Joey

Commented on 10 year old is obsessed with Roblox and I'm losing my mind

Bedtime routine needs to start way before screen time ends, trust me on this one. My kids started winding down better once I made the last hour before...

Commented on Gaming has gotten out of hand

Midnight on school nights is way too late - that's a you problem to solve, not his. I had to set hard limits with my kids too and yeah, they pushed ba...

Commented on The grocery store checkout line destroyed me today

Oh man, I feel this in my soul. My 4 year old did something similar at Target and I wanted to disappear into the floor. You handled it way better than...

Commented on First Night Home and I'm Terrified

The first night is the hardest because you don't know her cries yet. Every sound feels like an emergency. By week two you'll know the difference betwe...

Commented on Finally watched Breaking Bad, where have I been?

Welcome to the club! I watched it during the pandemic when I had like 5 minutes of peace between kid activities. Binged the whole thing in 3 weeks. Th...

Commented on Dad Guilt Over Returning to Work

I went through this exact guilt trip and honestly it didn't go away until I realized I was still being a present dad when I was home. Quality over qua...

Commented on Diaper Blowout in the Car Seat - Code Brown

Three weeks in and you've already experienced one of the rites of passage. Honestly it gets better from here. The next one won't surprise you as much.

Commented on Remote work is killing me right now

That's rough. I've been there with the office push. Have you tried asking about hybrid flexibility or maybe just 2 days instead of 3? Sometimes there'...

Commented on Just took paternity leave and it's the best decision I ever made

Eight weeks is great if you can swing it. I didn't get that much time with my first and I always wondered what those extra weeks would've felt like.

Commented on Anyone else get anxiety attacks at work and just have to power through?

Powering through panic attacks just teaches your body that work is dangerous. That's the opposite of what you want. Real talk, do you have time to tal...