Kevin M.

Commented on Anyone else feel guilty leaving work early for school events?

I've done this dance a hundred times with my two kids and the little league games. Those back to back meetings will still be there next week but that ...

Commented on Teaching respect without being soft about it

At 13 that's the perfect age to show him respect isn't about being soft, it's about having standards. My oldest got it when I stopped lecturing and ju...

Commented on Anyone else's kid obsessed with those YouTube Shorts?

Haha, take the W all day. My 7-year-old did the same thing with some toy unboxing video for like two months straight. As long as he's not glued to it ...

Commented on Cooked a decent steak yesterday and feeling pretty good about it

Nice work getting that thermometer in the game, that's half the battle right there. I'm always trying to level up my cooking when my daughter's at my ...

Commented on Finally tackling the back deck

A third done is solid progress, man. Deck work is one of those projects that always takes longer than you think. Don't rush it though, the payoff when...

Commented on Daughter hit a home run in her first softball game

Bases loaded, last inning, and she came through? That's the stuff our kids remember forever. Must have been amazing watching her confidence come throu...

Commented on Career advancement vs being present - feeling torn

Man, that's a tough one. Two trips a month is heavy when they're that little. I had to turn down something similar a few years back and honestly, I do...

Commented on Back to office 3 days a week and I'm already losing it

The commute drain is real and nobody talks about it enough. You were right about productivity at home. If you can back that up with actual data from y...

Commented on My father in law called me out at dinner last night

Your FIL did you a solid with that silent call out. Bedtime routine chaos makes me reach for my phone too, but my wife deserves my eyes more than Inst...

Commented on My 5 year old asked where babies come from and I panicked

Dude that's gold. Honestly just keeping it simple at that age is the move. My 5 year old asked the same thing last month and I went with 'mommy and da...