Greg H.

Commented on Why do I feel guilty when I'm happy?

Could also just be parental hypervigilance? We're so used to scanning for problems (injuries, meltdowns, getting kidnapped, etc) that our brains won't...

Commented on Question: Does anyone use the Calm app?

Real talk: the app doesn't matter as much as whether you'll actually use it. Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer - they're all good. The problem is commitm...

Commented on Educational apps that actually worked

Khan Academy saved us too but for a different reason - my kid could actually PAUSE and rewind the math videos. His teacher's explanations moved too fa...

Commented on My oldest asked me what my job actually does and I couldn't explain it

Wait this actually made me realize I couldn't explain MY job clearly to a first grader either and that's kind of a problem? Like if I can't simplify w...

Commented on Baby Brezza formula maker - save yourself the money

This is why I never spend extra on "convenience" baby gear. The money saved up front gets wasted when it breaks and has terrible support.

Commented on Just got offered a promotion that would wreck our childcare situation

The priorities thing isn't being an idiot - it's actually being smart. A lot of dads don't realize until too late that the career trajectory doesn't m...

Commented on Anyone else get into competitive fishing?

A year in and you're already obsessed, that's the sign of a real hobby. How many tournaments have you placed in?

Commented on Why does everything have to be so COMPLICATED?

You're gonna laugh at yourself in a year for how much you cared about exact ounces and optimal sterilization. At 3 months old your baby is basically i...

Commented on Partner's parents are being weird about not visiting yet

The guilt-tripping will get worse if you cave now. My in-laws did the same thing and we finally had to be firm: 'We appreciate you wanting to meet bab...

Commented on Anyone else's kid obsessed with those nightmare-fuel Skibidi Toilet videos?

I watched like 2 minutes of one of these videos because my 6yo wouldn't shut up about it. It's... surreal? Animated toilets with googly eyes, that's b...