So I quit my job in 2022 making decent money doing server maintenance at 2am. Wife wanted to stay in her career and someone needed to be home with the kids. I thought I'd hate it but honestly? Life is completely different now. I miss the adult conversations and the paycheck obviously. But getting to...
Just got my son his first phone for his birthday. Installed Life360 so I can track him, set screen time limits through Apple, and made him promise no social media. He promised but I know he's gonna find workarounds. What apps should I actually be worried about? What am I missing?
Started at 285, now sitting at 200. Took me two years of actually committing instead of just talking about it. My kids used to be embarrassed when I'd try to play with them at the park. Now I'm the dad doing races with them, hiking on weekends, not winded after one flight of stairs. The hard part is...
Spent the whole Saturday afternoon mounting rods on the garage wall. Wife said it looked like a gun cabinet lol. But seriously feels good to have everything in one place instead of scattered around. Now I can actually see what I have and stop buying duplicates. Anyone else spend more time organizing...
My wife thinks I'm being too strict about screen time. Kid gets maybe 30 mins on school days which I feel is reasonable, but on weekends she wants to let him have like 2 hours to give us a break. I get it, we all need a breather, but I read some stuff about attention span and I'm worried. What are y...
So we decided to go completely screen free last week as a family. No tablets, no Switch, no YouTube. Honestly the first 3 days were ROUGH. The kids were bored and complained non stop. But by day 5 something clicked. They were playing outside, building stuff, actually talking to each other. We're not...
So I'm at my daughter's school pickup and I'm making small talk with another dad. His kid walks up and I say 'Hey buddy, you must be exhausted from school!' He looks confused and I go 'Yeah, you've been using your brain all day!' Then I realize how that sounds and we both just stare at each other in...
Spent the last 3 months building a proper workbench in the garage. Got some pegboard up, organized all my tools, and now I actually have space to tinker. Feels amazing to have a legit workspace. Kids are even interested in helping with small projects. Highly recommend if you're thinking about it.
Finally started season 3 last night after the kids went to bed. This show is insane. Can't believe how dark it gets but that's why I love it. My wife thinks I'm crazy for watching something so violent but honestly it's nice to watch something that isn't a kids show for once.
Work has been absolutely insane the past few months. New project, short deadline, and I'm the lead so I can't really delegate. I've been working 50-55 hour weeks, eating lunch at my desk (when I eat), and I'm exhausted all the time. My kids noticed I'm grumpy when I get home. My wife is basically so...
Got really angry with my son today over something stupid and I hate that he saw that side of me. I'm supposed to be showing him how to handle frustration with grace but here I am yelling. We talked about it after and I apologized and explained my mistake but man it's humbling. Anyone else dealing wi...
My 12 year old asked me how to handle peer pressure about staying true to his faith at school. He's worried about looking weird or being made fun of. I told him the hard truth that following Jesus sometimes means being counter cultural but that's where his real strength comes from. We prayed about i...
Wife wants to exclusively pump and give bottles, which I'm totally fine with because I can help with feedings at night. But her mom keeps saying we need to breastfeed directly. Baby is gaining weight fine, is completely full, but now my wife is stressed about doing it wrong. We're about 4 weeks in w...
Been working with my son for like two months. Today he just took off and rode all the way down the driveway without falling. He looked back at me with the biggest smile on his face and said 'Dad I did it!' Had to walk inside real quick because I got emotional lol. These little moments make everythin...
I was in the kitchen thinking about how I told my daughter that the garden was where we grow our vegetables and she asked if we also grow french fries. She's 4. Wife did not find it as funny as I did. Still chuckling about it though.