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Made them part of dinner prep. Had them help cut stuff and choose what went in. They actually ate the broccoli without the usual fight. Game changer. Plus they were proud they made
We've been playing since he was 5 and I've been letting him win sometimes. Today he beat me straight up and I don't think he realized. The look on his face when I said checkmate ag
Spent the last month working with him in the driveway like 20 mins a day. Today he just took off and I'm not gonna lie I teared up a little. Wife got it on video. He's already aski
We were talking about school stuff and she mentioned some kids were being mean to her friend. I asked what she did about it and she said she stood up for them. I told her that was
Completely out of nowhere my 6 year old told me I was her favorite parent. I know mom heard it and was laughing but whatever I'm riding this high for the next month. We had spent t
Got the email today that my boy made the select team. He's been working his butt off at practice and scrimmages all winter and it paid off. Wife and I are so proud we could barely
You know how rare this is? Both kids asleep by 8:15pm and actually staying asleep. No late night wake ups, no someone needing water, no nightmares. Just pure silence. I sat in the
Literally jumped when I saw the school number on my phone because usually its not great news. Turns out my oldest has been showing real improvement in his reading and helping other
Apparently my 8 year old told his friends I could lift a car. I can't. But man did that hit different. Picked him up extra high when he got in the car just to keep the dream alive
Been working with him on this for months and he finally got both shoes tied this morning without help. He was so proud of himself he wore them to school like that and didn't want m
She made these little coupons for stuff like free hug, movie night with dad, breakfast in bed. Used the free hug coupon this morning and she ran and jumped on me in bed. Started my
Haven't packed a single lunch my wife hated in 3 weeks straight. Turkey sandwich, apple slices, granola bar, juice box. Every. Single. Day. She says I've somehow made it better tha
Been working with him all summer and today he just took off down the driveway. Barely caught myself from screaming like an idiot in front of the neighbors. Wife got it on video and
Had to rearrange a work meeting but got to every single one. My daughter scored her first goal and looked right at me in the stands. My son's team won their playoff game. And my yo
Got in an argument with him about college major choices. Instead of doubling down I just told him to think about it and we'd talk in a week. He came to me today and said he'd been
Packed up the van last night after they went to bed and told them this morning we were going camping for the weekend. You should have seen their faces when they realized I wasn't j
Been taking him to practice for 3 months and today in the game he finally scored. Whole team rushed at him, he was smiling so big. We got it on video and watched it like 20 times.
I have a 6 and an 8 year old who fight constantly. Over everything. Today I took them to the lake and they actually played together the whole time without one argument. Built a san
My 5 year old hands me this drawing she made at school. It's a picture of our family and everyone has names written under them. The detail is way better than anything she's done be
Made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner, nothing fancy. My 7 year old literally said it was better than her mom's cooking. Obviously my wife is the better cook and she was laughing