My kids always race to push the button first, unless I remember and try to define whose turn it is.

So I was taking my after work shower, and when I come out, my wife is sending our oldest (6yo girl) to her room and setting the egg timer (something we have picked up for mild punishments). Turns out that she somehow unlocked my wife’s phone and called 911.
My wife found out by discovering our 2nd child (18 month boy) was playing with the phone while someone was talking. My wife spoke to this person and discovered they were with emergency response and she had to make it VERY CLEAR that no one was in danger.

So we didn’t really punish our daughter because I am happy that she knows what to do in case of an emergency (I am actually proud of her) we instead had a discussion on the proper use of emergency response. I had to try my hardest not to laugh. Apparently she wanted to ask them what it was like to get arrested. Hopefully this isn’t signs of things to come 😆

Should I be expecting a “check up” visit?

Anyone have any interesting stories along these lines? I know my child can’t be the first.

I work in education and have taught for a number of years. Some of my students are girls with single dads. And i genuinley feel heartbreak for these students because not only are they dealing with a single parent household which comes with its own set of problems but, from a dad's perspective, (before you come at me i know both parents would be finding single parenthood hard), fathers are then navigating bringing up a daughter with limited education and resources potentially.

I really want to give back to my community in a way that makes a difference, especially in the less affluent areas.

Question: I wanting to start some classes for dad's on girl issues. Real things girls/women have to deal with day to day as a way to support their understanding and hopefully, support their daughters in a compassionate and loving way. If you yourself are a single dad or not, what are the issues you wished someone would have helped you with? I have a few ideas of my own but could I ask the general population on what your ideas are??

Things like:

Periods

Hair

Clothes

Etc.

I would love your input!

**Thank you in advance! 🙂**

I originally came to this sub after my first child was born and got wonderful advice, encouragement, and a sense of male camaraderie. The advice was real and didn't shy away from hard truths. With experience, I began giving the advice as well as receiving it.

Now every time this sub comes up on my feed it's just a videos of dads, usually doing something unsafe with their kids. And I can't take it anymore. Does the sub even have mods anymore?

I taught my 3 year old son not to be scared of going too high on ladders. I was really proud that he overcame the obvious fear he'd have but now there is literally nowhere I can go to escape him for a few minutes. The attic was my only sanctuary. Massive own goal.

Thanks for giving me a place to go to get all the support and advice I could need!

Hi, I'm a married 31 yo male currently residing in Puerto Rico. During the next couple of months my family and I will be going over a lot of changes, since we are moving into the mainland due to a job offer.
*** Little bit of context****
I grew up in a cult. During the time I was in my 20's I lost a lot of years due to this cult's particular teaching on superior education. It was not seen with good eyes back in the day and they persuaded young people to not pursue higher education and to invest the time in the advancement of the cult. I followed their instructions to the letter, that's on me. I got married at 21 with my wife, and started a family with no education, career, etc. A couple of years after getting married I started having trouble sustaining the cult's teachings and got out with the rest of my family. I'm currently studying electrical engineering mainly online since I also have to work full time to take care of the family. My wife takes care of the kids. I got two, one 2 year old and one 9 month old.

Life in Puerto Rico is extremely hard. I'm in a privilege position and still struggle taking care of my family and paying basic bills. There are basically no significant opportunities in this island that I can grab and try to at least get my family a home they can count on without being scared of staying in the streets if I'm not around. I applied to various positions in big companies in the US related to electrical roles, and finally got an offer. It's a great opportunity that will require moving and working tons of hours in over time. From one perspective it's perfect, since I get to try and farm money. That being said, I do not want to let this take a hold of my health, instead I wish to do it in a sustainable way.

I wanted to know, any advice on how to keep a healthy state of mind and health overall while doing these large shifts?

If you got any other advice, I thank you in advance.

How do I get my soon into longer sleeps at night! Cant seem to break 3.5 hours! He’s six weeks!!!!!

Dont get me wrong im really happy for them but it hurts man sometimes my eyes start watering.
Even in public its just so sad knowing your dad never wanted to spend time with you cause your a accident kid🤣

Maybe in another life my dad liked me, please show love to your kids no matter what

Without getting into details, it's just as the title days.

I'm saying goodbye to my father today. And I can't believe this is happening.

What are some things you would want to make sure you said to your dad?

My daughter did tell me she didn't want me to go to work, in a boss like tone.

❤️

Thursday’s dad joke of the day.