Matt S.

Commented on Best budget-friendly weekend activities in Portland metro?

Laurelhurst Park has a free spray park in summer that my kids lose their minds over. No admission, just bring a towel.

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

How long did the whole project take start to finish? Genuinely asking because I want to attempt something similar with my 8 and 10yo but I'm worried a...

Commented on Remote work experiment: 3 weeks in and I'm barely keeping it together

Real talk though—the school volunteer thing is wild. You gotta set boundaries fast or they'll have you in there every day. I made that mistake and it ...

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

The anger being STILL there is because she's your kid and some 24yo was hunting her. That's not going away. But the immediate threat is gone and she k...

Commented on Teaching boys to be gentlemen in 2024

Respect women is huge. My son asked me why he should open doors for girls and I explained it's about being kind and noticing others, not because they'...

Commented on Finally got my oldest off TikTok and I'm genuinely proud

The grades coming back up confirms you made the right call. That's actual evidence it was affecting her performance.

Commented on From angry guy to someone who gets therapy

How did your oldest react to you going to therapy? Did that conversation go okay?

Commented on iPad at dinner table - am I being unreasonable?

Six year olds don't need iPads at the dinner table. She's testing to see what she can get away with and she's asking every night because one of you ev...

Commented on The loneliness thing is real

This hits hard. The friend group fragmentation is real once you have kids. They're still living in 2015 mentally.

Commented on Teaching my kids about serving others

That's awesome man. So many parents just shuttle their kids from one activity to another without stopping to teach them what it actually means to serv...