Category Archives: Raising Girls

My new crush

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Kevin

I fell in love on the weekend. She’s blonde, small and has an amazing laugh. She’s engaging and funny and loves my jokes. Sure she’s only 6 months old and likes to throw up on me but I don’t care. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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My advice to new Dads: Sing.

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Kevin

Last night my first Illiterate Infant and I started a new book. There I was, snuggled under the butterfly quilt reading about the structural implications of a poor choice in housing materials, seamlessly  switching between my impression of a big … Continue reading →

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Theory of Parental Panic

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kevin

I’m a bit of a nerd. Hold on, before you say anything…I know I may give the impression of a rugged, suave, confident man-about-town daddy blogger but by day I am far more ordinary,  doing stuff with computers and numbers … Continue reading →

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It’s ok to be scared

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Kevin

Miss 2.5 is indestructible. From as early as I can remember, whenever she’s hurt herself I’ve said “It’s ok sweet, dust yourself off” and she does. I’ve had strangers in parks comment on her robustness as she dongs her head on … Continue reading →

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So-long sleep

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Kevin

A warm afternoon about 1pm, curtains a drawn, and a ruggedly handsome, doting father is tenderly putting his calm, serene daughter in her cot for some quiet time [Adoring Doting Daddy] “Ok so you’ve got teddy?” [Slight Tired 2.5 Year … Continue reading →

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What’s with all the dancing?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Kevin

In June 2010 we were blessed with our daughter. We had elected not to find out the gender although deep down I knew (yeah I know… 50 50 chance) that it was going to be a girl. When she was … Continue reading →

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Like fingernails down the chalk board

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Kevin

Readers of this blog could be forgiven for the belief that I’m a doting, besotted Daddy. So far I have written about my desire for her affection, my need to keep her safe, my fears about the Dad I may … Continue reading →

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