Todd

Commented on My kid stood up to a bully today and I've never been more proud

This is awesome. My daughter's getting to that age and I hope she'd do the same thing. The school should be handing out medals instead of calling pare...

Commented on Anyone else get panic attacks at work?

That's rough. Work stress is real but when it gets to panic attack level you need to address the root cause, not just push through. Could be workload,...

Commented on My daughter hit her first homerun today

That's amazing. First homerun is a memory for life. Did she know you were watching or was it a surprise?

Commented on Rant: Ex won't stop messaging me about stuff that's not urgent

10 texts a day is exhausting. I had to set some boundaries with my ex about what constitutes an emergency versus what can wait until our scheduled han...

Commented on How do you all handle gaming limits?

Fortnite is the constant battle in my house too. What I've found is that just saying no doesn't work, you gotta give them specific times and stick to ...

Commented on Son asked why mommy and daddy don't live together

These questions are the hardest part of co-parenting honestly. Did he seem satisfied with the answer or did he follow up with more?

Commented on Teaching grace to my angry kid

9 year olds are rough with the grudges. My daughter is the same way. What's helped us is making her talk through why she's actually mad instead of jus...

Commented on Teaching grace to my angry kid

Man, this is such a tough one. My oldest does the same thing and I've learned that sometimes you have to help him process the hurt before he can let i...

Commented on Son asked why mommy and daddy don't live together

That's a tough moment. You handled it well keeping it simple. My daughter asked something similar and I realized kids need to know it's not their faul...

Commented on YouTube is out of control in our house

Two weeks of endless YouTube is wild. That's on us as parents to catch though, which I know sounds harsh but we're the ones who have to set the limits...