Our mission today: to seek out new shoes for three of our expedition members. This will be the first time crew members BoyN and BoyJ have had shoes as they have recently mastered the technical skills needed for walking. Terrain: Hard going. Today we will need to transit the area of ‘Oxford Street’ in order…
Category: Guest Post
These posts have been contributed by other people – either fellow parents, friends or sometimes random other people
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – The Joy of Twins, Part 1
‘I’m still funny. I’m still creative. I’m still kind of hip. I’m still sane.’ This is the mantra I have been repeating to myself for the past three years. The past three years have seemed long and short at the same time. The day they were born was the best and most stressful day of…
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – Feeding Time at the Zoo
Henry has been asking me to write a blog for ages. I’ve always declined the offer as I’ve really got nothing interesting to say on parenting – plus I’d never written a blog. So it was a teensy bit scary. But I’ve finally thought of something to write about which, if it reassures or helps…
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – Is There a Male Bias to CBeebies?
An equality campaigner thinks so, the controller of CBeebies thinks not and the presenter of Woman’s Hours wonders whether the lack of female representation on CBBC is a blessing in disguise Question: what have Pingu, Tommy Zoom, Mister Maker, The Koala Brothers and Little Charley Bear all got in common? Well done if you came…
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – Let’s talk about sex
I still remember the first time my father discussed the subject of sex with me. I was fourteen years old and it was clear that my father had no idea of what I was going through. I had returned home from a summer vacation camp. Together with fifty teenagers I had been locked into a…
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – The Incidental Transcendentalist
(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….
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – Joe Jackson isn’t a Daddy Blogger. I Am.
A long time ago, I had a personal blog. There was no reason or meaning or direction to the blog. It was just me talking about being confused by stuff that didn’t make sense. Like Republicans, or dumb jobs where you had to wear a piece of cloth that divided your upper body to make…
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – A Little Bit of Perspective
They say that having children changes you, your life will never be the same and in some cases will add years to you. I think one thing is for sure: having children changes the way you see things. In some simple respects, it could be the day to day things like driving a little more…
Fatherhood²: Danny Wallace is a Dad (Interview)
Danny Wallace is a man. This much we know from his popular column in ShortList magazine. But he is also so much more than a man – the presence of a Y chromosome in Daniel’s DNA is the least of his talents. He is also (in no particular order): A best-selling author; A TV producer,…
Fatherhood²: Guest Post – When a Part of a Dad Dies
It’s good but it’s not right… There are some things in life that are wrong, even when they’re right. Things that you know should happen, are appropriate and even to be expected, but you still don’t need to welcome them. Its birthday season in the Wall household. My eldest was 9 last week and the…