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This kid has been striking out all season. Wasn't discouraged though, kept asking for more practice. Today bases were loaded and he connected. Single to left field. The whole team
We were out there 2 nights in the woods. My wife was convinced the kids would be miserable without their tablets. Nope. They caught frogs, built a fort, roasted marshmallows, and a
Been coaching little league for 2 years and my 10yo finally connected for a real home run today. Not one of those weird league rules where every hit is a homer. This was an actual
So my 8yo is doing this whole princess wedding thing at school and they're asking dads to participate. Today she came up to me with the biggest smile and asked if I would be the on
Had one of those mornings where everything was chaos, we were running late for school, forgot his backpack halfway through the drive. I was frustrated and probably not in the best
All I did was make dino nuggets and build a fort with blankets. That's it. But apparently that was championship level parenting. I'm riding this high for the rest of the week.
14 hours with a 4 and 7 year old. Packed snacks, downloaded movies, made a playlist everyone could agree on. No major meltdowns, no one asked how much longer after hour 2, and we a
Been working on this for months. He kept giving up saying it was too hard. Today he just did it without asking for help. I may have teared up a little watching him concentrate and
He's been training hard for track and today he PR'd in the 400m. Watched him cross that finish line and he was so proud of himself. The look on his face when I told him how proud I
Been working with him all summer and today he just took off down the driveway. I let go and he made it like 20 feet before the wobbly landing but man I've never been so proud. My w
They were going at it for like 10 minutes and I was about ready to lose it. Then I suggested they take turns for 5 minutes each and somehow that worked. They're actually playing to
Made chicken, roasted veggies, rice pilaf from scratch. Honestly thought it would be a disaster but everyone ate it and asked for seconds. My 4yo said it was 'yummy like mcdonald's
We were just sitting in the truck waiting for his mom and he goes 'dad you're the best dad ever because you let me pick the music.' That's it. That's all it took. Playing some Imag
I've been trying to get them to branch out from chicken nuggets for like a year. Finally took them to this place and they both ordered edamame and some veggie rolls. They actually
STOP. He saw it on a sign and just said it out loud. His mom and I lost it. He was so proud of himself and didn't even fully understand why we were making such a big deal about it
She's 6 and we were watching some superhero movie and she just casually said 'you're like a superhero too dad cause you save me from scary things.' I didn't cry at work. I didn't.
It's me and her playing together. Not much to most people but I'm keeping this forever. She's 7 and doesn't always want to hang out with me much anymore so this really made my day.
My wife had a work trip so I decided to take the boys camping for the first time without her. I was nervous about it but honestly it went way better than expected. We caught a bunc
The garage door opener has been acting up since like February and I kept putting it off. Today I actually sat down and figured it out instead of just complaining about it. Feels go
We were just sitting on the couch playing video games together and out of nowhere he goes 'dad you're the best dad ever.' I asked why and he said because I always let him pick the