My 7yo will only eat chicken if it's prepared in three very specific ways. Chicken nuggets (not homemade, has to be the frozen Tyson ones), rotisserie chicken, or diced in mac and cheese. ONLY those options. Everything else and he gags. Is this a sensory thing? Is he gonna grow out of this or am I c...

I snapped at my kids yesterday over spilled juice. JUICE. And immediately felt like the worst parent ever. I'm not a yeller by nature but lately I've been so on edge that tiny things set me off. My 4yo looked genuinely scared and that's when I knew something had to change. I don't want to be that da...

We used to spend maybe $200/month on restaurants/delivery. With the baby (she's 6 months) we're now at like $600+. Why? Because cooking anything more complex than cereal requires two hands and we literally don't have those anymore. Even "quick" meals take 45 minutes when you have to do them in 10-mi...

My daughter genuinely laughed today - not a gas giggle but an actual belly laugh - because I was making stupid faces at her. And I'm sitting here like an idiot tearing up. My wife walked in and was like "are you crying?" and I couldn't even explain. That was it. That's the moment I understood why ev...

So I took approximately 47 pictures and in exactly ZERO of them are all three of us looking at the camera and smiling at the same time. One has my son doing bunny ears. One I'm mid sneeze. One my daughter is a total blur because she was running away. My wife is now using the worst one as her Faceboo...

I work in sales and the hours are brutal. By Friday I'm completely fried. But I also don't want to do anything on weekends - not even stuff with my kids that I normally enjoy. I feel guilty about it. My dad said I just need to "stop complaining and work harder" but something feels off. Should I actu...

Thought I'd be the cool dad and make pizza from scratch with my 6yo and 8yo. Seemed fun in my head. Reality: flour EVERYWHERE, the dough wouldn't stretch right, my sauce was too acidic, and the oven temp was inconsistent so half the pizza was burnt and half was soggy. Kids thought it was hilarious a...

Finally told my best friend from college that I've been struggling with depression. This guy and I have known each other 25 years. I was terrified to tell him but he was nothing but supportive. Which made me realize how much time I'd wasted worrying about judgment that never came. Now feeling weird ...

Interesting observation I'm making at 3 years in. The guys who have kids? Still my friends. The single guys? Total ghost situation. Which is weird because I'm the one who changed but they act like I did something to them. I'm still the same person just with less free time and more dad jokes. It stin...

Feel like I sound like a broken record saying no to gaming and YouTube. My kids think we're the strictest parents ever. But then I see kids with unlimited access and honestly it scares me. We're trying to be intentional but also reasonable. What boundaries are you all setting? Need some perspective ...

Just showing up to talk about my anger issues with my kids. My 8yo asked why I yelled about him spilling juice and I realized I don't have a good answer. First session was awkward af but the therapist didn't judge me which was nice. Here's hoping this actually helps. Will update after a few weeks.

Found a local group through my therapist that meets Tuesday nights. Showed up nervous as hell, wasn't sure what to expect. Sat in a circle with 6 other dads and just... listened. Heard about a guy dealing with postpartum depression, another who's struggling with his marriage, one dealing with his ki...

Been fishing that lake for two years and finally landed a big one. Released it of course but got a great photo. Felt like a kid again honestly. My buddies still won't believe me even though I have proof lol. Best $40 fishing trip ever.

Seriously, how is this even designed for kids? My son figured out how to bypass my screen time limits somehow and spent 3 hours yesterday just scrolling through shorts. I had to physically take his iPad away and he had a meltdown. When I was a kid you had to walk to the TV to change the channel. Now...

My 7yo has completely abandoned actually playing games and now just watches YouTube videos of people playing Minecraft for hours. Like, I get it, but shouldn't he be... doing something? His mom thinks I'm overreacting but ngl it bugs me that he'd rather watch someone else build a house than build on...