Jake M.

Commented on Backyard obstacle course wars

My 11yo wants to do this now after reading your post. The neighborhood circuit training arc is upon us

Commented on We made homemade pizza from scratch and it was messy and perfect

I remember seeing that post too and tried this last weekend. One kid made a pizza with only pepperoni and another made one with basically just cheese....

Commented on Back at work after 8 weeks paternity leave - AMA I guess

Wait until like month 4-5 when they start sleeping slightly more predictably. That's when you'll actually appreciate the leave more in hindsight. Righ...

Commented on Southern manners aren't dead, just dormant

That's awesome. Did you have to correct them much growing up or did they just pick it up from watching you?

Commented on Just survived paternity leave - here's what nobody tells you

Did your wife feel relief when you actually got competent with reading the baby? Because I feel like that's the huge thing - dads taking that pressure...

Commented on How do you not compare your kid to other babies?

The comparison spiral is real and it's awful. My therapist actually suggested I just... mute/unfollow anyone posting about their baby's sleep for a fe...

Commented on Pottery class disaster

The centering thing is legitimately hard even for adults. Did the teacher explain it or just let him figure it out? I'm wondering if a quick "here's w...

Commented on FINALLY got the Lego train table built - kid is obsessed

wait so you built 80% and he built 20% but he gets to take full credit for the layouts now? that's actually a solid parenting move not gonna lie

Commented on Educational apps that actually worked

Duolingo is legit. My 9yo has been using it for 6 months and actually asked me what something means in Spanish the other day unprompted. Never thought...

Commented on Has anyone used Outschool for tutoring?

how much is it running per session? trying to figure out if it's actually in budget for us or if we should look at Khan Academy or something free firs...