You can guarantee that on many occasions your kid will get nutted or slapped or punched by another kid – usually during a party or playgroup. And you can also guarantee that the parent of said offender will pull what I call the ‘Oh, kids!’ face. You know, the face that looks a little something [...]
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The ‘Oh, Kids!’ Face
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dads, fatherhood, nursery, obama, parenthood, parenting on May 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sloppy Seconds
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dads, fatherhood, parenting on May 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’m dreading Noah’s 18th birthday, even if it is 16 years away. Why? Because when my wife and I inevitably break out the old albums to embarrass him in front of his girlfriend, we’ll struggle to find any photos of him; and, as we scrabble around in boxes of memories it’ll be us who are [...]
Sick with Worry
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child, dads, fatherhood, parenthood, parenting, safety, worry on May 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Someone once told me that you don’t know the meaning of worry until you become a parent – and ever since I’ve become a dad, I know exactly what they’re talking about. Fuelled by horrific news stories like this and this, I sometimes find my anxiety rising to epic proportions. In fact, if I were [...]
Gobsmacked
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, dads, downloads, fatherhood, free, kindle, parenting on May 13, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I’m gobsmacked. Speechless. And believe me, that doesn’t happen often. For the past five days ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ and ‘Teething Pains’ have been available to download for free. You are probably already aware of this, as I’ve been tweeting about it incessantly to the point where I’m losing most of my real-life friends, as they’re [...]
Five stars, of course
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged amazon, book, fatherhood, parenting, review on April 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dear reader, You look incredible today. Has anyone ever told you that? And you smell great, really lovely. What do you mean, it’s your natural scent? Wow. Look at your bum, it looks amazing in those jeans. I could just reach out and pinch it. And you, lady. You look almost as good as your [...]
Paranoid Parenting
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childcare, fatherhood, paranoid parenting on April 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In my line of work (construction) I spend a bit of time looking at risk assessments. I’ve also seen all of the Final Destination movies. And, more than I’d care to admit, I read the Daily Mail website. These three things have created some kind of perfect storm in my head which turns me into a [...]
Why I Hate Easter
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, easter, eating, fatherhood, parenting on April 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today has been one of Those Days with the kids, the kind of day where even when they’re tucked up in bed you can’t relax, like you’ve got your finger in the plug socket and 240 volts are humming through your muscles. And I blame Easter. Over the past couple of days my two sons [...]
The Power of Lullabies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child, fatherhood, lullabies, lullaby, parenting, sing on April 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
There are a number of things you can do to make a child cry. Steal their toys, perhaps. Give them a wallop around the head. Leave them in the snow. But, if I ever want to make my eldest son (Isaac, 4) cry, all I need to do is sing. (I should hastily add that [...]
Ignore your broken nose, son, it’s 1-0 to me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dads, father, fatherhood, parenting on March 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Parenting is all about little power struggles, daily victories in the constant battle between you and your child. Sometimes you win, sometimes he wins. It’s the circle of life, or something. Sometimes, in our quest of one-upmanship against our child, we run the risk of becoming overly stubborn, stamping our superiority on our offspring, but [...]
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