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4 months of interrupted sleep and last night he went 8 straight hours. My wife and I woke up panicking thinking something was wrong but nope, just a kid who decided to sleep. Got a
Teeth brushing, pajamas, story, lights out. No negotiations, no complaints, no coming out of the room 5 times. Just smooth sailing from start to finish. I felt like I'd accomplishe
Wasn't even doing anything special, just making pancakes on a Saturday morning. He walked by and just said it. No context. Made my whole week honestly. I know I mess up plenty but
Been working with him for like 6 months on this. Today he did it completely by himself without asking for help. Watched him concentrate so hard with his tongue sticking out and eve
She's been playing for 2 seasons and was always just running around having fun, which is fine. But today something clicked and she actually scored. The way her face lit up when she
Holding the back of the seat for like 6 months. Today I let go and didn't tell him and he just... kept going. Made it all the way down the driveway. Came back around and his face w
Still can't believe it. She tried out for soccer and made varsity as a 9th grader. Been training with her all summer, running drills in the backyard, and she put in the work. Saw h
He's 4 and still learning how to express feelings but tonight he just walked up to me while I was doing dishes and said it. Clear as day. Didn't ask for anything, wasn't trying to
I made a dad joke about the pasta and my 11 year old says "Dad, even the noodles are trying to twist away from your humor." Table went silent and then we all lost it. That kid is s
Nothing crazy happened, we just made breakfast together, goofed around, and watched cartoons. Out of nowhere he goes 'dad you're the best.' Melted my heart. I know this stuff is fl
My 8yo had to make a diorama about space and we built this whole thing with a planetarium effect using glow in the dark stuff. Worked on it for like three weekends. Saw it got an A
Been working with him on this for months. He's been so frustrated and nervous but today it just clicked. He took off down the driveway and I didn't even have to hold the seat. The
Got the call yesterday that they want me to help coach my son's team this spring. I'm stoked and also terrified because I haven't played baseball in like fifteen years. But my kid
Nothing big happened. I just helped her build a fort in the living room and we sat in there reading books together for like an hour. At the end she just looked at me and said 'dad
Was having a rough morning, late for work, and I snapped at my 6yo for spilling juice. He got quiet and then said 'dad why are you being mean?' Completely stopped me in my tracks.
Been working with him all summer. Started in June and every time we'd go out he'd get frustrated and want to quit. Today he finally did like 20 feet on his own without falling and
It happened. We were at the store and my 15 year old's friend told him his dad was cool in front of him. Instead of dying of cringe he looked at me and nodded. I'm retiring from pa
Got a call from the teacher saying my 9yo stuck up for another kid getting picked on. Didn't even hesitate according to the teacher. Took her out for ice cream and told her how pro
My 8yo finally won a race against me fair and square. He picked Rainbow Road and destroyed me. I let him win a few times before but not today. He screamed so loud my wife came runn
Dude I'm still shaking. Been working with him all summer and today he finally got it. Went down the driveway three times on his own and didn't fall once. The smile on his face when