There’s no ‘may’ about it. This post does contain castles: Kenilworth Castle, in fact, which is just down the road from where I live. In Kenilworth. Today Noah and I went down to the castle as Jess recruited Isaac to help her wash her car (I’d do it, but it goes all streaky). And so, we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dads’
Awesome history and snotty noses (may contain castles)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged castle, dads, fatherhood, history, kenilworth castle, time team on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Can’t you please just ACT poorly?!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, dad, dads, fatherhood, hospital, illness, parenting, sickness on February 7, 2012 | 5 Comments »
No-one wants their child to be ill. I certainly didn’t want Isaac, our four year-old, to be unwell when he was pulled past me by the arm as I got home from work yesterday. “I’ve got him an emergency appointment at the doctor,” said my wife as she bustled him into the car. “There’s blood [...]
Great Deals on ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ and ‘Teething Pains’
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birth, book, books, dads, fatherhood, funny, mums, parening, pregnancy on January 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’ve decided that this year I need to put more effort into selling my books, hence the relentless plugging during ‘One Born Every Minute’ each Wednesday, which I’m sure has bugged the heck out of many a follower. Anyway, there are two great ways at the moment that you can go about buying my books [...]
Caught in a Blog Bromance
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogger, blogs, bromance, dads, fatherhood, lady gaga, romance on January 14, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Yo, let’s drop a beat, or something! This is one for all you daddy bloggers out there! Word! (That means ‘cool’, I think.) Embrace the bromance. Oooohhh… Caught in a blog bromance Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah! Roma-roma-maa Ga-ga-ooh-la-la! Want your blog bromance I saw your message On your Twitter feed It said you’d posted And I wanted to [...]
Five Reasons Why Parenthood is Rubbish
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dads, mums, parenthood, parenting, stress on January 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »
You know when an Earth Mother comes up to you whilst you’re minding your own business? You can hear the swoosh of her grass skirt as she sidles up to you, the gentle pat-pat-pat of her woven sandals. You’re not in the mood to talk, instead using a finger to try and pry a LEGO [...]
If we didn’t have kids…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, dads, fatherhood, mums, parenting on December 17, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Most of the conversations I have with my wife begin with the words ‘If we didn’t have kids…’ In fact, so many that I even tweeted to this effect, on 20 October via Twitter for BlackBerry, as you can see. If we didn’t have kids, on a nice winter’s evening we could wander down to the castle, [...]
Damn You, Time.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged clocks, dads, gmt, greenwich mean time, mums, parenting, time on October 30, 2011 | 14 Comments »
“Ooh, an extra hour in bed tomorrow!” squeals a childless friend, probably single. You shoot them daggers from across the room, little caffeine-tipped blades that will condemn the victim to a night of insomnia, thus never being able to relish in the extra hour they’ve been given. Of course, children don’t follow this rule. 6am [...]
The REAL Perk of Being a Dad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dads, fatherhood, mums, parenting on October 25, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I see a lot of tripe in the ‘blogosphere’ (shudder), especially when people talk about fatherhood. Really soppy things like ‘my heart swelled ten sizes when she took her first steps’, and ‘ooh, being a father has so wonderfully changed me, now even my trumps smell like Febreze’. The worst is ‘I’m trying to be [...]
Dropping a Deuce, Baby Style
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby, dads, fatherhood, nappy, toddler on September 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
After my post of a few days ago, I’ve once again managed to tap into my 16 month-old’s thoughts. This is what goes through his mind when he’s just deposited an impressive load into his nappy. Hoo boy, here it comes. This is gonna be a big one, I can feel it. Enemy at the [...]
I want to embrace all of you, except that guy.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged babies, books, children, dads, expectant parents, fatherhood, funny, new dads, parenting, pregnancy, writing on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to all who participated in my recent little ‘RT and follow’ competition on Twitter. ‘What competition?’ I hear you cry. Well, there was a competition. Maybe you should follow me, and perhaps next time you’ll be a little more on the ball. It was to win signed copies of my books. The winner [...]
nominate me or i’ll getcha
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- Ooh, I cannot stand this commentator. #sixnations 3 hours ago
- There are few things more depressing than the Trending Topics list. 4 hours ago
- Toddler is sat on my lap watching the #sixnations 4 hours ago
- Insert profound caption here. http://t.co/pQbPYyXI 6 hours ago
- Off to Kenilworth Castle with the toddler. It was his idea, honest. #historynerd 6 hours ago
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