Those ‘Wedding Speech’ Moments
Every father who has a daughter has thought about the day when they will have to stand up, sweaty pits and all, and give a wedding speech in front of […]
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Profound Thoughts and Cigar Smoke
About halfway through Jess’ pregnancy I went out and bought the biggest, fattest, cheapest cigar I could find, the idea being that when Jemima was born I’d smoke it and […]
I need your honesty…
I know I can count on you lot to give me honest feedback. Brutal, you are, sometimes. But I need your opinion on something. As I wait for what seems […]
Pushing my Buttons
I consider myself to be a very laid-back person. Super-chilled out. Sometimes people say to me, ‘Ben, if you were any more laid back you’d be horizontal’, and then they […]
My kids are at their most gorgeous when they’re crying
In my humble opinion both my sons are gorgeous (apart from when they were first born). But do you know when they’re at their cutest? When they’re crying. Now don’t […]
Why do you want me to kiss your child?
“Give Ben a kiss goodnight.” They’re words that would strike fear into the heart of any man, especially those named Ben. Allow me to set the scene: I’m at a […]
The best weapon in my parenting arsenal
Snigger. Arsenal. Bottoms. As a parent, I have a number of weapons – wait – ‘weapons’ at my disposal in order to deal with my children when they’re unruly. (At […]
Want to make your Kindle even better?
So you’ve got a Kindle, you big fat show-off. Look at you, lying on the beach, or sat on the train, effortlessly reading a book without the wind blowing the […]
My son, toasted teacakes, and the human grenade
It’s 6.30am, and I’m snoozing on the sofa as my son, Noah (2) watches Milkshake. Now and again I open one eye to have a cheeky leer at Jen, the […]
Pondering Podcasts – What’s Your Favourite?
Hi gang. I like to call you ‘gang’, because it makes us sound young and hip and trendy, and for a second we can forget that we’re old and tired […]
