Just scheduled my first therapy appointment next week and I'm honestly scared. I've never talked to anyone about my feelings before. Between work stress, co-parenting drama, and just the weight of trying to be a good dad, I'm barely holding it together. I have panic attacks sometimes and I drink mor...
I told myself this year would be different and I wouldn't spend three hours analyzing mock drafts but here I am on Tuesday night checking injury reports. My team is somehow 0-2 already and I'm ready to blow it up. Someone tell me this gets easier because my wife is definitely judging me right now.
Man cave is coming together. Got the main workbench done this past weekend after my wife gave me the green light on the budget. Built it from reclaimed barn wood and steel legs. Thing is a tank. Now I can actually organize my tools instead of them all living in a pile in the corner. Next up is getti...
Been divorced for 2 years now and we do pretty well with the logistics of custody and stuff, but sometimes I feel like I'm over communicating with her. Like I'll text updates about what the kids did and shes polite about it but I wonder if shes just being nice. We're not getting back together or any...
Okay so I absolutely love my kids and wouldn't change it but man do I miss sleeping past 6am on a Saturday. I miss taking a shower without someone banging on the door. I miss going to concerts and movies without worrying about babysitters. I miss my wife and me just being able to go to dinner withou...
Got an air fryer three months ago and I'm still finding new things to cook in it. Made fish tacos last night that were incredible. Wife thinks I'm ridiculous but she ate like four of them so who's laughing now.
Picked up a nice Traeger yesterday and I'm basically a kid on Christmas morning right now. Planning to break it in this weekend with some brisket. Anyone here use Pellet grills? What are your favorite things to cook on them? I've only done burgers and chicken on my old propane so this is a whole new...
At 42 years old, my old man finally said it. We were working on his porch and he just said 'I'm proud of the man and father you've become.' Nearly broke me right there. Been carrying that weight my whole life wondering if I measured up. Realized I need to tell my own boys that regularly. Don't make ...
Been working with my 8-year-old on his handshake lately. Firm grip, eye contact, good posture. He's finally getting it. Went to church last Sunday and he shook hands with the pastor like a young man instead of a limp fish. My dad nodded at me during the service. Small thing but it matters. These bas...
My 9-year-old was so nervous before her game. Bottom of the last inning, bases loaded, and she absolutely crushed one. Watched her round the bases with the biggest smile and I had to leave the bleachers to hide my tears. She's already asking when the next game is. Officially a softball family now I ...
Looking to upgrade from my ancient Weber before summer. Don't need anything fancy, just something that heats even and won't fall apart after a season or two. Got any recommendations? I do a lot of burgers and ribs on weekends.
My wife and I have been trying to split night shifts but I'm on my 4th night in a row and I feel like a zombie. How long does the newborn stage usually last before they sleep through the night? My brother said his kid slept through at 8 weeks but I'm starting to think that's not normal. Is there any...
My therapist says I have health anxiety that's branched into parental anxiety and it's getting worse. Every time my kid sniffles I'm convinced they have something serious. Every mistake I make as a parent I obsess over for days thinking I've damaged them somehow. Last week I snapped at my daughter o...
My son asked me why I care about wearing a necktie the right way and doing a full Windsor knot. Told him it's not about the tie, it's about showing up to things that matter with intention and respect. You do the small things right because they reflect how you carry yourself. He actually listened ins...
Made a commitment to a neighbor to help him move this Saturday. Rain's coming, I'm tired, got a list a mile long at home. But I said I'd be there and I'm going to be there. That's it. Your reputation is built on whether you do what you say you're going to do. My kids are watching. My wife is watchin...