There's this new spot that opened up by my office in Raleigh called "Brick" and holy cow. Got a Margherita pizza yesterday on my lunch break and it might've genuinely changed my life. The crust is perfectly charred, the sauce has this... I dunno, depth to it? Taking the family there this weekend. ...
My 13yo will literally sit and play Minecraft for an entire afternoon if I let him. Doesn't even seem to be having fun anymore, just... grinding. I set limits but he argues about them constantly and I hate being the bad guy every single day. His friend's parent apparently lets him play as much as he...
Spent about $40 on PVC pipes, some rope, and pool noodles. Built an obstacle course in our backyard. My 7yo and his friends have been running it every single day for three weeks. They time each other, create new rules, it's evolved into its own thing. Sometimes they add it to an imaginary storyline ...
Considering modifying our custody agreement because work relocation is a possibility next year. Want to get ahead of it before anything's final. Do you need a lawyer for modification or can you do it yourself? Also what's realistic timeline? Any Maryland dads have experience with this?
Does anyone else get absolutely destroyed at 4pm? Like that's when work stuff hits, kids need to be picked up, dinner has to happen, bedtime routine starts, and I just completely fall apart. I'm snappy with my wife, I'm impatient with the kids, I'm simultaneously trying to wrap up work emails. By 8p...
Using Toggl right now to track work hours and it's depressing—I'm hitting 55+ hours consistently even though my job is 40. Looking for something that doesn't just measure time but actually helps me set boundaries. Also tried Forest for focus but it doesn't help with the guilt of saying no to one mor...
My kids recently got into geocaching after we stumbled on one at a park. Seems perfect for hiking trips. Any recent reviews on the app? Are the caches still maintained or is it all abandoned stuff now? Might be a good way to get my screens-addicted kids to actually leave the house lol.
Still kind of shocked this happened lol. Was certain I'd have to choose between moving up and maintaining my WFH flexibility. But my new director actually gets it - she's got two kids herself. We negotiated that I keep my Tuesday-Thursday office days and can work from home Mon/Wed/Fri. It's actually...
My son asked me if I ever struggle with sin. Good question right? I want to be honest and show him that following Jesus is real and hard not fake and easy. But I also don't want to give him a blueprint for how to do the wrong things. Where's the line? How vulnerable do you guys get with your kids?
Got offered a role at a startup with "flexible hours whenever" and no core hours. Sounds amazing but I'm skeptical. Has anyone actually worked somewhere like this without it turning into 60 hour weeks? I've got a 2yo and a 6yo, and I'm at a more traditional company now with set hours (8-5) which hon...
I started a backyard garden project with my 9yo last month and it's already losing steam. She was super into it for like 2 weeks - we planted tomatoes, peppers, herbs, the whole thing. But now she just sees it as a chore. I'm having her water them but she's clearly not excited anymore. How do other ...
Had a work trip to San Francisco last week. Three days, two nights. While I was gone my 4yo got sick, had a fever, needed extra attention. My wife handled it fine obviously but I felt like I missed something important even though logically I knew she was fine by the time I got back. Then I felt gui...
Am I the only one who feels like YouTube Kids is just... not actually that safe? Yeah it filters out some stuff but my 5yo keeps finding videos of people opening random toys and it's absolute garbage content. Plus the ads are weirdly targeting him with stuff I don't want him seeing. And don't even g...
Okay so we were letting our 7yo have unlimited YouTube Kids (famous last words, right?). Decided to cut it completely for summer and do only 30 min on weekends. First week was BRUTAL but after like 10 days something shifted. He's actually bored enough to ask for real stuff—building with LEGOs, askin...
This is just a vent but UGH. We had a "quick discussion" about Q2 planning and my boss casually mentioned I should plan to be in Denver for a conference for 5 days. I have a 4yo and 7yo. My wife has a demanding job too. I told him I needed to check with my family and he gave me this look like I'd ju...