Pretty sure I can narrow down where it came off but haven't gone back with the metal detector yet. Wife's not even mad which somehow makes it worse. Has anyone had luck finding lost rings? Not holding my breath but figured I'd ask the community first before I buy a fancy detector.

Before kids I never felt lonely even when I was alone. Now I'm around my family all day but feel completely isolated. My wife is exhausted, kids need constant attention, I work from home. There's this weird thing where you can be surrounded by people and still feel totally alone. Anyone else experie...

Nothing, it just waved. My 4 year old laughed for like 5 minutes straight. My 10 year old rolled his eyes so hard I thought they'd get stuck back there.

Started getting my kids involved in Sunday meal prep and honestly it's become my favorite time. We plan out the week's meals together, they help chop veggies, we cook a bunch of stuff and portion it out. My 11yo is actually interested in cooking now and my 7yo loves being helpful. Plus my wife and I...

Been watching YouTube videos for like 6 months and last weekend I actually built a cutting board. It's not perfect - one corner is slightly off and I definitely used way too much sandpaper - but my wife actually wants to use it. Thinking about making another one. Anyone else get into woodworking? Wh...

There's this little spot that opened 2 months ago near us that has wood fired pizza and it absolutely slaps. Went there with the family last Friday and even my picky eater cleaned his plate. Anyone else have a local pizza place that's worth mentioning? I feel like good pizza is hard to find.

Took my son out to the lake yesterday morning for his first real fishing trip. He caught a bluegill on like his third cast and lost his mind with excitement. We didn't catch anything huge but man, seeing his face when he reeled that fish in was worth every early morning I'll wake up for fishing trip...

My 3 year old has been in full possession mode at daycare. Got a call about incidents pretty regularly. We started a reward chart where he gets a sticker for sharing and after like 2 months it's actually working. Teacher says he's doing way better. Small victory but it feels huge when you're dealing...

Spent like 20 minutes watching YouTube videos but I did it. My oldest stood there watching the whole time asking questions. Showed him how to use the wrench and everything. He kept saying 'you're so smart dad' which made it even better. Nothing fancy but man it felt good.

Started letting him help me cook dinner and suddenly broccoli is his favorite food. He's been sneaking broccoli off the cutting board like it's candy. Not sure if it's because he helped make it or what but I'm not questioning it. Dad hack unlocked.

She's been struggling with math and we hired a tutor back in January. All her hard work paid off. She called me at work to tell me and I had to step outside because I was getting emotional at my desk lol. So proud of this kid.

Let my 7 and 5 year old actually help make breakfast instead of just watching. They cracked eggs, stirred, poured with my help. They were so proud eating the pancakes they made themselves. My 5 year old asked if we can do it every weekend now. This is what it's all about man.

Spent last three weekends organizing the garage and I gotta say it feels amazing. Got a new wall pegboard system, labeled everything, even color coded my tool boxes. My wife thinks I'm crazy for being this excited about organization but honestly it's my space you know? Now I can actually find what I...

Spent 6 years as a solo parent, just me and my son against the world type mentality. Got remarried last year and it's been weird because suddenly I'm not the only one making decisions. She's a great mom and stepmother but I had to learn to share parenting, share my space, share my identity as the st...

Had a buddy trip planned for fishing but he cancelled last minute due to family stuff. Now I got the whole day open and honestly I'm not mad about it. Thinking of just hanging with the kids, maybe hit up the batting cages, and grill some burgers. Sometimes the simple days are the best ones.