Built a treehouse and my kids think I'm a genius now

1w ago·1 min read

Spent the last 3 weekends building a simple treehouse in the oak tree in our backyard. Nothing fancy, just wood platform with a railing and a rope ladder. Cost me about 300 bucks in materials and a lot of sore muscles but seeing their faces when they first climbed up was worth every second. They didn't even ask me to help with homework yesterday so clearly this was a good investment in good behavior.

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RRandy M.New Dad1w ago

This is the stuff that matters. Nothing fancy but your kids see their dad building something cool with his own hands. That's worth more than any toy. Nicely done.

RRobertRegular1w ago

Oak tree, nice choice. Did you have to do any reinforcement or did you keep it pretty simple? My boys would love a treehouse but I want to make sure it's actually safe.

LLuke M.Regular1w ago

That's incredible, man. Your kids are gonna remember that forever. How sturdy did you make it? My oldest keeps asking me to build one but I'm terrified about safety.

MMichaelRegular1w ago

This is awesome man. My kids begged me to build one last summer and I finally did it a couple months ago. The way they look at you when they're up there is just different. Total worth it.

LLuke M.Regular1w ago

Did the same thing with our oak tree two years ago. Fair warning though - once they think you're a genius, the requests never stop. Now I'm apparently building a rope bridge next.

NNolan D.Regular1w ago

That sounds like such a cool project. How much did materials run you? Thinking about doing something similar but don't want to get in over my head.