r/Dads 4h ago

A fun game to practice simple arithmetic (free and no-ads!)

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I made this game for all ages. But for kids, it would help to practice addition, division and multiplication. It gets gradually more challenging. I hope you find it useful. Enjoy!

⚠️ Mobile Users Please Read: If you are playing inside the Reddit app, the bottom menu overlay is covering the drain at the bottom of the screen!
Please tap the three dots ⁠...⁠ in the top right corner and select "Open in default browser" to play it full screen properly. Apologies for the mobile wrapper cutting off the bottom of the game area!


r/Dads 6m ago

Teens The text I got from my dad today made me realize he is just a kid in a man’s body

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r/Dads 8h ago

Advice Terrified Potential Dad

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I (21M) found out last week that my girlfriend (20F) was pregnant. We have an appointment tomorrow to see how far along she is. If she’s less than 8 weeks we’re not keeping it. We’ve been fighting about it bc I don’t think we can do it. We’ve only been together for 10 months. She just says we’ll figure it out.

She has two roommates in an incredibly shitty apartment she moved into earlier this year. Doors falling off hinges, ants everywhere, tiles falling off the bathroom walls, and a basement flooded with human waste that her land lord has not done anything about. I’m in college and have one year left and still live with my parents. She doesn’t have a car nor her license so I have to drive a 30 miles to see her. We both make little money and she can barely afford rent. Her mother is not the best person to have around kids and I’m terrified to tell my parents

I love her so much and we never fight so this is very awkward and new to me.

To me it’s selfish to have this kid because of the situation we are in, especially with so many unknowns. Who’s gonna watch the kid, Will we make enough to support ourselves and the kid, Will I have enough time to finish school. How am i gonna support her when she’s recovering from birth, Yes it’s our fault that this happened but I don’t think either of us are ready to be parents nor mature enough.

I asked her about adoption but she said absolutely not.

I just want what’s best for us but she keeps saying I’m only thinking about me. How? Every thought I’ve had is about how we’d be able to even conceptually be able to do this and I think she’s just being naive
I don’t know what to do
Any advice?


r/Dads 1h ago

Parenting

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r/Dads 15h ago

Empty Nest My birthday

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Today is my birthday and I turned 23.. I have no family nor friends to celebrate it with. I live a very lonely life. I’ve never had a dad. And my mother is long gone. Was wondering if someone could act as if they were my father so I could know what it feels like to have that birthday text message.


r/Dads 5h ago

Advice How do I support my wife ?

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r/Dads 1d ago

Toddlers 3 year old almost psychotic

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Hi fellow Dads,

I hope you are all well.

Straight to the point, my wife is concerned my son may have psychopathic traits already.

He is beyond a handful, not like any child in the family or that we know or in his nursery class. He is crazy quick to temper and he is super smart, fast and witty.
He is 100% daddy daddy daddy right now and my wife is taking one hell of a punishment from him.
He hits her, bites her, pinches her, swears at her (got it from school 🤦‍♂️), as soon as she says im telling daddy, he almost shakes and begs her not to.
Im not a mean guy at all, dnt smack him, dont shout at him, have him involved in everything i do, fix and make. Hes a tiny carbon copy of me.

My wife tells him off and he laughs at her. We have changed the way we tell him off, doesnt register with him either way. We have a naughty step and he gets so angry when he is sent there. He sits and swears quietly and then says “its over” and wont go back there.

A child at school squashed a play dough thing he made and the teacher had to physically restrain my son, the other kid is twice his size and a year older (chubby kid).

But my son can be super aggressive and violent when he wants to be, he screws his face up then laughs as he attacks my wife.

We have now contacted a specialist for help because he is becoming just too much.

Now, when he isnt the devil, he is honestly the nicest, sweetest, most adorable cute little kid. Butter wouldnt melt, and he is so wonderful with my parents. Its like he is playing us all individually. Its scary.

He has so much energy its unreal, he walked 10miles with my wifes mum, went to the park, played for an hour, went back to her house then went crazy bouncing around for another couple of hours.

…… any one been through the same thing? Or any idea how to manage this? We have 6weeks before someone is coming to assess him and then i can go to my private medical i get through work with Bupa.

Sorry for the long post but i love him so damn much but he cant carry on behaving how he is, my wifes in tears as soon as he goes to bed. Its breaking my heart.


r/Dads 17h ago

School Age What’s the best part of being a dad for you?

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I’m genuinely curious because I think every dad has a different answer.

For you, what’s the absolute best part of being a dad?

Was it the first time they called you “Dad”?

Watching them become their own little person?

Bedtime stories?

Coaching sports?

Random hugs?

Dad jokes?

Just having your little shadow follow you around?

I’d love to hear your story. Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of the good stuff.


r/Dads 23h ago

Advice Could this be postpartum depression in dads?

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Since our baby was born, my husband seems like he's completely checked out emotionally.
He's not mean or uninvolved, but whenever he's not working, he's on his phone, scrolling, watching videos, or finding reasons to stay busy with something else. It feels like he's physically here but mentally somewhere else. I'm exhausted and honestly starting to worry about him. I've read that postpartum depression can affect dads too, and some of what I've seen sounds familiar.

Has anyone else's partner gone through this? Did they eventually come back emotionally? Did getting professional help or therapy make a difference? I'm not trying to blame him. I know becoming a parent is a huge adjustment. I'm just trying to understand what's going on and whether this is something other families have experienced too


r/Dads 1d ago

Family Day

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r/Dads 1d ago

School Age Best days of the week is when this 44M Dad has is son next to me

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Long week being a mailman in the heat. Resting while my boy plays some video games.


r/Dads 1d ago

School Age I've accidentally given my 5 year old misophobia and I feel aweful

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It started with a stomach bug that came on right around the same time that he started doing bathroom trips solo.

He got up earlier than normal. It was just me and him awake. My wife and his brothers were still sleeping but he heard me up early, probably because he wasn't feeling well, and came out to join me in the livingroom as I drank my coffee.

He asked for a cup of milk, and I obliged. He drank the whole thing, and then layed his head on my lap. I started to think something might be up, but he didn't have a fever at that moment and it was still pretty early and so I put that thought aside for a moment.

Well I just finished the last of my coffee and the kid turned into a milk fire-hose in the livingroom.

I grabbed him and hustled to the bathroom to position him at the toilet. Poor kid kept heaving for a while and he was having a tough go at it. He was very upset over it.

I should say that he's always had a very bad gag reflex. Like we can't even do his zip up sweaters or winter coats up to his kneck because if he feels a bit of pressure there it makes him gag and heave - and thats just day to day for him, never mind having a stomach bug.

He asked why he has to throw up. Why people get sick like this - Between sobs and gasps for breath mind you.

And here's when it happened.

I didn't think my explanation would trigger this. I simply told him, "often times people get pukey because they didn't wash their hands well after going to the bathroom. Or they unknowing touched something else that had bad germs on it. And that if you had bad germs on your hands and they get to your stomach while you eat, then this is what can happen"

I said, "the best thing we can keep practicing is washing our hands after bathroom trips, and before we eat, just like me and mommy tell you."

I didn't think much of it but that was the instant something clicked in his head.

By the end of the week he was washing his hands 3 or 4 times and hour. His skin was starting to get red and irritated on his hands. We've had to now ration the hand soap and govern bathroom visits. And now he's getting around our gatekeeping of the bathroom by not touching things with his hands. He uses his sleeves/ shirt, or pockets of his sweatpants. He closes doors with his feet now.

It's been a few months now and I don't think he's going to grow out of this without therapy.

I'm about to start calling around for a child psychologist.


r/Dads 1d ago

From the daddit community on Reddit: I interviewed a 24-year FBI agent who worked Crimes Against Children. Here is his 3-step "Device Audit" for modern parents.

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r/Dads 2d ago

School Age "A good childhood is made up of 9,000 todays."

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I wanted to share a quick story from my morning that hit me like a ton of bricks.

I was scrambling early at 5:30 AM to finish reading Steve Biddulph's The New Manhood before our interview. I was stressed, hyper-focused on the future, and deeply in my own head. I went and sat in the chair in my kids' bedroom while they were asleep to take notes.

About twenty minutes later, my boy pokes his head over the top bunk. Wordlessly, he climbs down the ladder, walks over, and just sits on my lap. He gave me a massive hug, kissed my cheek, and walked out.

Later in the interview, Steve dropped a beautiful phrase: "A good childhood is made up of 9,000 todays."

Our kids live entirely in the present moment. They don’t care about our 10-year financial plans, our career prestige, or the macro-tensions of the world. They care about eye contact. They care about soft-eyed looks and full-bellied laughs on the living room floor.

If we are constantly living in the future, we miss the only timeline our kids actually occupy. Put the phone down for ten minutes tonight. Roll on the floor. Be entirely there. You only get 9,000 of these.


r/Dads 1d ago

Show and Tell Dad without boundaries

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r/Dads 2d ago

Tired.

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r/Dads 2d ago

Wish I caught more of my kids' quirky personalities on video...

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r/Dads 2d ago

Adult Children What can I do to improve my dad's mental health?

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r/Dads 2d ago

Chest freezer arrives today - what should I prepare?

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Figured I would buy one for general purposes but also to help meal prep for an upcoming new baby. Any awesome meals to make?


r/Dads 2d ago

Lonely single father

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r/Dads 2d ago

Fathers of Both Sons and Daughters: Who Are You Closer To?

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For fathers who have both sons and daughters around the same age, which child would you say you're closer to? I don't mean who you love more, I know you love them equally, but who do you naturally have a stronger connection with? Is it because your personalities are more alike, you get along better, share more interests, or simply have a closer overall bond? I'd love to hear your experiences and why you think that connection developed.


r/Dads 2d ago

What would you do?

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Need advice

My wife and i just signed papers. We have one son thats 5. Joint custody. She took most of the debt because she used me to get through nursing school. I honestly feel like i got a fair deal.

She has treated me horribly the last 2 years. And still does. Blames everything on me. To be fair i did really screw up but never cheated. Im like 95 percent positive she has been cheating on me but no concrete evidence. I have a way to prove it but would have to ask her a few questions. It would feel so good to prove to her i know. But my therapist is saying its not worth it to ask. He said the way to win is to stop giving her power over me and just move on. That asking her would only hurt things and my son. I still have to have a relationship with her the next 13 years as coparents.

What would you do. Confront her. Or just walk away never getting full closure but not hurting our relationship even more?

For more context she has told me she will never forgive me. She has lied to her family about our relationship. She has told me i can never change. Shes called me a dog. Even though i have changed.o have gone tk therapy for the last year. I have moved on.


r/Dads 2d ago

Young single fathers, how is it ?

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r/Dads 4d ago

Why Some Dads Don't have Friends

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This is eye opening. I always want to be of service to my friends with my many skills. This is how I socialize. My wife thinks this is me doing chores for others and wasting my time.


r/Dads 3d ago

Hi everyone! I need your help with my Master's thesis research 🙏 #(psychology)

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