Asking for a friend... but not really lol. Been dating someone for 4 months, nothing serious yet, but my 11yo daughter asked why she was at pickup last week. My ex immediately texted asking if I'm "bringing new people around the kids" which like... fair point but also we're adults. I haven't brought...
Getting conflicting info. Some parents swear by it, others say it's still full of weird stuff that slips through. We're thinking of getting it for our 5yo since she's been watching regular YouTube at grandma's house and some of the content is... questionable. Do you actually use YouTube Kids? Is th...
I don't care what anyone says. I wear them everywhere now. Grocery store, school pickup, that one time my wife made me go to her work party. Comfort over fashion when you're a dad with three kids and zero dignity left. If you haven't tried it you're missing out.
Just paid $400 for fall soccer league signup for one kid. FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS. And that's not including the shoes, shin guards, and apparently they need a specific bag now? My wife and I both grew up playing sports and our parents never spent this kind of money. Are we being ripped off or is this j...
He told me to just "let the baby cry it out" when our 2-week-old was struggling with gas. Like yeah Dad, let me just ignore my newborn because that's totally the move. Then he got defensive when I said that wasn't happening. Love the guy but he had three kids in the 80s and it shows lol. Anyone else...
Ngl that was a disaster. Did the classic baking soda volcano with my 4yo but I vastly underestimated how much vinegar would be needed and it erupted like Mount Saint Helens all over the counter and floor. Red dye everywhere. My kid thought it was hilarious, my wife less so. We're gonna try again but...
My 8yo son will NOT go on a normal hiking trail anymore. It has to be a "quest to find the dragon's lair" or we're searching for "hidden treasure." Last weekend we did a 3-mile loop at a local park and I had to tell him there were "three checkpoints where guards would give him a secret stamp" (just ...
I pick up my kids at 5:45pm. They want my attention immediately. I'm exhausted. Brain is fried. All I want to do is zone out with my phone but they're asking me to play with them, build Legos, whatever. I feel like I'm failing because I can't muster the energy to be genuinely engaged. I'll sit there...
Started freelancing on weekends to save for a house down payment. Seemed simple - 5 hours Saturday/Sunday. But now I'm doing it at night after the kids are asleep and it's like... I never actually stop working? I'm either at my job, with the kids, or grinding on projects. My wife mentioned I've been...
Title bump, 15% raise, but definitely more hours expected. My twins just turned 6 and are actually at fun ages now - they remember stuff I do with them, we can have conversations, etc. The money would be nice (school costs are coming up) but I'd probably go back to 50+ hour weeks from my current 42-...
So my 12yo plays Minecraft with a regular squad and I was worried about the whole "talking to strangers online" thing. But honestly? He's been playing with the same 4-5 kids for like 8 months. I've actually talked to the parents of a couple of them now and they're just... normal people. Their kids a...
Summer's coming and I want to get my kids more into biking. Looking for something with multiple difficulty levels in the Raleigh/Chapel Hill area. My oldest (10) is getting pretty good but the 6yo is still wobbly. Would be ideal if we could all do the same trail together even if at different paces. ...
So my son Marcus keeps begging to play Roblox like all his friends at school. I've read some scary stuff online about predators in games but I also don't want to be the dad who bans everything. Has anyone actually let their kids play it? What precautions did you set up? He's been pretty responsible ...
Built it 2 weeks ago with a 4070 Super and 5700X3D, should be crushing this game but I'm getting frame dips to 60fps on high settings. Already updated drivers and checked temps. CPU sits at 65C and GPU at 72C so thats not it. Any ideas before I lose my mind?
We did the Bear Mountain loop in CT last weekend (about 3.5 miles roundtrip) and I honestly thought it'd be a disaster. My 6yo can barely walk normally, let alone on trails. But we made it a whole thing - packed those fancy fruit leather snacks, brought the field guide to identify bugs, let them pic...