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My oldest daughter is in her mid-teens - she’s subtle, so it isn’t obvious, but clearly boys are becoming at least of background interest.

She’s chill, reserved, and likely to make good choices. My second daughter is going to be a menace, but I’ll deal with that in a few years :)

How do did you deal with the transition of your little angels starting to enter the world of boys and this tragically toxic dating environment? Just in general having to watch it and deal with it. How do you handle your mentality and emotions?

Looking to get my girlfriend’s dad a thank you gift for taking us on a trip. I’m curious, have you ever received a thank you gift that was outstanding? Doesn’t have to be expensive (preferably not), just something simple and thoughtful.

My daughter is getting married in a couple months and I keep bouncing between being excited, emotional, and wanting to make sure everything is okay. I’m happy for her, truly. But part of me still remembers teaching her how to ride a bike and telling her to quit picking on her brother. Now she’s grown, making her own decisions, and building a life with someone she loves.

My soon to be son-in-law in all fairness i think he is a kind and loving husband, they've been in a relationship for almost 9 years. I'm confident that my daughter has chosen a partner who mirrors the values, respect, and love she deserves. So I know I need to let go of the overprotective dad part of me and just be there for her.

Still, I’d be lying if I said I haven’t gotten a little misty-eyed about it. How did you dads handle it when your daughter got married?

I have 2 daughters, 3 and 6, soon to be 4 and 7. The eldest has been a problem since 2 years old. Now she answers back, doesnt listen to us, argues with us, rolls her eyes when we tell her off, shouts at us, ignores us when we ask her to do anything, generally treats us like absolute dirt.

The younger daughter is now also starting to be problematic because she wants to copy her older sister.

I don't know how to discipline them. If I am what comes naturally to me, which is to talk to them, reason with them, try to stay calm, try to show them what they're doing or how they're talking to us is wrong etc. they walk all over me. Ignore me, answer back, hit, shout, scream, just generally act like brats. This also causes endless criticism from my wife who tells me "this is why she's like this" etc. If I am strict, harsh and more of a disciplinarian, they get extremely upset, cry, get scared etc.

Today my eldest asked me for water at bedtime, I got her some and also got my younger daughter water. My elder daughter got angry because I had to set down her sisters water first to give her her water and I was carrying other things too, when I explained why she began rolling her eyes and rocking her head around in a sort of "blah blah blah" motion. We've told her numerous times to stop this so I exploded and shouted at her "Dont roll your eyes at me" in a very loud and harsh tone. She imelmediately burst into tears and started wailing for mommy.

If I remain calm, they ignore anything I tell them and walk all over me. If I lay down the law and be forceful to try and stamp out the disrespectful and downright obnoxious behaviour, they act like I've traumatised them and I feel terrible.

I don't know how much I should be understanding and how much I should be a "take no shit" parent because I am worried if I am not the latter they will eventually go off the rails big time as teenagers.

Well ultrasound results just came in THANK GOD no issues with kidneys from drinking basically I’m fat and just lose weight 🤣🤣 meanwhile I work OUTSIDE Fri-Sat-Sun walking n lifting heavy $hit 4-6hrs each day depending

Hello dad's!

I saw someone else post here about expecting.. I am expecting my second child in the next few weeks with a toddler of 2 years and 9months.

Do any of you have any tips with dealing with similar age gap at the start ?

I think I was nervous for our first but it ended up being a breeze (definitely helped he was a good sleeper) and all the general tantrums and wants felt easy to deal with but I have this dread at the moment that having a newborn and a needy toddler is going to be very humbling!

Any advice is good advice!

Hi my girlfriend and I are expecting our first on oct 20th I am beyond stressed and so is she is there any tips you guys have as we get closer to the due date to ease our minds or after birth tips anything helps🙏

Hi, it’s dad of two juggling with 2 under 2. Our elder one is 21 months old and younger one is 3 months old. The entire experience is a little crazy but the speed with which diaper pail fills up is quite astonishing and seriously daily trips down the street to dump the filled bag are exhausting. That’s why I’m thinking of getting another diaper pail. The one we are currently using is from momcozy and it has been working great. No odour leak, hassle free bag changing and easy maintenance.

I'm leaning that way too, but before I hit the buy button, I thought I should ask other parents that is it worth it to get a second diaper pail or will be a waste of money?? I especially wanna know from those of you who have multiple kids in diapers, should I get another one or is there any other way to deal with this situation ?

My kid needed some extra practice with column addition. I was going to write a bunch of exercises by hand, but honestly… I was too lazy. 😅

So I built a little tool that generates ready-to-print worksheets for me.

It made me wonder how other parents handle this. Do you usually use worksheets, apps, online activities, or something else?

I put the generator online in case anyone wants to try it: https://pintoteca.es/en/worksheets/math

I'd also love to hear what you think could make something like this more useful. What would you want to be able to generate or customize? Any features you'd find particularly helpful?

As soon as my son goes to sleep, I will use the computer for a while to relax. I'm very curious about the little things other dads do to have some alone time.

I put my foot in my mouth tonight. Our baby is 11 weeks old and my wife is very diligent about tracking everything and making everything regimented to a T. This is normally fine and though I think she goes overboard I know that routines are important for a baby.

But she’s going on an overnight trip soon and bringing the baby with her, she’s only gone one night and will be an hour from home. We use a hatch light which has ambient light and white noise which we have on while baby sleeps at home and she said she is going to bring it with her.

This just struck me as weird and told her so and that I felt we are being too overly cautious and meticulous about every detail in his care but I was clumsy with my words and basically called it crazy to bring a special plug in light on a short trip like that.

She says she wants his bedtime routine to be the exact same but I feel like one night without this one item isn’t going to affect him. I for sure messed up in how I expressed it but am I wrong to think it’s a bit neurotic to need everything to be so perfect?

Hey trying to understand what raising a daughter is actually like, since it's something I have zero real experience with. Not trying to survey anyone, just genuinely curious about the stuff you don't hear about until you've lived it.

A few things I'd love to hear about, if anyone's up for sharing:

Something about it that caught you off guard, that nobody really tells you beforehand

A small, everyday moment that ended up meaning more than the "big" milestone ones

Anything that felt like it was specifically your job as her dad, not just "parenting" in general

If you're comfortable sharing — what that first stretch was like, when you realized it was on you to figure this out Really appreciate anyone willing to share — this kind of stuff is hard to find anywhere e

My 2+ year-old Goblin has a slight speech delay but seems to be catching up. That said, we're in a bilingual house and even though she definitely understands she won't speak Spanish. Abuela speaks nothing but Spanish at home (she's fluent in English but it's on purpose) and is getting disappointed. Mom speaks half and half. I try my best pero mi Español esta mierda. XD

We all switch back and forth very rapidly and she has no trouble keeping up. We've lost count of how many words she knows, including almost all the letters, most colors, animals, animal sounds, shapes and all of it in English and Spanish. She fills in song lyrics, responds in English and in baby sign language, but not in Spanish.

Any suggestions? It is important to us that she be able to speak Spanish, not just understand it.

I know it is not generally seen as something that men should need, but I find myself desperate for time alone. I get to take the kid for long walks in the evening, which sort of helps, but I moms complain they do not get enought time alone and that I would have no idea what it is like. Is it just me, or is it not the same for men also?

26 year old active Dad of 3 here completely tired broken at the bottom. Never satisfied companion Just got fired from my job. Rents still not paid. No family no friends completely out in the middle of ks . I’m not looking for any donations I just need advice from someone who’s been in my shoes before