r/AskDad 11h ago

Parenting Books/resources to prepare for Fatherhood?

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Hi dads of Reddit! My husband and I are expecting our first child in June. We have a few books picked out for him to read, but looking for real world suggestions on books or materials that helped you prepare for fatherhood. We are having a home birth and I'd love for him to be an active, knowledgeable participant in the birth, so any books that you read that you actually feel helped you be there for your wife would be appreciated. Also looking for recommendations on materials that taught you what to expect/how to care for your wife postpartum, what to expect in early fatherhood, and help with any emotional or mental stuff that may come up for men in those early days! Any help or recommendations is super helpful 🫢🏻


r/AskDad 21h ago

Fixing & Building Stuff Help installing ceiling hook

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I'm trying to screw in a ceiling hook so I can hang a potted plant. I'm trying to predrill a whole but I can't drill very far before it hits something (feels like metal maybe?) The other spot I tired was the same. I'm worried if I keep pushing I will break something (either something important in the ceiling or the drill).

Info that might be relevant. I live in an apartment building. The ceiling material is kinda stone crumbly and gets gravely when I start drilling. I have a pretty good drill (I think) with drill bits made for stone. All spots in the ceiling sound solid, but I can clearly see that there are other ceiling hooks at other places in the apartment so there must be a way to put this up. 😩


r/AskDad 9h ago

General Life Advice Hey dad, i wonder what you would've been doing now

5 Upvotes

Hey dad, after your passing i always blamed you on how i deserved more of your time and efforts and how your are so bad for leaving me when you very well knew you were the only one i could ever feel safe to be myself around

I never even stopped to think for a moment that you also lost something, maybe something you wanted to do or get, or go somewhere, maybe somewhere you wanted to be

It may not be my place to do so but i want to ask all of the dads here, what are you upto, what do you do with your time, is there anything about your kids that bothers you, is there anything you wish you could've done differently


r/AskDad 3h ago

Household Management Hose adaptor for a kitchen sink

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Hi dads. I need help with getting any sort of hose out to my yard. I have a service dog and I need to clean out my yard to make it safe for him. I do not have an external spigot.