dad for about 8 months and it's isolating as hell. My wife works full time and by the time she gets home I'm burned out and we just bicker about who's more tired. Don't really have other dads to hang out with, my old friends all seem to be doing their own thing. Some days I feel ...
I said 'food.' She did not find it as funny as I did. I'm still laughing though.
My 6 year old cried for 20 minutes tonight saying she didn't want to go back. Her mom and I get along ok but this is making me want to fight for more custody even though I know that would cost money we don't have. She's happy at both houses normally so I don't think it's abuse or anything, just her ...
My son is 6 weeks old and I'm pretty sure he smiled at me this morning for real and not just gas. I almost cried at my desk at work thinking about it all day. My wife says I'm reading too much into it but I swear it was real. This dad thing is hitting different than I thought it would. When did your...
My ex is consistently unreliable, has made some questionable parenting choices with the kids, and honestly I don't respect her. But my kids love her and when they come home with stories about broken promises or unsafe situations I want to validate them AND protect our relationship. But I also can't ...
Took 6 weeks off when our second was born and it was amazing. Now I'm back at work for a month and my son barely recognizes me again. I missed his first real smile, his first time holding his head up steady. Work has moved on fine without me which is cool but also depressing? Like nobody needs me th...