I was recently contacted by a lovely lady from a website called ‘Science4You‘, who asked if the boys and I would like to review some of their sets. Having never heard of the site before, but being intrigued enough by the name, I accepted happily and awaited my parcel in the following week’s post. The…
Category: Fatherhood
This is where you’ll find all of my posts about parenting, from advice to reviews, and plenty of head-scratching.
Fatherhood: takes on Boyhood
As I sit here in San Jose (California), 5,500 miles away from my family, I have plenty of time to reflect on the aspects of fatherhood which I’m currently missing out on. I’ve only been here for a couple of days so far, so I mustn’t grumble too much – I’m certainly missing them all…
Fatherhood: Half-way round the world in 8 days
This Sunday, I’m heading to the West coast of America for a series of work-based meetings, which will see me spending 8 days away from my family – the longest time I’ve been away from them in their short lives. It will also be the first time I’ve ever been away from Freddie for more…
Fatherhood: Chocolate Charlie Cheers Cheeky Child
Our house has been taken over by chocolate fever, and it shows no sign of abating. Sweeties are causing a rumpus, chewing gum has elicited gasps of excitement and you can’t even imagine the delights caused by gobstoppers… It’s not the Christmas leftovers that are driving my children mad, though – it’s a lot more…
Fatherhood: 2014, A Year in our Family Album – Part 2
Following on from where I left-off a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to finish my round-up of our family year – before the year comes to an end! The second half of the year included a memorable holiday, a lot of exciting day trips and a family Christmas – so without further ado, let’s…
Fatherhood: Review – Hot Wheels Super Loop Chase Race / Total Turbo Takeover Trackset
The good people at Mattel are clearly feeling in the festive spirit, as they asked the boys and I if we’d mind reviewing not one but TWO new Hot Wheels sets. Given that my oldest is an utter Hot Wheels fanatic, I wasn’t about to say no – so that’s exactly what we’ve done! I…
Fatherhood: Don’t let an over-generous Santa spoil another child’s Christmas
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a light-hearted post about whether or not Santa was taking unfair credit from parents. The post was well-received and generated a fair bit of discussion on Facebook. As a result of that post, several friends have alerted me to a couple of Facebook posts on a similar topic,…
Fatherhood: Family Days Out – Christmas at Legoland Windsor
With the big day fast approaching, and a trip to see Father Christmas still not ticked-off our seasonal ‘to do’ list, my wife came across an interesting new option last week. It seemed to fulfil all the criteria: a fun day out, a chance to meet the big man and do some other Christmassy stuff,…
Fatherhood: 2014, A Year in our Family Album – Part 1
I’m not a very good blogger – as you may well have gotten the jist-of by now. I don’t post very often, I’m rubbish at thinking of what to write, and (despite my career in marketing) I’m utterly appalling at promoting this blog. One thing I AM reasonably good at doing regularly is taking photos….
Fatherhood²: Is Santa Taking All the Credit in your House?
Being the certified, Christmas-loving parents that we are, my wife and I have already made significant headway with our Christmas present shopping. Stockings have been filled (purely for test purposes, obviously), presents wrapped and bags safely stowed away in the loft. In our house, the story goes that Santa is the man in charge of…