Category Archives: Being a Dad

…Bloody Kids

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kevin

Making me wake up every hour to settle you when just the other day you had me convinced that you were sleeping through… bloody kids Running off from me in the supermarket and making me do the dad-trying-to-be-casual-but-really-sprinting thing to … Continue reading →

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Sleeping like a husband… and other perks of the working Dad

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kevin

Hellooooooooooo sleep! Yes, my dear friends sleepy and bobo are back in the house and I am welcoming them with open arms. The fog is clearing as I swap 40 minute cat naps for solid bouts of sleep. Deep, peaceful sleep! … Continue reading →

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Meggings, Mantyhose and other catastrophes

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Kevin

The other day I sat down on the bus next to Daryl Somers. Well it wasn’t actually Daryl but I’d bet 5 Saturday nights of baby sitting that it was his woollen jumper. Passing it off as a case of … Continue reading →

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Picking my battles

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kevin

Pat… pat… pat… f#$%&g pat… pat… pat… f#$%&g pat… The red digits on the clock have just changed for the 84th time. That’s one hour and twenty four minutes that I have sat beside the cradle patting my 7 week old … Continue reading →

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If IKEA made babies…

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kevin

Imagine, if you will, that you’ve just come home from you favourite swedish, self assembly, furniture megastore. You bring the carton inside, (as well as some coasters, a few pillows and 100 pack of tea light candles) and open it … Continue reading →

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Caught my eye Friday – Big, Brave, Buff and having it all

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Kevin

Welcome to the Dad’d edition. My two readers may note that there was a bit of a Dad focus last week but, there’s been a lot happening that I think is worth telling you about (you’ll need to read on … Continue reading →

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Top 5 reasons I’m glad not to be a mum

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kevin

It starts with a quiet, insistent licking of lips. I can hear her at the end of the bed. Her head rubbing against the sheets and she moves from side to side, quicker and quicker and then, the first “uh!”. … Continue reading →

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Could have been worse

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Kevin

Today was my birthday. There was no trip to the pub after work. No wine bar with wife. No over the top meal in a TV chef’s restaurant. There was no fancy meal at home, no streamers, no fanfare, no … Continue reading →

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Newborns are boring

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Kevin

For the aspiring father-to-be the birth of your child represents the culmination of months of effort. Assuming that conception is relatively simple (and spectacular – obviously) you’ve spent the last nine or so months preparing bedrooms, choosing prams, picking names … Continue reading →

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A day in the life – week 2

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Kevin

This too shall pass… this too shall pass… this too shall pass… 1:00am – The dummy falls out of our newest Illiterate Infants mouth as she finally succumbs to sleep. There’s no tears with this one, no screaming with pain, … Continue reading →

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