My kid finally beat me at Mario Kart
Been letting him win for a while but today on Rainbow Road he legitimately smoked me. He came in first, I came in 5th. He was screaming with excitement and I've never been more pro
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Been letting him win for a while but today on Rainbow Road he legitimately smoked me. He came in first, I came in 5th. He was screaming with excitement and I've never been more pro
I know this seems small but I've been working with him for months and today he just did it. Both shoes. No help from me. The look on his face when he realized he did it was everyth
Wife had her work retreat so I packed up the boys and hit the campground. No major disasters which honestly felt like a win. Set up the tent myself (only had to fix one corner), ma
Usually my lunch gets traded away or half comes home uneaten. But today I threw in some homemade pizza rolls, apple slices, and a note that said 'You're awesome.' He told me at pic
I was making pancakes this morning and did the whole thing where I pretended the spatula was a microphone and sang the breakfast song in a terrible voice. He absolutely lost it. Ha
She's been doing dance for about a year and was really nervous about the recital. But when that music started she just transformed. So confident, so graceful. Afterwards she gave m
Been working with him all summer and today he just took off down the driveway. My wife recorded it and I'm not gonna lie, I teared up a little. All those skinned knees and frustrat
She was doing the whole dramatic sighing thing about dinner being 'boring' so I told her 'Well good news, tomorrow you can have cereal for dinner and I'll tell you it's Fruity Pebb
Guys I'm not gonna lie I teared up a little. Been working with him all summer and today he just took off down the driveway without me holding the seat. Made it like 50 feet before
I'm a mechanic and honestly most of my kids have wanted to be football players or astronauts or whatever. But today my 7 year old walked into the garage, watched me work on a carbu
Wife took the kids to get some stuff while I ran an errand. I finished early and went to find them and my 3 year old spotted me from like 30 feet away and just screamed 'DADDY!' an
He's been working on reading for like 6 months and we do it together every night. But today he just grabbed a beginner book and sat down and read the whole thing on his own without
Usually my son's lunch comes home barely touched and I'm like what am I even doing. But today I threw in his favorite sandwich, some fruit, pretzels, and a little note with a joke.
Wife had book club so I was solo parenting. Expected total chaos but we actually stuck to the routine and nobody fought it. Bath by 7, books by 7:30, lights out by 8. Both kids fel
My wife was literally standing right there. The look on her face was priceless. Told my daughter that's awesome but mom is equally awesome in different ways. But yeah I'm riding th
No training wheels. No hands hovering. Watched from the porch as he pedaled down the street and turned the corner. Longest 3 minutes of my life but when he came back around with th
For real though. Three days in the woods, no wifi, campfire meals, hiking, sleeping in a tent. I was ready for constant whining but they actually loved it. My oldest even said it w
Been working with him on this for months. Today he walked up to me with both shoes tied and just had this look of pure pride on his face. I actually teared up a little. We did a li
He wanted to try out so I let him. Didn't force it, didn't pressure him, just drove him to practice and showed up to games. Got the email today that he made the middle school team.
She was scared of the dark and had a nightmare. Came into our room around 2am crying. I held her for like ten minutes and told her I'd keep her safe. She settled down and went back