Joel F.

Commented on Anyone watching The Bear on Hulu?

The main guy is incredible - I won't spoil anything but his performance is actually next level. You're in for a ride.

Commented on Fortnite is consuming our house

You can't actually throw out the console and you know it, but maybe the threat route isn't working because the social stakes are too high for him? Lik...

Commented on Built a treehouse with my kids last month—finally finished!

The problem-solving piece is huge. They hit a wall, figured it out, felt accomplished. That's more valuable than any toy you could buy them. And now i...

Commented on Pottery class disaster

lol the clashing purple and blue is actually kind of fire though

Commented on Anyone else find diaper duty actually therapeutic?

Honestly this makes total sense. You're doing something concrete and well-defined while everything else is chaos and uncertainty. That's therapeutic.

Commented on Built a treehouse with my 7yo and it's actually standing

Having him help with drilling/building is the whole point. He's gonna remember this forever. The treehouse is just the side benefit.

Commented on Built a treehouse with my 7yo and it's actually holding up

Wait, he helped measure and SAW? How old was he when you started? I want my 7yo to learn woodworking but I'm nervous about safety stuff.

Commented on 4am wake-up thoughts - am I prepared for this?

Stop reading forums at 4am - that's just your anxiety talking to other anxious people. You will be tired. You will be less patient than you want to be...

Commented on Ex using kids as messengers and I'm losing it

This would piss me off too but don't let your daughter see that anger. She's going to feel guilty for being the messenger even though it's not her fau...

Commented on My kid got catfished and I'm still angry

Six months later and the anger makes sense. That's violation-adjacent even though it went ok. The fact that she told you is HUGE though - means she tr...