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What are some positives of homeschooling your kids, especially during the teenage years? What are some of the benefits?

There hasn’t been an hour he’s kept quiet he talks NON STOP for HOURS AND HOURS ABOUT MONEY AND MONEU AND WORK AND JOB AND IM TIRED. I literally feel like crying because he won’t shut up for a min I get headaches. He doesn’t care if I’m eating or drinking or literally doing anything he will talk and talk and talk and talk forever I’m SICK OF IT. It’s suffocating me HOW DO I DEAL WITH HIM. I literally started isolating myself in my room because I can’t even drink a cup of coffee without him going on for hours I can’t watch tv I can’t chew my food because he stops me mid eating I can’t do anything he won’t shut up I don’t wanna tell him to shut up i don’t wanna hurt him but this is INSANE HE WONT SHUT UP FOR A MIN HES GOT ENDLESS WORDS I DONT GET PEACE UNLESS I LOCK MYSELF IN MY ROOM .

Fellow dad's, I come to you with a rather sensitive issue, but I cant ask my missus or all hell will break loose, and ill explain why. I feel like I should do a paternity test on my youngest son, for these reasons. He's autistic but highly autistic, now that isnt a problem, our eldest has Autism and ADHD but no where near as bad as his little brother. His outbursts, the violence, the sudden freezing, tremors, they all unsurprisingly match with the behaviours of the son of the guy my missus cheated with. Ive spoke with two mum friends who said they couldn't deny the similarity between the two boys at the age he is now. I dont not want to be his dad, but I need to know, because if so, well I will leave her for lying to me for nearly 4 years. Hence why I cant speak to the missus, I even just bailed on A&E because she said im a hypocondriacte, so you can guess how the conversation would go if i said hey, you know hes similar to thingy at this age. Do I doit, get the results and if I am being crazy bin them, or if they are what I think then confront her head on

“Some people deserve the title “dad” more than others.

My little sister’s father used to try to get my older brother, older sister, and me to call him dad too. Even as kids, something in me rejected it. I couldn’t explain it back then, but I knew he wasn’t safe.

Years later, it turns out that instinct wasn’t wrong.

He’s now facing charges involving his wife’s oldest daughter. She’s technically an adult, but mentally vulnerable, and he knew exactly that. He preyed on it.

What messes with me the most is realizing kids can sometimes feel evil in a person long before they can explain it out loud.

I just remember thinking:
‘No. You are not my dad.’”

is it normal to have to kiss my dad on the cheek when visit(visit bc I mainly grew up without my parents)

I am 21 and I just found out my girlfriend who is 19 is pregnant. By the time the baby is born we will be 22 and 20. I am currently experiencing a flurry of emotions from fear to excitement and I’m trying to do my best to prepare. I am currently 3 semesters away from finishing my bachelor’s In kinesiology but that may have to be put on hold. That is not something I’m too concerned about because I had no specific plans for my degree, I was mainly in college to play basketball. Regardless, since I’ve been in college my entire adult life, I have no money saved and I don’t have a job right now. I am looking for a job relentlessly especially now that I found out I’ll be having a baby. Luckily my girlfriend has been working full time for a few years now and has a pretty good amount in her savings. Once I find a decent job I think we’ll be in a good spot financially and we both love each other very much and have had a healthy relationship over the last 2.5 years. She is renting her own place which we planned to stay at just for the summer before I went back to school, but obviously that’s gonna need to change now.

I guess I’m making this post to share my situation and ask for advice from others who were young dads and those who weren’t fully prepared for fatherhood?

I lost my Dad 2 years ago this month, and I catch myself feeling jealousy and resentment towards my wife and my father in law when I see how my daughter is with him. My wife gets to see something that I'll never get to have. My dad passed before my first was born, and its been really hard for me sometimes to see my FIL with my Daughter smiling and laughing with him when I'm never going to ever see that. I need help and advice because my mind is tearing itself apart and I know I shouldn't feel this way but I do

Me personally I told my wife I wanted a home depot gift card at least 2 weeks before fathers day so I could order everything I wanted and it be here on the day. That morning we all have breakfast together and she takes the kids to the in-laws for the entire day swimming and playing. I want nothing more than to work in my garage setting up the Ryobi links, Cleaning the garage, Doing yard work, Drinking beer. Maybe start a project or 5 and not finish until next fathers day? IDK at the end of the day I am just a boy who wants to play with new toys.

My daughter is 10, and she had never broken, or fractured any bone in her body. That all changed yesterday afternoon.

She has a tire swing, had it since she was probably 5. No issues. Until again, yesterday afternoon. Fell off of it. From the very top. Probably 4-5 feet high. Straight to the ground, and tried to catch herself. Mind you, she weighs a whole 71 pounds.

Anyway, last night my daughter learned she in fact is not invincible lol. I love my boog to death. And seeing her in so much pain hurts my soul.

Anyone else been through something like this? Or similar??

I’ll be a first time dad 10/15/26 my question is how much time is average I should take off work to bond with my baby and take care of my wife after she gives birth?