How an afternoon of pumpkin picking taught me a valuable lesson I should have already learned. This weekend we’d booked into a pumpkin-picking event for the kids at a local farm. Sounded great on the surface. £2 a child, not too far, and they were all VERY excited. But when I looked at the small […]
Dad Diaries: The worst-case scenario that never happened. Read Post »
It’s been 8 and a half years since I first became a dad and almost 3 years since the last dad diary update. Is it finally getting easier? It’ll get easier they said, give it a couple more years, I waited and waited. Nothing. 3 years ago, I’ll admit I was in a dark place,
Dad Diaries: No Worries Read Post »
I knew it would come to this. The tipping point of having neither the energy nor the resources to get through. Newsflash! Children are hard work. REALLY hard work. I’d heard it, I’d read it, but now it was all too real, and to be honest with myself, I was losing the battle. How did
Dad Diaries : Down, but not Out. Read Post »
Solicitors My next battleground. On top of a broken roof, it appeared that we had a leak in the bathroom seeping down through the lounge ceiling. By this point, I’d had enough of problems and worry, so I drew up a list of our ‘red-lines’ for the solicitors, an ultimatum. Sure they were positive. Of
Dad Diaries : The Perfect Storm. Part 2 Read Post »
We always knew 2017 was going to be tough. Even before the turn of the year the flat was literally falling apart, as I almost put my foot through a squidgy, smelly, damp-rot infested section of our bathroom flooring just before Christmas. I hesitantly assessed the damage, a gaping foot wide hole at the end
Dad Diaries : The Perfect Storm. Part 1 Read Post »
Sometimes, despite your best intentions and plans, you’ve just got to roll with it. I was nearing the end of a 15-week ‘fit-club’ , my attempt at shedding 3-stone to give me a fighting chance for the challenges to come… moving house, the regular family events, and finishing off with the daddy of them all
Dad Diaries : All good plans… Read Post »
My personal take on what it means to be a Dad. I’m never having children! That’s what I used to say, among all the other things. I’ll never getting married, I’ll never drive I’ll never get a mobile phone. Even, I’ll never cut my hair! Before I had children, I felt sorry for parents. The
Dad Diaries : What it means to be a Dad Read Post »
Father’s Day! I’d been given the all clear, this was to be MY weekend. I could do whatever I liked! The plan was kept deliberately simple, go to South Shields on the Ferry. Go for an ice-cream. What could go wrong? Luke of course needed a full rundown of the transportation itinerary before we
Dad Diaries : Father’s Day? Read Post »
Welcome to my brand new series: Dad Diaries! Humorous anecdotes of everyday life with my three beautiful children; my rowdy three year old son and his two sisters, identical twins of nine months. It’s been a roller-coaster. But I’ve finally had time to breathe and to reflect. Over the coming months I’ll be using this
Dad Diaries : The daily struggle Read Post »
