My 12yo made a smart remark to his mom yesterday. Small thing, just sarcasm, but it was disrespectful. I pulled him aside and told him that we don't talk to his mother like that, period. Not because I'm mean but because she deserves respect and he needs to know that respecting women starts in his ow...
After months of struggling with this, my 5yo finally figured out how to tie his shoes without help. I'm talking full bunny ears double knot the whole deal. You should have seen his face when he realized he did it. We did a little celebration dance and he wore those shoes all day just to show people....
Spent 12 years climbing the ladder at a big tech company. Making good money but barely seeing my kids, missing school pickups, skipping soccer games. Had a breakdown one day just sitting in my car in the parking lot before going in. Made the call to resign and I'm two months in as a stay at home dad...
He wanted cold hard cash. My 7yo didn't laugh but my wife groaned so loud the neighbors heard it. Mission accomplished.
Before kids I was that guy who stayed out until 2am, slept until noon, had a pristine apartment with white couches. Now I'm excited when I get to bed by 9:30, I wake up at 6am without an alarm, and my couch has more stains than fabric. My idea of a wild Friday night is ordering pizza and watching Ne...
Took the family camping for the first time last weekend. Forgot to check the weather forecast and we got hit with a thunderstorm. The tent wasn't set up right so water started getting in. Spent the whole night basically bailing water out and keeping the kids calm. They actually thought it was an adv...
Wife wanted vegetables this year so I built 4 raised beds out of cedar, filled em with soil, and we planted tomatoes, peppers, and lettuce last weekend. Kids helped and now they actually want to come out and check on them every day. If nothing else, this is teaching them where food comes from. If we...
I love my kids more than anything but I'm running on fumes. Work has been brutal the last two months, we had some staffing changes and now I'm doing the work of 2 people. I'm waking up at 5:30 to work before the kids get up, then parenting all afternoon/evening, then back online after bedtime. My wi...
So my son is 2 weeks old and the ONLY way he'll sleep is if I'm holding him. Soon as I try to put him down in the bassinet he wakes up screaming. My wife keeps saying we're creating a bad habit but I'm honestly terrified of putting him down wrong or having something happen. Is this normal? How long ...
I dropped out of college 10 years ago to work and start a family. Always regretted it. Decided to go back part time while working full time and being a dad. It's been the hardest year of my life honestly. Barely sleeping, missing stuff with my kids, my marriage is strained. But I'm actually doing it...
He goes, 'Dad why did the cookie go to the doctor?' I say 'I don't know buddy why?' He says 'Because it felt crumbly!' I absolutely lost it and he was so proud of himself. He's been telling the same joke to everyone for two days now. I think he invented comedy.
My 16yo got caught lying about where he was last weekend. Not a huge lie but he lied to my face and to his mom, then doubled down when confronted. Had to sit him down and explain that his word is his bond and once you lose peoples trust its hard to earn back. Took away his truck keys for two weeks. ...
My wife still works part-time. We've agreed that she can work 7-9am on weekdays. I am supposed to feed our two children (ages 3 and 6) breakfast and then be with them until 9 when I can go to work. Lately, I have just been surviving this morning time. Everything in me wants to be by myself. I'm tire...
So my boss surprised me with this opportunity yesterday and I'm totally conflicted. It's a 20k raise and honestly would look great on my resume, but my kids are 6 and 8 and I just got to a good place where I'm actually present at dinner most nights. My wife is supportive but I can tell she's worried...
That's basically a marriage proposal right there. Started it at 6am Saturday morning, kept the temp steady around 250, wrapped it at the stall around hour 8. Pulled it off at 8pm when the probe went in like butter. Sliced it up Sunday morning and the family actually asked for seconds. My 9 year old ...