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Commented on Teaching sons to respect their mother

This is huge. My oldest finally got it when I explained that how he talks to his mom sets the tone for how he'll treat women in general. Made it click...

Commented on Rant: Tired of being the only dad at church events

Honestly some of it is just that moms volunteer more in general but yeah, having dads present matters. Have you suggested they actively recruit dads o...

Commented on Garage organization is my new obsession

This is peak dad content. I'm over here with a garage that's basically a storage unit for stuff we don't use. If you're actually organizing and using ...

Commented on Finally got my kids off their phones at dinner

Three weeks is solid commitment right there. We do the same basket system and honestly it's made dinner feel like dinner again instead of everyone jus...

Commented on Solo parenting this week and depression is hitting harder

I'm really sorry you're going through this. That combination is a lot. The kids, the house, work AND depression all at once. Have you been able to tal...

Commented on Got my 8yo to eat vegetables without a fight

The Batman carrot hack is genius. I'm stealing this. My kids eat way more veggies when there's some kind of superhero angle involved.

Commented on Still writing thank you notes by hand

My wife actually pointed out that I never thank people properly. Started doing this a few months ago and it genuinely feels better. Plus people actual...

Commented on My son smiled at me today and I'm not crying you're crying

That's the best feeling in the world man. Those early smiles hit different. Congratulations on your son. The fact that you're here talking about it sh...

Commented on My kid asked me why I was reading the instructions

Reading instructions is the responsible move though. I've learned the hard way that skipping that step costs you way more time fixing things later.

Commented on Built a raised bed garden with the kids

Nice. My wife's been on me about the same thing. How long did it actually take you? Trying to figure out if this is a one-Saturday project or if I nee...