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I've been struggling with postpartum depression since our twins were born 8 months ago and my brain keeps telling me I'm failing. I'm not engaged enough, I'm not patient enough, I'
We're fine financially—good jobs, no crazy debt—but I can't shut off the anxiety about money. I lie awake thinking about medical bills, college funds, what if I lose my job. My wif
My wife asked if I wanted to talk about why I've been distant lately and I just said "I'm fine" and changed the subject. I'm clearly not fine. I'm anxious about money, about being
My 5yo spilled juice on the kitchen floor this morning and I absolutely lost it. Started yelling, which I never do. My wife looked at me like I'd grown a second head. Thing is, I K
I've been at my company 8 years and they're good people, but I've been battling pretty bad anxiety for the past 6 months and some days I call in because I just can't face the offic
Been a SAHD for 18 months and I'm fried. Like completely cooked. My oldest is 4, youngest is 15 months. I love them but I am bone-tired and tired of being touched and tired of maki
This might sound weird but I feel so isolated. I'm with my kids all day, my wife every night, coworkers all day at work. But I don't have actual friendships anymore? Most of my bud
That was... a wake-up call. I don't think I have a drinking problem but I definitely use it to decompress and honestly to avoid dealing with my depression. Glass of wine or two aft
My daughter asked me to play with her yesterday and I was on my phone scrolling news. Just... mindlessly scrolling. She asked twice and I said "in a minute" and then the moment pas
Been posting here for like 2 years lurking mostly, but I finally opened up about my anxiety and got recommendations to try the Tuesday night group meet-up downtown. Combined that w
We were driving to school and he was being loud, typical kid stuff, and I snapped at him. Then he goes "Dad why are you always mad?" and I had to pull over because I literally coul
I snapped at my kids yesterday over spilled juice. JUICE. And immediately felt like the worst parent ever. I'm not a yeller by nature but lately I've been so on edge that tiny thin
Our daughter is 6 weeks old and I've been having these awful intrusive thoughts where I imagine something bad happening to her. I know they're just thoughts but they feel so real a
Never thought this would be me. Wife was the one who had it after kid 1, so I thought I was immune or something. But man, three weeks in and I'm feeling that heavy numbness. Can't
My insurance is weirdly specific and the few places I've called are booked out until next year. Would prefer someone who actually gets the dad thing—not just parenting in general.
I have friends but none of them are dads yet and I feel like I can't relate to them anymore. They're still doing the whole 'let's party on weekends' thing and I'm exhausted just th
This is embarrassing but my 8yo spilled juice and I literally yelled at him like he'd done something terrible. It wasn't even that much juice. He looked terrified. I feel like garb
This might sound weird but like... I do SO much for my family and nobody notices. I meal prep, I do laundry, I handle bedtime, I'm the one up with the kids on weekends while my wif
We've been arguing about this for months. I need like 2-3 hours a week where I'm just alone - not at work, not with kids, not even watching TV with her. I go to a coffee shop or fo
Kids are 6, 4, and 2. Wife works nights. I do mornings and bedtime solo. I cannot remember the last time I slept more than 5 hours straight. I'm not depressed or anything, just...