Carlos

Commented on First night home from the hospital was ROUGH

The adrenaline crash is real once it hits. My advice is to sleep when the baby sleeps and don't stress about keeping the house perfect right now. Your...

Commented on Who I thought I'd be vs who I actually became

Man, this hits different. I thought I'd have it all figured out by now too, but turns out the corner office doesn't compare to actually being here for...

Commented on From going out 5 nights a week to basically never leaving the house

That shift is real. Two kids under 8 is basically a full time job plus overtime, but honestly? Some of my best moments now happen at home that I never...

Commented on Became a dad at 23 and everything changed

Respect for stepping up when things got real. A lot of guys would've run but you figured it out. Parenthood at 23 is intense but it sounds like you're...

Commented on Nailed the birthday party

Dude, PVC pipes as Mario pipes is genius. Your 5yo must have been stoked. Those are the parties kids remember, nice work pulling it all together.

Commented on Bonding with newborn felt fake at first

The tiny potato description is perfect, man. With my 3 month old I remember that same feeling. Now he's tracking me across the room and honestly it hi...

Commented on My teenager doesn't want to go to church anymore

I get it, the hard line approach feels right but it usually backfires with teenagers. Mine is still young but I'm learning that staying in relationshi...

Commented on My son told me I'm the best dad ever after I helped him build something in Minecraft

Those moments are gold. Doesn't matter if he says it to everyone, because when he says it to you it's real. Keep crushing those Minecraft builds, you'...

Commented on Built a treehouse with my boys this weekend

That's awesome man, building memories like that with your boys is what it's all about. My kids still talk about the time we built our first fort, so t...

Commented on Daughter told me I'm her favorite parent

This is awesome man! Soak it in because you earned it. Mom's got nothing on ice cream and whatever else you did.