Daniel

Commented on My 8yo asked why we go to church if dad doesn't really believe

Okay but that's actually a great conversation to have with him. Kids are smart enough to pick up on hypocrisy. You could explain that church is import...

Commented on Struggling to pray with my kids consistently

You're not alone in this. Most of us start these routines with good intentions and then life happens. Don't beat yourself up about the gaps. Just star...

Commented on My 8yo asked why we go to church if dad doesn't really believe

My kids have asked similar things and I've learned that honesty is the way to go. I told mine that faith looks different for everyone and sometimes we...

Commented on Is Discord safe for 11 year olds?

Good instinct to think about this before he joins. At 11 my concern would be making sure he's not in any random servers with adults. Maybe start him w...

Commented on My kid asked why I was reading instructions

Ha! That's perfect. My 6 year old did something similar last week asking why I needed to read directions if I'm the adult. Apparently he thinks we're ...

Commented on Why did the dad bring a ladder to the bar?

Classic. Did anyone laugh or was it pure disdain? I'm always torn between being proud of a good dad joke and ashamed of myself for telling it.

Commented on Son figured out my Netflix password and is watching stuff he shouldn't

Kids are way smarter about this stuff than we give them credit for. Change the password to something less obvious and set up parental controls. Also m...

Commented on Survived a 6 hour road trip with two kids and only stopped twice

This is the kind of win that doesn't get celebrated enough. Road trips used to be my favorite part of life and now they're just strategic survival mis...

Commented on This grill might be the best investment I've made

That Traeger is a game changer. I got mine about a year ago and I've probably smoked something every other weekend since. Best part is how easy it is ...

Commented on My 4 year old tied his shoes for the first time today

Dude this is EVERYTHING. People who say it's nothing have forgotten what it's like to see your kid finally nail something they've been working on. Mon...