My 6 year old has discovered YouTube shorts and now he just scrolls endlessly. I try to limit it but man it's hard to get him off that thing. At least with regular YouTube there were longer videos so he'd naturally get tired and move on. These shorts are like crack for kids brains I swear.

I set up what I thought was a pretty secure PIN on the iPad and apparently my son watched me type it in once and memorized it. Now he's trying to access YouTube kids stuff he's not supposed to see. Do I change the password constantly or is there a better way to lock this down? This kid is sneaky.

This is both the best and worst thing that's ever happened to me. He's been doing them nonstop for three days straight. We're at the dinner table, at the store, in the car. My wife is threatening to leave. Send help.

Looking to take the family camping for the first time without dropping a ton of cash. Tent, sleeping bags, cooler situation. We're thinking 2-3 nights somewhere local. Anyone have good recommendations that won't require me to take out a second mortgage? Kids are 7 and 4 so nothing too fancy needed.

I'm not exaggerating when I say poop went up to her neck. I was alone with the baby and had no extra outfit in the diaper bag. Ended up buying a onesie in the baby section to change her into. Lesson learned: pack like you're going to war. Also my mom's not wrong about keeping extra clothes everywher...

Got a 1987 Honda CB750 that I'm slowly restoring. Some days after work I just go sit in the garage and tinker on it even if I'm not making progress. There's something about the quiet and the work that just clears my head. My 9 year old has started hanging out with me out there and asking questions ...

My teenager caught me doing the floss dance in the kitchen this morning. Not the dental kind. He just shook his head and said 'Dad please stop, you're embarrassing yourself in front of no one.' Mission accomplished.

Got some ribeyes thawing and thinking about doing garlic butter basted asparagus on the grill too. Last time I tried it they came out a little charred but tasted amazing. Kids want burgers but I'm tired of burgers man.

I was just sitting on the floor building Legos with him and he looked up and said 'Dad you're my favorite person in the whole wide world.' I'm not crying you're crying. These moments hit different when they're getting older and starting school.

I'm supposed to help my neighbor build a deck but honestly I'm hoping he cancels so I can just sit on my couch and watch football. Is that bad? Probably.

My wife suggested we pick a new recipe every Saturday and make it as a family. Last week we did homemade pasta from scratch and I was shocked at how into it my kids got. 6yo daughter kneaded dough for like 20 mins straight, oldest son was learning about ratios and measurements. This coming weekend w...

Spent the last month building our new deck and my son wanted to help every step. He's been handing me nails, we let him use the battery drill on scrap wood, he was so proud. We finished it up this past Saturday and now he thinks he's a construction worker. Best bonding experience we've had in a whil...

Never planned to be a father so young. Had my whole life mapped out different. But somehow becoming a dad made me grow up in the best way. Killed a lot of stupid goals I had and replaced them with real ones. Lost some friendships with people who weren't ready for that chapter. But I gained a purpose...

So my daughter asked me if we could go to McDonalds for 'a special treat' and I said sure thinking we'd grab Happy Meals. Get there and she orders a salad. A SALAD. Said she overheard me tell mom that I need to 'eat healthier' and wanted to help. I got played by a kindergartener. That's a new low.

That I can sleep with a toddler using me as a personal jungle gym and still be less tired than I am listening to my kids fight over a toy for 20 minutes. The emotional exhaustion is real people.