Tom P.

Commented on My 7yo is obsessed with Roblox and I'm losing my mind

Replying to the YouTube thing - yeah this is it. My son did the same and it was always YouTube that killed the bedtime, not Roblox itself.

Commented on Review: Breville lunch box containers for meal prep

Those containers are solid. We switched to glass a while back for similar reasons - cleaner, easier to pack, lasts forever. The fact that they keep fo...

Commented on Cooking with a picky 6yo - any ideas?

5 foods is legit limiting. Have you talked to a pediatrician about it or is he generally healthy otherwise?

Commented on My wife asked me to meal plan and I'm in over my head

Meal planning is legitimately harder than people think. There's the actual planning, the shopping, the substitutions when something's out of stock... ...

Commented on Venting: court ordered mediation didn't help AT ALL

That's rough and expensive and frustrating. Mediator was probably just being cautious because one side wasn't meeting in the middle. If she's truly be...

Commented on Does anyone else use Our Family Wizard?

OFW is solid for this exact reason. The app being slow is annoying but the features are worth it, especially if you ever need to go back to court and ...

Commented on Just did my first dad support group meeting and wow

Dude yes. I did a support group for about 4 months when my second kid was born and I was spiraling. Just hearing other guys say out loud that they wer...

Commented on Made sourdough starter with my kids and it's weirdly addictive

If she wants to do this every weekend, that's amazing. Baking together is way better quality time than most activities. Plus she's learning chemistry,...

Commented on Unpopular opinion: some iPad time is fine

The balance you described (morning iPad, homework, outdoor time) is literally what the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests when you actually read ...

Commented on Coding classes are actually kind of awesome

Your kid is pumped because he's actually MAKING something. Not just consuming. That's the difference between random screen time and screen time that h...