Been working from home since my son turned 2 and it was fine when he was in preschool 3 days a week. But now he's home full time this summer and refuses to nap anymore. How are people actually getting work done? I've got back-to-back meetings and he's screaming for me every 10 minutes. My manager ke...
So I finally bit the bullet and built that cedar raised bed I've been talking about for like 2 years. Got my 7yo (Emma) and 5yo (Jack) to help mix the soil and plant some veggies. Jack ate half the tomato seedlings before we even got them in the ground lol. But seriously, we're getting actual vegeta...
We were at the arcade and I beat him at skee-ball (fair and square, he's not let me live it down) and he just said it. IN PUBLIC. Before the pre-teen years started I thought this was the end of being cool to him. Maybe there's hope yet.
Maybe I'm messed up but at 2 months in I still don't feel that magical connection everyone talks about. She's beautiful and I want to protect her, but I don't feel like... obsessed? Obsessed? I dunno. I love my wife and that hit differently - immediate, obvious. This feels like I'm going through mot...
So my son wanted a 'Fortnite birthday party' which I thought meant watching him play or something. Nope. He wanted to play ONLINE with his friends while we had pizza. 10 kids staring at screens in my living room for 2 hours. It was chaos - kids yelling at each other, someone's mic was broken, one ki...
So our kids (5 and 7) basically lived on tablets during COVID and we never really walked it back. Over the past month we've been slowly reducing time and honestly the adjustment for US has been harder than for them. Less screen time = more boredom = more needing to entertain them. Worth it though?...
Thinking about signing up but want to know if it's worth the money or just another way to get nickel-and-dimed. Is it actually restricting or can kids still find ways around it? What's the quality of the content compared to just letting them use Netflix with limits? TIA
Remember when I posted about building a zip line last month and everyone said I was insane? Well, here we are. Used a pulley system from Tree Climbers Inc (not cheap, $180), ran it between two trees about 60 feet apart with a slight downward slope. Took me like 6 weekends to get it right but my kids...
Had my first day back at the office yesterday after 4 weeks home with the baby. I thought I'd be fine, even excited to get back to normalcy. Nope. Spent the morning thinking about my 6-week-old daughter and whether the nanny was doing everything right. Couldn't focus on anything. Kept looking at pic...
Started this RPG like six months ago and just hit a major milestone. Feels good to accomplish something even if it's just in a video game. My kids think it's cool that dad is into gaming now instead of just yelling at the TV.
So my wife and I started sharing a detailed calendar where we block out who's handling what - pickup, dinner, bedtime, etc. Sounds simple but it's cut down arguments about "why didn't you handle this" by like 80%. She can see I have a 3pm deadline, I can see she has the dentist appointment. Makes ev...
My kids (8 and 11) used to love hiking. We'd do trails all the time. Now? Suddenly every trail is 'boring' and their legs are 'too tired' after 5 minutes. I know it's not the distance because they'll play video games for 4 hours straight without complaining about fatigue. I'm not trying to force th...
I'm thinking about leaving finance to do something less demanding. Currently at a big bank in NYC doing 60+ hour weeks (before kids this was fine, now my 2yo and newborn are home with a nanny while I'm pulling all-nighters during close season). Had a solid offer from a smaller fintech company - bet...
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Took a week vacation last month and literally forgot to pack tablets/iPads because I'm an idiot. First two days the kids were miserable. By day three my 8yo and 6yo had invented some elaborate game with blankets and flashlights that they played for HOURS. No screens. Just... imagination. I'm not say...