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Brandon Downs's avatar

I've been working on a collective list of "house tasks" like you mention. I'm glad to share it here and have anyone edit it!

Make a copy if you want your own checklist. There is also a growing list of app recommendations to track the work.

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

You did it! Thank you Brandon. Other dads, check out the list here ⬇️

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Derek's avatar

I got the spring jacket out the other day, put my hand in the pocket as you do. Found a rotting apple. I’ve sent the jacket to NASA as a case study.

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

Isn’t this how Venom started?!

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Derek's avatar

😂 damn, you’re right

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Rich Bolus's avatar

I actually think that my children’s flasks have a special rate of entropy that defies the laws of physics. I swear that if I go to clean them out a day too late time has secretly elapsed at such a clip that whatever was in there is now almost it’s own new species.

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

A free science experiment, every other day.

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Rich Bolus's avatar

And don’t get me started about searching for a lost phone in the couch...best buy a new one

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

Saw this yesterday. Can confirm. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJHBxNAc/

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Elouise Quigan's avatar

Re: US therapists - what about better help? The only reason I know them is they sponsor David Farrier’s flightless bird podcast - but could be helpful? Betterhelp.com 😊

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

They seem to sponsor everything! I have heard very mixed things, did some digging around on Reddit in the early days of setting up the fund and there seemed to be 10 unhappy customers for every happy one.

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Elouise Quigan's avatar

Ooooof that’s no good at all!

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Jeremy Keim's avatar

There’s a bottom to a child’s backpack?

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

Don't go down there. Yesterday I put my hand in and found a half-eaten peanut butter sandwich. It was not nice.

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Jeremy Keim's avatar

Ha! I’ve found four week old cheese sticks. Opened, mind you.

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Adele Donahue's avatar

A couple of weeks ago I cleaned the car seat for the first time after not even a year of use. OH. MY. GOD. How many more years do I have of cleaning this?? WHY so many holes and crevices and impossible areas to get clean of crumbs!! I'd love to say I will ban my child from eating in the care but that's just so impractical.

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

Oh yeah. That's a disgusting one.

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Brad Kelley's avatar

It’s the amount of mouldy and decaying food that you come across as a parent that gets me.

There’s not much I fear more than discovering a long–lost Tupperware pot at the bottom of one of my backpacks, and opening the lid to release the ungodly stench of rotting fruit that—of course—my daughter didn’t eat at the time.

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Kevin Maguire's avatar

I feel you, Brad.

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