Craig

Commented on My 6 year old read an entire book to me without stopping

Man, wait till he gets a little older and realizes he crushed that. Those independent reading moments are when you know something finally clicked for ...

Commented on Camping trip with the kids went sideways real fast

Man, that's rough. I forgot the sleeping bags entirely on a Colorado camping trip once and we ended up piling every jacket we had on the kids. Pro tip...

Commented on Loneliness despite being surrounded by family

I'm just starting out with parenting but I've heard from guys further down the road that this feeling peaks around where you are. It's like you're giv...

Commented on Anxiety about being a good enough dad

Been there with the co-parenting schedule and every moment feels like it has to count. But some of my best dad moments were just regular days not tryi...

Commented on Loneliness is killing me

I feel this hard. Being a single dad with three kids, I've had to really work at staying connected with people outside the parenting world. It matters...

Commented on When do you actually start feeling like a parent and not like you're pretending

The imposter syndrome thing is real. For me it clicked around month 9 or 10 when I realized my son actually depended on me for everything and nobody w...

Commented on Started doing Bible reading with the kids every morning

That's really cool you're making that a daily habit with all three. Morning Bible reading before breakfast sounds like a solid way to start the day ri...

Commented on Quit my corporate job to work from home - best decision ever

Good for you. I work from home now and yeah you miss some money but the trade-off with the kids is worth it. They actually know I'm here if they need ...

Commented on From couch potato to actually giving a shit about my health

Four kids here and I'm trying to model the same thing for them. Love seeing this kind of transformation. The desk job struggle is real.

Commented on Anyone else dealing with anxiety about being a good enough father?

That voice in your head is pretty much every dad I know. The fact that you're worried about it means you're probably doing better than you think. Kids...