Monthly Archives: June 2013

3 treats from Danielle from Keeping Up With the Holsbys

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Kevin

There has been some great posts by Mum’s writing about their partners in the Illiterate Infant’s Mum’s on Dads guest post series and this is no exception. Today we welcome Danielle who writes with the perfect balance of honesty, creativity … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts, Mums on Dads | Tagged Mother, Parent | 9 Comments

Thanks Julia Gillard… for being a Julia

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Kevin

…and not a Kevin, Tony, John, Bob or a Barnaby This is not a politically motivated post. It’s not about the leadership spill in which Kevin Rudd deposed Julia Gillard. It’s not about Liberal or Labor beliefs and not concerned … Continue reading →

Posted in Raising Girls | Tagged Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Prime minister | 25 Comments

21 things to remember before having another baby

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Kevin

…and why you’ll do it anyway. Today the Illiterate household is tired. A deep, aching tired. It’s an ache that comes from weeks of layering fatigue on top of tiredness on top of sleeplessness on top of exhaustion. We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad | Tagged Australia, Barry White, Family, Infomercial, Sleep deprivation | 37 Comments

Air Guitar and other life skills I will be teaching my daughters

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Kevin

My proudest moment last week was when my just-turned-three-year-old asked me to turn up the radio when the White Stripes Seven Nation Army came on. She knows it’s the song that requires her to stamp her feet in the back … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, DadBloggers, Raising Girls | 15 Comments

The Mystical World of Dadabulous

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Kevin

So I was a bit nervous asking my good friend Mumabulous to guest post as part of my Mums on Dads series. I didn’t know wether to paint on my own abs to compete with the flood of crumpet normally displayed on … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts, Mums on Dads | Tagged Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender, Science fiction, Star Trek, Video game | 7 Comments

Well done – we made it to three years!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Kevin

There was a moment, about two and a half years ago when I seriously thought we weren’t going to make it. Life was crazy. To you, sleep was the enemy, as was food (or at least keeping it down), resting, … Continue reading →

Posted in DadBloggers, Raising Girls | Tagged Children, DadBloggers, Family, Family Ties, Infant, Parent | 22 Comments

Sex to Sleep – Top 5 ways to avoid getting sick from your kids

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Kevin

Ebola, black plague, smallpox… some of the worst diseases known to man have been joined by a new, insidious ailment. One that renders its victims useless within hours of infection. A condition that is seemingly incurable, returning again and again, … Continue reading →