Why do some dads feel the need to yell coaching advice at 8-year-olds? "PASS THE BALL, TIMMY!" Sir, they can barely tie their shoes. Let them just run around and have fun. The youth sports parent community is a trip, man. You ever see parents arguing about a referee call at a recreational game? I'm ...
My whole life I thought I was just "high strung" or "a worrier." Finally went to a doctor because the chest pain was getting worse and after some tests and talking to a mental health specialist, they diagnosed me with generalized anxiety disorder. Honestly relieved it has a name and a treatment plan...
Honest question. I used to be the guy who could wake up at 11am on Saturday and just... exist. Now I'm up at 6 with my 2 year old asking for pancakes. Don't get me wrong, I love my kid, but sometimes I catch my reflection and don't recognize the guy looking back. Is this normal or am I having an ear...
At my place I'm doing 8:30pm bedtime for my 6yo. At mom's house apparently he's going to bed at 10pm sometimes. Kid is exhausted, cranky, harder to manage when he comes back to me. I've tried talking to my ex about it being confusing for him but she says "he goes down when he's ready and I'm not fig...
UPDATE: Okay so this took like 3 months of conversations but my son actually asked to delete Discord on his own. He realized his 'friends' on there weren't really friends and he was spending 4+ hours a night just idling in voice chat instead of doing homework. The thing that actually worked was NOT ...
Okay so the custody order says "alternate major holidays" but my ex and I have never actually agreed on what that means in practice. She thinks she should have Christmas morning because the kids are "always at mom's on Christmas" (which wasn't the case when we were married btw). I want to do an alte...
Not gonna lie, I thought this job would destroy me but I made it. Still have most of my hair, only need glasses now instead of contacts, and my kids actually think I'm funny sometimes. The dad jokes are just starting to hit different. Life is good out here.
He wanted cold hard cash. I'll be here all week folks.
This is getting ridiculous. He's grinding through Valorant and Fortnite pretty much every hour he's not in school or sleeping. I know some gaming is normal but this feels excessive. He's still maintaining decent grades (B/B+ range) and isn't failing school, but his sleep schedule is destroyed and he...
So my wife's been pushing hard for us to get a dog. She grew up with dogs and thinks it'd be great for our family. Problem is, our 6-year-old is absolutely petrified of them. Even small dogs freak her out. I'm trying to find a middle ground here but every suggestion I make gets shot down. Has anyon...
"Dad, can you get me a snack?" "Dad, he's looking at me!" "Dad, what are you typing?" "Dad can we go outside?" I'm on back-to-back Zoom calls with a 6 and 8 year old essentially demolishing the house behind me. Somehow my boss thinks I'm "just not as engaged in meetings lately." No joke, I'd rather ...
Quick update for anyone who read my post last year about starting freelance writing on nights/weekends. I'm now pulling in $800-1200/month consistently, which doesn't sound like much but it's covering all our groceries plus some savings for emergencies. More importantly, it's something that's MINE, ...
Tried to do Van Gogh's Starry Night recreation with my twins (4yo) yesterday afternoon. I bought these cheap acrylic paints from Amazon and basically gave them paintbrushes and let them go to town on a big canvas. It looks NOTHING like the original (blue and yellow mixed into brown mud tbh) but they...
Asking for a friend who may or may not be looking in the mirror right now and confused about when his abs became singular and horizontal. Also is it too late to start going to the gym in 2025 or should I just lean into this lifestyle completely
We've been using Khan Academy Kids with my 5yo for morning math and it's genuinely been helpful. She actually loves it (or at least asks for it more than I'd expect). Most parents I know are like 'yeah right, my kid would never' when I mention it. Am I lucky or is there something about how we set it...