Rant: Why is kids' sports equipment so overpriced?
Just spent $180 on a new soccer bag and shin guards for my 10yo. It's insane. He'll probably outgrow everything in 6 months anyway. And don't even get me started on the club sports
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Just spent $180 on a new soccer bag and shin guards for my 10yo. It's insane. He'll probably outgrow everything in 6 months anyway. And don't even get me started on the club sports
My 6yo couldn't tell time and was CONSTANTLY asking what time it is. So I grabbed one of those cheap Casio digital watches from Target. Kid wears it everywhere now and has actually
My 4yo's favorite shirt got a hole in the armpit after like 3 washes. THREE. It was a $28 shirt. I've seen my jeans last 5+ years and my kids' stuff falls apart in weeks. Is this j
My daughter couldn't decide what to wear for 4th grade and kept changing her mind. Instead of losing my mind like usual dad me would, I just let her lay out all the options on her
Been using these for like 6 months now. Chicken shawarma and Korean beef bowls specifically. Throw em in the microwave, done in 3 minutes, kids actually eat them without complainin
Wild question but I'm obsessed with data. Noticed that when I get bad sleep, my 8yo is somehow worse behaved the next day. Like it's contagious or something. Wondering if other dad
Been working on this for like 6 months. Today he just... did it. No prompting, no sitting down next to him. Just walked over and tied them both before we left for school. I may hav
Like seriously this kid went from maybe 50 words three months ago to just... talking in full sentences now. He's narrating everything he does. "Daddy I'm eating my apple." "Now I'm
I swear there's like a whole social hierarchy in the carpool line now. Some parents legit get upset if you're not in the "right" spot or don't know which kid belongs to which famil
My kid who gets nervous talking in front of even like 5 people auditioned for the school musical basically on a whim. Got cast as 'Townsperson #2' with like 2 lines. I fully expect
Okay so the thing was clogged and instead of trying to keep him out of it, I just showed him what was happening. Explained the parts, let him help turn the valve, the whole thing.
Been drilling these with him since September and honestly thought we were fighting a losing battle. Kid would get frustrated, I'd get frustrated, whole thing was a mess. But last w
Unpopular opinion maybe but I actually don't mind Cocomelon? Like yeah it's not Shakespeare but my 2yo learns actual things from it and it gives me 15 minutes to shower without a t
We've been using it for Spanish with our 7yo and she actually enjoys it, which is surprising. But it's gamified as hell - she's more interested in the streak than actually learning
5yo and 8yo. My wife was skeptical but I wanted to prove I could handle it. We went to this spot near Bend, Oregon. Cooked hot dogs, told ghost stories, one kid peed in a bush inst
Quick question: we're trying to get our daughter to sleep through without coming to our room 47 times a night. Some nights are better than others. It's exhausting. Are you guys doi
Thinking about getting a subscription for developmental toys for our 14mo. Seems pricey but keeps people organized? Has anyone actually used it or is it just Instagram marketing th
My son has started pulling out these insane arguments about why he shouldn't go to bed. Last night it was "but Dad, my pillow is lonely and needs a friend." I know I shouldn't laug
I made an offhand comment about visiting the beach "someday in the summer" back in February. Last week she randomly asked "Daddy when is someday? I want the beach." This kid has
Got a note from the teacher that my 10yo is struggling with math. Which okay, fair enough, we'll work on it. But then got comments from two different family members about how "we n