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Our day has come! Props to you, father fishies.

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My foster son's mom is out of jail now and visitations have started, along with a whole slew of court dates. Much of it last minute. My boss and my company could not be any...cont.

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What are you guys doing to save for your kids' futures?

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That thing where you run into an old colleague and agree that you really should grab a drink sometime but know deep down it’s never going to happen...

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My toddler gives me a really hard time when her mom is around. Screaming at me, tells me to go away. It's brutal, but then when it's just me and her, she's an angel with me. Any other dads… more

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Recommend a child psychologist in LA?

My 11-year-old is supposed to be sleeping but I know she’s in there reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy because I hear her trying to hide her laughter, just like I did.

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My 3 year old son calls his toy bulldozers his "diggers". As in "I love my diggers". Very nervous about him being misheard in public 😬

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What are your favorite things to do with your kids? Looking for new ideas.

My 8–year-old son is giving us a really hard time. Screams the second something doesn’t go his way, refuses to get out of bed, says horrible things to my wife (“you should commit suicide”), cont’d

Any of you moved your family to a new city for a job?

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A friend of mine, who goes out late many nights, has several regular hookups from Tinder, travels a lot and does whatever the F he wants, just told me he’s jealous of my (wife and 2 kids) life. 🤔

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We are about a year into having a kid and my wife is on the verge of a nervous breakdown 24/7. We’ve been together ten years and I’ve never seen her like this. I don’t know what to do...

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When is the right time to put creativity aside for a job with better hours?

Who feels not appreciated for the income you bring it to pay for food, housing, travel ball, vacations, braces, tutoring, medical not paid for by insurance, property taxes, house keeper, school donati

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Were you treated fairly when getting divorced?

Worried I might lose my kids, my income, my friends, and my sanity. Heard family law is very biased.

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Any tips on getting time to exercise when you have kids? Between the job and running around after my little ones it’s always the first thing to go, and I feel like crap as a result.

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All the time spent with my kids between FL gigs makes me want to be a stay-at-home dad. More importantly, it’s really lessened my passion for advertising. I still can’t see giving up my career, but …

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Not calling this bowl Dadvertising is a missed opportunity.

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Do you weigh up the impact on getting to spend time with your kids when looking at new jobs (got a great opp on the table but worried it might mean less time with my little guy)

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Anyone go through IVF?

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How old are your kid(s)?

Son, 2 years
Daughter, 6 months

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We just got a new parental leave policy. 16 weeks, dads included! Too bad I got snipped last year...

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I’m worried about taking a new job that puts me off at 6pm, with an hour + commute home. That’s basically seeing my 18-month son 10 minutes before bedtime.

Anyone in this situation?

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I'm about to be a dad in about a week - couldn't be more excited. Any advice?

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How many dads in the group got paternity leave? If so how much did you get?

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I noticed a moms of advertising group and thought it would be great to start a Dad version. For discussion: work/life balance, how not to miss out on your kid’s growing up, and of course, dad jokes.

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