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Got two kids - 4 and 8. During the pandemic we got pretty relaxed about screens and now honestly we're not sure how to dial it back. They're not glued to devices or anything but li
Had someone tell me today I was "such a great dad" because I was at my kid's school event on a weekday. Like... I'm just doing the thing? Not every dad can make it work schedule-wi
Got one for our newborn last month after reading about 50 reviews. It's... fine? The app works, the night vision is decent. But honestly we just check on him like twice a night ins
Wife has been passive aggressively mentioning this since our youngest was born. Did it this weekend in like 2 hours. Feeling very accomplished about something that should've taken
My 3yo has been using the toilet for like 6 weeks pretty reliably. Then last week we go to daycare and suddenly we're back to square one. He'll ask for a diaper now. Did we mess so
Been working with him since spring and he kept chickening out. Today he just... did it. Went down the driveway, made it to the mailbox, didn't crash. Wife got the whole thing on vi
It's 38 degrees in Denver and my 6yo daughter is convinced she needs to wear her sandals and shorts. Every. Single. Morning. We have this battle before school. I'm not trying to he
Okay so context: I literally just gave him a PB&J for lunch and we built a blanket fort. My wife taught him to read, helps with homework, does all the real stuff. But apparently PB
My son is 10 and half his friend group has their own phones. He's asking for one constantly. My gut says no, he's too young, but I'm also not trying to make him feel like the weird
He's been taking lessons all summer and today at practice he swam a full length of the pool freestyle without stopping. His instructor was cheering, the other kids were cheering, I
My oldest is 11. He's starting to notice stuff - asking questions about why people are mean to each other, asking about my job and money stuff, getting curious about body changes.
Got one for my newborn after my wife's aunt had an issue with her 2mo and honestly it gives us peace of mind. Real-time notifications, heart rate, oxygen levels. Yeah it costs like
Got it on sale for like $45. Never thought I'd be the dad playing music during yard time but honestly? Kids are outside more, I'm outside more, we're all in better moods. Had a imp
My 4yo will literally only watch dino content, wear dino clothes, read dino books. We went to the Natural History Museum in Chicago last weekend and I thought his brain might explo
My 13yo just casually told me about his day - like really told me about it - during the drive home. Genuine conversation, not one-word answers. I think something shifted this year.
Picked up a used little tikes climbing dome from Facebook Marketplace for $35. My kids have been outside for 3+ hours every day this week. THREE HOURS. Meanwhile I'm inside with co
My 7yo has gotten to the age where he actually laughs at my jokes now instead of groaning. Yesterday I hit him with "Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everythi
Kid is in 2nd grade, comes home with like an hour of homework every night. But then he's exhausted, doesn't want to do it, we end up in a battle. I feel like we're spending all eve
He's been waking up at 5am for the past month and coming into our room. We've tried everything - blackout curtains, a "wake up clock" thing, later bedtimes, earlier bedtimes. Nothi
Okay rant incoming. Between soccer, swim lessons, and piano I'm spending like $600/month on my two kids' activities. MONTHLY. And that's after I said no to robotics club. My wife a