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We've been playing casually for like a year. I'm not even good at chess but he's been studying the strategy guides he found at the library. Today he legit outplayed me. Didn't go e
My 5yo is super shy. Clings to me at birthday parties, won't participate in activities, cries if we try to push him. I'm not forcing anything but I'm wondering if there's a better
Just got invited to a "destination birthday" where parents are expected to rent a party bus for a 7yo's birthday. PLUS chip in for a pottery painting class. PLUS buy a gift. It's i
I don't even know why. I just helped him with his science project about the solar system. Nothing fancy, some styrofoam balls and a poster. His teacher sent a note saying he told t
My 8yo has watched Planet Earth like 47 times. He knows more about deep sea creatures than I do at this point. Yesterday he gave me a 10-minute lecture about bioluminescence. Is th
So she watched some YouTube video about girls in STEM and now she's convinced she's gonna build bridges. I have absolutely no engineering knowledge and honestly have no idea how to
Saw someone mention Rubbermaid Brilliance containers on here before and finally grabbed some for my kid's lunches. Tbh they're a game-changer compared to the weird Tupperware we ha
Kids are 6, 8, and 10. Currently doing 1 hour on school days, 2 on weekends. But during summer break we're all kinda losing it. The older two want to play Fortnite with their frien
Okay so we went from 8, 5, and newborn is now 2 weeks old. I thought the second kid would be harder than the third but honestly? Third kid hits different. The older two are more in
That's it. That's the post. He was watching me fix his toy and just went "You're really good at fixing things, dad." Made my whole week.
She's 9. She tried out kind of last minute, wasn't even sure if she wanted to do it. Got the email this morning that she made the U10 competitive team. She's been practicing in the
I see a lot of people on here talking about switching to private school or homeschooling and I get it, but I just gotta say our district is legitimately good. We're in Madison and
Stop calling them vegetables lmao. I started just putting random food on a plate and not announcing what it is. My picky 6yo will literally eat roasted broccoli if I don't tell him
Literally just gave both kids a bath and put them to bed without any major disasters. Got the bedtime routine done in under an hour. Wife came upstairs and actually said 'thank you
My oldest was really into basketball and video games but lately he just seems... done? With everything? Comes home from school, goes to his room. I don't want to push too hard but
Took my 9yo to Yosemite for three days. I was honestly nervous because he's not super outdoorsy but I wanted to try. We did some easy hikes, made s'mores, told dumb jokes by the ca
We have a 3yo and are considering trying for another. I keep getting wildly different opinions from people. Some say 2 years apart is ideal, some say wait until 4+, some say it doe
My 5yo had her first real dental cleaning today and I was SO anxious about it. She gets nervous about new stuff. But the hygienist was amazing - explained everything, let her sit w
You can request any toy from the last 6-7 weeks. We were at the one in Raleigh and my daughter wanted one from like 4 weeks ago instead of the current one. Manager just went in the
Took like an hour. Half the words were mispronounced. Didn't correct him once. Watched him turn those pages so carefully and I swear my heart actually grew three sizes. He picked i