Wife wants to get a dog, 6yo daughter is terrified of them
So my wife's been pushing hard for us to get a dog. She grew up with dogs and thinks it'd be great for our family. Problem is, our 6-year-old is absolutely petrified of them. Even
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So my wife's been pushing hard for us to get a dog. She grew up with dogs and thinks it'd be great for our family. Problem is, our 6-year-old is absolutely petrified of them. Even
"Dad, can you get me a snack?" "Dad, he's looking at me!" "Dad, what are you typing?" "Dad can we go outside?" I'm on back-to-back Zoom calls with a 6 and 8 year old essentially de
Kids are finally in bed and I have like 45 minutes before I fall asleep on the couch. What's actually worth watching right now? I'm tired of scrolling for 30 minutes just to give u
Decided this morning to settle an argument I've had with myself for months. Made pancakes on my old cast iron vs my flat griddle at the same time. Cast iron: Uneven heating, some
So my twins are 4 and I swear bedtime takes like 2 hours every single night. Story, water, potty, another story, complaining about the dark, complaining about being alone, back rub
Got my son a Switch for Christmas thinking he'd play a reasonable amount. Now it's like pulling teeth to get him off Minecraft. I've tried timers, warnings, taking it away—nothing
I want to be the kind of dad who actually lands a good joke. Right now I'm mostly just improvising terrible puns that make my kids groan and my wife shake her head. Drop your best,
Got offered a position that pays like 15% more but it's got a brutal commute (I'm in Phoenix area). Right now I do 20 min each way and see my kids before bed. This job would probab
Taking my two kids (6 and 9) camping for the first time this summer. I've created a spreadsheet with meal plans, a packing list that's 47 items long, and researched the campground'
My 7yo has been watching more YouTube lately, mostly Minecraft building videos and some gaming content. It's probably 1-2 hours on weekdays, more on weekends. He's still doing home
I swear I do like 8 loads a week and we're STILL out of clean clothes somehow. My wife and I just looked at each other yesterday like 'where does it all go?' and neither of us had
Thinking about trying meal prep on Sundays to actually eat healthy instead of whatever's easiest after work. The glass ones from Costco look decent but they're pricey. Are they wor
Final Four picks? I've got Kansas, Duke, Alabama, and honestly no idea for the last spot lol. Usually watch with my oldest but he's more into anime these days so I'm flying solo th
Spent the last 3 weekends building a raised garden bed setup with my 7yo and it actually looks decent? He picked out the vegetables (mostly tomatoes because he loves ketchup lol) a
Small win but I'll take it!! Watched a YouTube video, went to Lowes, grabbed a flapper kit for like $8. Took 15 minutes. My wife seemed actually impressed which was nice lol. Feels
Currently have a 3yo and 5yo. Made pizza from scratch (well, store bought dough, let's be real), we're about to build the world's most chaotic pillow fort, and then I'm threatening
We usually do something nice but this year money's tight and I'm exhausted and I haven't even started thinking about it. Her birthday is literally in 2 weeks. I know this makes me
Got invited to my coworker's son's birthday (kid I've never met, btw). The mom specifically said "nothing over $25" but then I see the party is at some fancy place with a live DJ a
We've had a casual dad group chat for like 2 years. Just memes, kid updates, organizing basketball games, whatever. Last week one guy started posting MLM stuff about supplements. N
My wife finally said something yesterday. Apparently he's been throwing away half his sandwich because I cut it diagonally instead of straight across. DIAGONALLY. She said "he told