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My 12yo is currently convinced that learning to beatbox is his life's mission. He's doing it in the car, in the shower, at dinner (we've asked him to stop during dinner like 50 tim
I know everyone says "family camping is chaos" but we just got back from 4 days in Shenandoah and it genuinely went well. The kids (7, 9, 12) hiked without complaining, we cooked d
Was getting frustrated about some work stuff and my 8yo goes "Dad you're being like the characters in that movie who can't solve the problem because they're too angry. Maybe try so
Prepared for complete chaos - got snacks, sunscreen, water, the whole thing. Surprisingly everyone stayed relatively content the entire time. My 6yo got super interested in the amp
So my daughter has been playing rec soccer since she was 5, and honestly she's pretty good at it. But this season she's decided she wants to focus on basketball instead. The soccer
My 5yo has eaten nothing but buttered noodles with parmesan for literally 6 days straight. ONLY this. No sauce, no veggies, nothing. Our pediatrician said it's fine as long as we k
So my wife organized this whole thing where the kids (3, 7, and 9) had to come up with dad jokes and judge mine. I was absolutely demolished. My best was "Why did the scarecrow win
So I work from home 3 days a week and my daughter (4, almost 5) has started this thing where she NEEDS me for something the EXACT moment I'm on a call. Like, within 30 seconds. It
My 9yo struck out twice in his game this weekend and I could see him getting frustrated in the dugout. Last at-bat, bases loaded, he gets a hit up the middle and brings in two runs
His teacher emailed me that my 7yo saw another kid getting made fun of during lunch and went and sat with him. Told the bullies to stop. Nothing crazy happened but the teacher want
My son woke up excited, ate his breakfast without complaint, didn't cry when we dropped him off. I was READY for tears and clinginess and we got zero of that. Picked him up at 2:30
I genuinely can't believe it. He's 9, plays in a pretty competitive league in Austin, and this year it just... clicked. The team has amazing chemistry, the coach is fantastic, and
He knocked over his sister's tower of blocks on purpose (we saw it happen). Usually it takes like 30 minutes of us explaining why it was wrong and he acts like it's torture to apol
He's 7 and I just found out he's been wearing velcro shoes the entire time. How did I miss this?? Wife is laughing at me but now I gotta figure out how to teach him and he's gettin
Not gonna lie, I was skeptical when he asked if he could help. Thought it'd be one of those situations where he gets in the way more than anything. But he actually paid attention,
My 7yo watches this guy constantly. I finally sat down and watched some videos with him to see what the big deal was and honestly? It's not terrible. He's not annoying, the content
My 4yo was doing great for like 2 months, then suddenly having accidents again. No new stressors that I can see. Just random accidents throughout the day. He's clearly embarrassed
So every Sunday I do my meal prep for the week (mostly chicken, rice, veggies - nothing fancy) and my son asked if he could help. At first I thought it'd be chaos but honestly? He'
My 7yo came home with glowing reports from his teacher. "Excellent effort," "great friend," "rising in reading level" - like all the stuff you hope to hear. But what got me was the
My 11yo got a C on a math test yesterday and I immediately felt like I messed up somehow. He studied, I helped him study, but apparently not enough? I know it's not my test but it'