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Don't get me wrong, I love my kids. But having them home from school for a random day means I have to explain why I can't just "pause work" to play with them all day. My 6yo doesn'
Been meaning to do this since we moved in. Last Saturday I just... did it. Pegboard, labeled bins, tools actually hanging up instead of scattered in a pile. Spent like 6 hours on i
Is it worth it? We live near one and my kids ask constantly. I know it's not "healthy" but like... sometimes daddy needs to sit for 20 minutes with a coffee while they climb on stu
okay so maybe this is just because I'm exhausted but does anyone else feel like we've gone way overboard with the organized sports thing? Like, kids used to just play outside and f
Between work being insane and kid activities and house stuff, I can't remember the last time I just sat down for a few hours. Wife mentioned it the other day and I was like "wait..
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