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Been working with him all summer and today it finally clicked. He went like 50 feet down the driveway without me holding on. The look on his face when he realized he was doing it..
It just said 'you are the best dad in the univers' with a bunch of hearts. Spelling error and all, I'm keeping this forever. She's 8 and usually too cool to be sentimental so this
I made them homemade sweet potato fries and they actually ate them. No complaints, no pushing food around the plate, just ate them like they were french fries. My wife thought I di
Got a note home from school today saying my 5yo told the class that his dad is a superhero who fixes things and makes people happy. I literally just fixed the kitchen sink yesterda
Spent like 4 Saturdays cleaning up, fixing the fence, laying down new grass, and setting up a little fire pit area. Thought it might be a waste of time but now the kids actually wa
We were just sitting in the car waiting for soccer practice to start and she randomly said it. Out of nowhere. No context. Just 'Dad you're the best dad ever.' That's it. That's th
My 8 year old caught an actual fish today. Not some little bluegill either, it was a solid 2 lb largemouth. The look on his face when he felt it tug the line... man I almost lost i
Dude I'm not crying you're crying. We've been working on this for like 3 months and today he just... did it. Rode all the way down the driveway without me holding on. My wife got i
She wanted a toy I wasn't buying. Instead of giving in or losing my cool, I got down to her level, let her have her feelings for like 30 seconds, then asked her what we were actual
Guys I'm still tearing up. He's been struggling with reading all year and his teacher was worried. Tonight he grabbed a Magic Tree House book and just... kept going. Didn't ask me
Bedtime has been a nightmare for months. Tonight I made it into a game where they had to beat their personal record from last night. 8 and 5 year old both asleep by 8:15. My wife a
Got the call around 10am that he threw up in his classroom. Old me would have absolutely freaked out, but I was just like okay what do we need to do. Picked him up, he wasn't actua
Been packing lunches for the past month and actually remembered to include all the things. Sandwich, fruit, veggie, drink, snack. Every day. No notes from the teacher about kids tr
Took him like 20 minutes and he mispronounced half the words but he DID IT. He was so proud of himself he wanted to read it again immediately. This is what it's all about right her
Usually I'm working late but I got off early today and thought I'd surprise him by showing up. He scored in the first half and I was going crazy cheering from the sideline. Then he
We put her down at 8pm and I woke up at 6:30am in a panic because it was so quiet. But no, she was just sleeping. My wife and I looked at each other like we won the lottery. Neithe
We were just sitting on the couch watching cartoons and she said it out of nowhere. No bribe, no context, just randomly said 'Dad you're the best dad in the world and I love you so
I've been working with him on this for like 3 months and today he just did it. No help. I literally just stood there watching and he nailed it. My wife wasn't even home so I immedi
Been working with him on this for months. This morning he just did it without asking for help and I literally teared up a little. My wife caught it on video. These little wins hit
She was helping my 5yo build a Lego set without him even asking. She was patient, showed him how to find pieces, encouraged him. I watched from the kitchen for like 5 minutes just