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This is where you’ll find all of my posts about parenting, from advice to reviews, and plenty of head-scratching.
As we come hurtling towards the end of 2012, full of Christmas cheer and festive spirit, I wanted to take a moment to thank all the people that regularly read my blog – and those of you who have contributed guest blog posts to it in the past 12 months. As well as marking the…
I should probably start this post with a disclaimer – a sort of “Spoiler Alert” for those of a sensitive disposition: If you have somehow stumbled upon this blog post and you are under the age of 10, please don’t read any further. It’s for your own good, trust me. (You might laugh, but I…
I was originally planning to post a video with this piece, but modern life appears to have put a dampner on those plans – something I had previously thought was just a joke fuelled by Daily Mail readers turned out to be true: You really can’t put pictures of other people’s children on the internet…
As a father who often struggles with buying presents for people, I’m a big fan of the concept of wishlists – my Amazon one has served me very well over the years, and our wedding wishlist produced presents we’re still using now. But what do you do if you need to buy for somebody who…
A couple of weeks ago I set-up a Facebook poll asking people to name their favourite Movie dads, looking for some inspiration for a blog post I was planning about big-screen dads. Thankfully, the polls had a much better response than I was expecting, with almost 100 people voting so far – giving rise to…
Well, it’s finally happened – I’ve been sent a product to review by a brand! It’s my first one, so be gentle with me if I’m not very good… What is it? The “Lexibook” Cars 300K Digital Camera How much is it? Both Amazon and Argos have it on sale for £19.99 at the moment,…
In a small step away from my usual post topics, I wanted to write a quick post to publicise a really good cause that is doing brilliant work this time of year. Namely, Operation Christmas Child. You may have heard of this or similar schemes in the past, so forgive me if I’m preaching to…
As I announced in my last post, I’m planning on putting together a book about fatherhood before the end of the year, and the working title is “An A to Z of Fatherhood”. After I put the post up, I received LOADS of really positive feedback from other fathers who are keen to contribute, which…
Right, I’m going to do it – I’m finally going to get off my arse and write a book. Well, sort of… I want to create, compile and contribute to a book – but I need a little help! That’s where you might come in… Let me explain. I’ve been considering writing a book for…
(or, An Atheist and a Catholic Walk Into a Bar…) I grew up Catholic. I went to church every Sunday and said grace before dinner. I went to catechism during the school year and to summer Bible school when school was finished. The first book I memorized was a children’s version of The Good Samaritan….