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He wanted me specifically. Said I'm good at figuring stuff out. We built a little catapult thing together and it actually works. Gonna submit it Monday and I don't think I've ever
Got to pick up the kids right at 3pm, no earlier, no later. Avoided the crazy parking lot chaos AND they weren't waiting around. Parked perfectly in one spot. This might be my best
Been working on this for like 3 months. Today we took the training wheels off and he just... did it. Went down the driveway like he's been doing this forever. My wife got it on vid
Just three words but they hit different when you've been grinding through the tough days. We were making cookies and she just casually drops it while laughing at a dumb joke I made
My 3 year old has been in full possession mode at daycare. Got a call about incidents pretty regularly. We started a reward chart where he gets a sticker for sharing and after like
Organized a whole backyard scavenger hunt for my 8 year old's party. Had 12 kids running around finding clues I made myself. Expected complete chaos but they were actually engaged
Spent like 20 minutes watching YouTube videos but I did it. My oldest stood there watching the whole time asking questions. Showed him how to use the wrench and everything. He kept
Been working with him all summer and today it finally clicked. He made it all the way down the driveway without falling and the look on his face when he realized he was doing it...
Started letting him help me cook dinner and suddenly broccoli is his favorite food. He's been sneaking broccoli off the cutting board like it's candy. Not sure if it's because he h
I've been working with him all summer and today he just took off down the driveway. My wife was screaming and I'm pretty sure I teared up a little. He crashed at the end but got ri
She's been struggling with math and we hired a tutor back in January. All her hard work paid off. She called me at work to tell me and I had to step outside because I was getting e
Let my 7 and 5 year old actually help make breakfast instead of just watching. They cracked eggs, stirred, poured with my help. They were so proud eating the pancakes they made the
My oldest is 7 and we finally took him to see the local team play. He was so hyped he could barely sit still. Got him a hot dog and a foam finger and he wore the biggest smile the
I'm not even gonna pretend I'm not tearing up a little. He sounded out CAT completely on his own during our bedtime story. My wife called her mom, we had to FaceTime my parents rig
I know this sounds insane but I had to document this moment. 5yo and 8yo were building a fort together in the living room and just... got along? No yelling, no one hitting the othe
First time camping with both kids (7 and 4) without my wife. Honestly expected it to be a total disaster. We set up the tent together, caught some fish (even though we didn't eat t
He was stressing about something at school and instead of just venting to his friends, he came to me. We sat in the garage for like an hour talking about it. Didn't try to fix ever
Been working with him for months. He kept giving up and asking me to do it. Today he just sat there for like 10 minutes concentrating so hard, tongue sticking out and everything. T
She's 7 and picked up the first Wings of Fire book like three weeks ago. We weren't sure she'd stick with it since she usually loses interest after a few pages. But she's been devo
Listen, I see all the research about screen time. But yesterday I had to take my 4yo to the DMV for 2 hours. Gave him the iPad with some shows and honestly? Best parenting decision