My daughter turns 11 next month and she's asking for a phone. I've been thinking maybe 12 or 13 but now I'm wondering if I should just do it. She's walking to school, has after-school activities, and it would be useful for me to reach her. Plus apparently a lot of kids in her grade have them. I don'...
Looking for trail recommendations that won't destroy my 6yo's legs. We're staying in Boulder for two weeks in July and want to do maybe 3-4 hikes that are actually fun, not just walking and complaining. Altitude shouldn't be too bad since we live at elevation already. Scenic stuff preferably. Would ...
My company's official policy says "flexible hours" but every time someone takes advantage of it, there's this weird resentment from management. Like, sure, you CAN leave at 3pm if you have a kid appointment, but then you're expected to work later or on weekends to "make it up." So it's not actually ...
He's 7 and I just found out he's been wearing velcro shoes the entire time. How did I miss this?? Wife is laughing at me but now I gotta figure out how to teach him and he's getting frustrated immediately which is making ME frustrated. Anyone have a good way to teach this that doesn't involve me los...
My 8yo is going to soccer camp next week for 5 days and the parent guide has this whole section on lunch expectations. Like... it's lunch? I was planning PB&J, apple, chips, and a juice box. Do I need to get fancy? Some of these parent comments are talking about bento boxes and organic snacks. Meanw...
Spent $180 on a Maxi-Cosi car seat and the latch system is already loose after 2 months of normal use. The plastic buckle cracked when I gently twisted it. For that price point I expect better. Currently working with customer service but meanwhile I'm paranoid my 3-month-old isn't safe. Has anyone h...
This is the third time in two months she's asked to swap weekends because of her new boyfriend's schedule. My boys are 7 and 9, and they've finally adjusted to the routine we agreed on in mediation. Every time we switch it up, my older one gets anxious and won't sleep well. I've been accommodating b...
Judge made both of us take an online co-parenting class before finalizing custody. I was annoyed about it (felt like a waste of time, not my first rodeo as a parent). But tbh there was some useful stuff in there about managing conflict in front of the kids and communication strategies. Not saying it...
My kids are at school all day and I work from home with computers. Been thinking about locking down what they can access when they get home just as a baseline filter. Don't need anything military-grade, just something that blocks obvious stuff and maybe time-limits on certain sites. Anything solid o...
We set up Google Family Link when he got his Chromebook last month. Kid's 11. Yesterday I noticed he'd somehow gotten around the app restrictions (not completely, but like... he got creative). We had to have a whole conversation about why we have them in place. I'm not mad at the resourcefulness tbh...
I've been in finance for 12 years. Good money, terrible hours. Two kids (6 and 3). Wife works part-time as a nurse. Been thinking about pivoting to something that lets me actually be present - teaching, tech support, something less demanding. But leaving means: starting over, lower pay, benefits que...
Quick recommendation: if your workplace uses Slack, set up "Focus time" blocks where you're unavailable. I block 9-11am and 2-4pm so I can actually do deep work without 50 Slack messages. Then I'm "on" during other hours. My team respects it way more than I expected. Productivity is up like 40% whic...
Spent all of last weekend building that Kallax Lego table from Pinterest that everyone keeps posting. My 7yo watched me do like 80% of it (okay fine, he 'helped' by handing me pieces but mostly got in the way) and now he's been building track layouts for 4 days straight. Haven't heard "I'm bored" on...
Seriously, I deep cleaned my Weber last month and the thing looks like it sat in the ocean. Live in the midwest so the humidity is killer. Tried that rust converter stuff but it keeps coming back. Am I doing something wrong or is this just part of owning a grill?
She's got TikTok and spends like 45 min a day on it max (that I can see). She's not posting anything crazy, mostly watching dance videos and comedy. But she's also discovered these beauty/fashion influencers and now thinks she needs to look a certain way. I can see the stuff affecting her self-image...