Just fired up the grill for the first time this year and man does it feel good. Nothing beats a perfectly seared steak and a cold drink on a nice evening. Wife's got the kids inside doing homework so I've got a solid 20 minutes of peace before chaos resumes. These small moments are underrated.

I'm constantly worried that I'm messing everything up as a dad. Like did I yell too much today? Am I teaching them the wrong things? Is my anxiety rubbing off on them? I know logically this is probably normal dad stuff but my brain won't shut up about it. Started therapy last month but not feeling m...

Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it felt crumbly! She made that up all by herself and was so proud. I've heard funnier jokes but the way she delivered it with that huge grin made me tear up a little not gonna lie. These moments go fast man.

My kids are 5 and 8 and I'm constantly in my head about whether I'm messing them up. Did I yell too much today? Am I too strict? Not strict enough? Should I have played more instead of doing chores? It's exhausting. My therapist says it's anxiety spiraling but knowing that doesn't stop it from happe...

My 6 year old has basically been raising himself on YouTube Kids and I'm embarrassed to admit it. Wife and I both work and the screen time just crept up. He's now asking to watch videos instead of playing outside and honestly I think it's affecting his behavior. Trying to establish actual limits but...

Gonna be honest, I feel pretty alone sometimes even though I have a wife and kids. Feel like I can't talk to my friends about this stuff because they don't get it. My wife is dealing with her own stuff. My family thinks real men just push through. So I'm just here holding it all in most days. Anyone...

So my newborn managed to somehow get poop up to his neck this morning. Like I don't even understand the physics of it. My wife took a picture and sent it to our group chat with 'your turn.' I've learned that parenthood is basically just cleaning up mysterious substances and pretending to laugh at yo...

Dude. I was doing that stupid thing where you make a popping sound with your mouth and he just LOST IT. Biggest smile, actual laugh. My wife wasn't even in the room so I had to get her to come see him do it again. Best feeling ever. I know it's probably not a real laugh yet according to all the arti...

Been trying real hard to be the spiritual leader my family needs, but man I blew up at my kids yesterday over spilled juice. Like full yelling mode. Afterwards I felt terrible because I just told them last week about controlling our anger and walking in Christ's love. How do you guys bounce back fro...

Spent the last two months finishing the garage setup and it's complete. Got my workbench all organized, tool wall is up, even added some LED lighting. No kids allowed without supervision which is the best part lol. Already finished 2 cutting boards and I'm working on building a bedframe for my son's...

First time dad here and our baby has had a slight rash on his neck for like 2 days. I've googled it approximately 500 times and now I'm convinced it's either heat rash, a reaction to laundry detergent, eczema, or something worse. Called the pediatrician and they said wait and see. How do you guys de...

Anyone else struggling with this? My wife went back to work part time and now I'm supposed to watch our toddler while taking client calls. I've had to reschedule like 5 meetings this week because he decides 2pm is meltdown hour. My boss keeps saying 'just close your door' but the kid screams through...

Got my grandfather's pocket watch after he passed. Thing still keeps perfect time after 60 years. I've been thinking about what to do with it. My first instinct was to wear it or display it. But then I realized maybe the honor is in passing it on to my son when he's ready. Grandfather passed it to m...

We're at 8 weeks with our second kid and I feel like a zombie. Our first born was sleeping through the night by 3 months but this one is all over the place. Feeding every 2-3 hours still, up randomly at night, just no pattern at all. I love my son but I'm genuinely concerned about my ability to func...

So our league has been going for 7 years and this year half the guys stopped checking their lineups after week 4. It's frustrating because we used to be super competitive and now it feels like nobody cares. Thinking about making it more interesting next year with actual money on the line to get peop...