Ed

Commented on When did you feel like an actual father?

That's totally normal. I'm at 3 months with twins and some days I still feel like I'm just trying to keep them alive. The babysitting feeling fades I ...

Commented on Dad Joke That Actually Landed

That's a real dad joke that worked because it got results. Nothing funnier than watching kids realize they just volunteered to do their own chores.

Commented on How do you handle your ex dating someone new?

This is rough. The kids meeting him already happened so now it's about managing your feelings about it, which is different from controlling the situat...

Commented on My 5 year old roasted me this morning

Out of the mouths of babes. Kids have zero filter at that age, it's brutal and hilarious at the same time. What did you even say back?

Commented on Got my oldest into reading finally

The Minecraft connection is perfect. Kids that age respond when they actually care about what they're reading.

Commented on Back to office 3 days a week after paternity leave - I'm already losing it

Six weeks back is brutal when you've had that time with the baby. I just went back after paternity leave too and the adjustment is harder than I expec...

Commented on How do you communicate with ex when things are tense

Have you thought about a mediator or custody app like OurFamilyWizard? Takes the personal element out when everything goes through a neutral third par...

Commented on First night home from hospital solo with baby

The fact that you're stressed about it means you're already doing it right. Twins here and I had that same panic about 500 times the first week. Coffe...

Commented on Built a deck from scratch this summer

That's the win right there. My kid was with me helping frame out the garage gym setup and honestly those moments beat anything else. You built somethi...

Commented on Feeling lonely as hell in this new apartment

Three months is still early. That quiet apartment feeling does fade a bit, but yeah, that loneliness hits different when you're not used to it. Have y...