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Tag Archives: Parenting
The top 5 extreme sports for Dads. Including gardening…
I awoke last Sunday morning, sore. My head hurt, my back ached, I was bruised, battered and scratched. I rolled out of bed making old man noises as I made my way to the kitchen to put the kettle on. … Continue reading
A 34.5cm head! My Mothers Day guest post
This week, I’m posting over at Aussie Daddy Bloggers as part the inaugural Mothers Day Challenge. You’ll read a lot of Mother’s Day posts over the next few days that talk about gentle mothers, loving mothers, caring mothers. Why not … Continue reading
Picking my battles
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
Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood, Tips for new Dads
Tagged child safety, conscious parenting, Home, Parenting, Sleep, Trampoline
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…and then there were four
On Monday morning, about 3:20am, another Illiterate Infant came into the world. There’s a whole birth story waiting to be told about this one, but for now, I’ll just summarise it by saying that my wife amazed me, filled me … Continue reading
My (very) pregnant valentine
2 weeks to go (roughly) 2 weeks until you swap the pain in your back and cramping for the muddled fog of sleep deprivation that will come from a helpless, hungry new-born sleeping beside us. Which is why I’m proposing … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood
Tagged Family, Home, Parenting, pregnancy, Sleep deprivation, Valentine Day
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Only 16 years until uni…
My little baby toddler girl is starting daycare this week. Two and a bit years ago, I was sitting on the floor, cramps going up my arm as I reached through bars of her cot trying, in vein to pat her … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Dad
Tagged Family, fatherhood, Fathers, Home, Mobile phone, Parenting, Peppa Pig, Stay at Home Fathers
29 Comments
Burning Pubs, Sacred places and Vaginas
On the 3rd Day of Christmas my Aussie Daddy Bloggers gave to me… a story of vaginas – post pregnancy. You asked, we answer… in the Christmas spirit, a motley crew of Aussie Daddy Bloggers are answering questions from our … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Dad
Tagged Childbirth, Christmas, Father, health, Infant, Parenting, Reproductive Health, Vagina
44 Comments
What’s with all the dancing?
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
Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood, Raising Girls
Tagged Children, Dance, iPad, Parenting, star wars, Toilet training, Twirling
39 Comments
the illiterate infant 