When my kids ask me to give them something I'll grab it and hand it over. But before they can grab it I'll move it slightly and say stuff like,"what happened? Did your hands stop working? Grab it it's right there!" Do they like it? No. Does it hurt them. Also no. Do I celebrate when they grab it finally? Yes.

Maybe someone can help me with a question my 10yr old put to me.

‘A few people (in school) think of me as their best friend but I don’t think the same way, I’m best friends with Bob (not his real name :)) instead, and don’t like playing with the others as much. How do I deal with that?’

My initial response was something along the lines of ‘just be as good a mate as you can and be kind to the others’ but I’m not sure I’m getting the nuance.

Any pointers?

That is all. Carry on smartly.

Good news, everyone! I made a weird choice and now you can check out real-life dad me on OF @onlee_dad! Come have a wholesome time with me! It's free but it'd really help if you could answer my survey... totally SFW and so far pretty wholesome.

That said, I'm available here for girl-dad advice for anyone. I'm a huge proponent of positive male role models and that starts with us, fellas!

For any of the other dads out there whose lives revolve around Thomas. Being a dad is really fucking hard, and being present for your partner and/or kiddo is legitimately hard AF

My youngest isn't old enough to be a scout but still wants to keep up with the older siblings. So we are including a siblings-only class at this year's Pinewood Derby, and this first-timer is getting a little extra help from dad.

Are there any other scout dads here on Lemmy? I don't imagine it's a large demographic here.

Guess we'll find out lol

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33980419

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/29910764

We have a rather unique Christmas tradition in our family. Some people like to get those gingerbread house kits and decorate them. We like to decorate them and then turn them into a cookie catastrophe. We call them "gingerbread crime scenes" but they're really more along the lines of Shrek meets Apocalypse Now.

It's something we started doing when our oldest child was probably 10 years old so she wouldn't feel bad about accidentally wrecking her gingerbread house. It just became an annual tradition after that and we have a lot of fun doing it. They actually seem to get more creative every year.

This years episode is "Gummy Bears vs. Peanut Butter Perps" (the 'ginger bread men' are actually peanut butter cookies).

One of my guys asked for a music player for Christmas. So I'm adding all the music I think he'll like and tossing in some stuff I enjoy.

It's really nice. I've never made mixtapes, but I'm guessing it's the same.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22785445

What the hell goes on during the ten month that ruins sleep?

My child so far only knows how to say baba and started to cuddle me last week :) very sweet moment

Hi Dads,

I made a post over in ![email protected] about possibly consolidating the many dad groups down to just one (at least for now) to encourage activity.

The general consensus was that we focus discussion over at ![email protected] because, among some other reasons, it’s the only community that seems to have an active mod.

I hope you’ll join me in posting over there!

I just became dad last month. So from more experienced fathers: What are best ways to express love to your family?

I was laid off earlier this month from my job as an HVAC service tech due to lack of work, a first in the 8 years I've been in the industry. I'm looking for work but the mild winter in California has made my job obsolete until it gets hot and I'm feeling ROUGH.

My wife became pregnant with our second child last month, and my hours have been slashed since last October, so money is tight, and our relationship is strained.

I'm considering a career change but I have a couple thousand dollars worth of specialized tools and experience that I'm loathe to put aside. I'm feeling hopeless and I just wanted to reach out to other dads to vent and see if there's other ideas out there.

Can I just say, I’m really happy how successfully my kids appreciate a huge variety of foods, and I’ll pat myself on the back for part of it.

We had a bit of a rough start with one kid allergic to everything and the other just not eating. Now they’re teenagers and not only know how to eat healthily, but enjoy a huge variety from many cuisines (and are almost at my level for hot sauce)

Today one kid was home and he thoroughly enjoyed:

• breakfast: cilbir
• lunch: pupusas with avocado mash (and when I offered my hot sauce selection, he picked ghost pepper sauce!!!!)
• dinner: tuna steak and halloumi over salad in a sesame dressing with nori

At my house: dinner around the world!

Edit: or maybe I need to rephrase …. As Americans with no other cultural heritage and whose families eat “American” food, my kid in one day had food inspired by Mediterranean cuisine, Central American, and Asian. Polished his plate and asked for more!

Feels like yesterday I had a two year old and a newborn. And yet, here I am planning their third and first birthdays. Where does the time go?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11775142

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owenfromcanada.bedtime

For your toddler, or for you! Customize your routine from a list of options, and enjoy the cute icons, fun sounds, and general dopamine of accomplishment.

I created this app for my daughter, who thrives on routine but was having a rough time getting to bed at night. It's not the most polished, but she loves it and maybe someone else will too!

Later this month we’ll be taking our 2.5 year old daughter to Disney World.

Any dad tips? Or any fun Disney stories?