Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger
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,…
From time to time I like to blog about something completely unrelated to fatherhood – usually something relating to marketing or social media, but ocassionally something completely off-the-wall. This is just such a time. So enamoured have I been of the brillaint “FENTON! Jesus Christ, FENTON!” video, I’ve spent the past couple of days enjoying…
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….
As I’ve mentioned in a couple of my previous posts, in the past 3 years we’ve had a number of family photo sessions done with professional photographers. When Robert was born, my brother bought us 3 sessions at a photography studio, which we chose to use over 3 years at roughly the same time each…
I’ve written a couple of posts in the past about both must-have baby purchases and over-rated baby gadgets, but since becoming a dad for the second time, I’ve been reminded of even more accessories and knick-knacks that have made my life easier. I’ve also asked around some other parents too, to get their must-have purchases….
As a father and a blogger – and a former movie reviewer – I was very excited to see the trailer of ‘The Other F Word‘ recently. I can’t remember the last time I saw a GOOD documentary about being a dad – apart from the odd “Fathers 4 Justice” report on something like Panorama,…