Josh M.

Commented on Struggling with being a godly example when I'm angry

I struggled with this same thing. Turns out I had a lot of unprocessed stuff from my own childhood coming out when my kids did normal kid things. Migh...

Commented on Custody schedule question - dad who usually has kids full time

Man, I'd love to have that kind of consistency. With my three split between two homes it's a constant juggling act. But if it works and both parents a...

Commented on Took the Family Camping in the Rain

I feel your pain. We tried camping in drizzle once and I learned real quick that my kids are definitely fair weather campers. The tent situation is th...

Commented on My kid just read his first whole chapter book by himself

This is huge. Teachers always say "they'll catch up" but you know your kid best. What chapter book did he finally nail? I'm still in the picture book ...

Commented on Started therapy and it's helping more than I expected

Dude I'm so glad you gave it a shot. I was the same way thinking it was pointless until I actually went. Did they help you figure out what was trigger...

Commented on The funniest thing my kid said this week

Four year olds say the wisest things sometimes. Mine told me last week that he doesn't like carrots but his body does, so he eats them anyway. Kids ar...

Commented on Struggling with feeling like I'm failing at everything

Real talk - exhaustion makes everything look worse than it is. I'd bet you're doing better than you think. Marriage stuff especially gets harder when ...

Commented on Just went back to work after 8 weeks paternity leave and it hit different

That first week back is brutal no matter how excited you were for paternity leave. Your schedule, your brain, everything is different. Just push throu...

Commented on Ex wont answer texts about kid stuff

This is infuriating. With 50/50 you'd think basic kid stuff would be easier to coordinate. Have you tried setting expectations like 'I'll reach out ab...

Commented on The garage project that turned into a whole thing

This is always how it goes. You think you're gonna spend an hour and suddenly you're deep in a Saturday long project. Those 15 years of stuff are hidi...