We should be honest with you. We started this because we were failing.

When we started our family, we thought we'd be the present parents. The ones who put the phone away. The ones who are actually there.

But then we watched ourselves become the parents who say “one sec” while scrolling. The ones whose kid tugs at their sleeve while they're checking email. The ones who are physically present but mentally somewhere else.

It's not just us. It's all of us. Our phones, our work, AI, the endless stream of content. The world is designed to pull us away from the people sitting right next to us.

We realized: our kid is young now. These years are finite. And we were spending them half-present, half-distracted, always “almost done” with something.

So we built this. Not as a fix. As a practice. One hour a week where everyone puts the devices away and does something together. Something interesting enough that we don't miss the screens.

It's working for our family. We hope it helps make yours magical too.