There’s a phenomenon that occurs in cars with kids after an outing. Every time we have an outing – be it a day outing or an evening outing – on the way home, or on arrival in the house, something kicks off a massive fight between the kids. We are at a stage now where […]
I was told by a friend to grow up recently. He was probably right. But I figure if I haven’t ‘grown up’ by now it’s unlikely to happen. I’m still waiting to turn into my dad. The adult. The serious one. The one who pays the bills, complains about spending too much money, stresses about […]
My apologies. I’ve been out of action for quite a while. I have been attending IAMP meetings. I have been in therapy. Several months ago there was an intervention. There had to be. I was at rock bottom. My wife said she found me wandering around in my socks, searching the local park for the […]
Running super fast. Wide eyed and over excited. Straight past reception. Over the multi coloured climbing frames. Diving head first into the ball pit. I just can’t help myself! Play centres are so much fun. Or at least they used to be. The first time I took my child to one of these places I […]
Fucking footy cards. If I get asked to buy one more pack I could explode. Footy cards are the cause of 90% of the angst in our household. I hope the person that introduced them to Australia has girls not boys. If he had boys they would have all the cards they wanted. So I […]
I had a minor panic attack last weekend. I dropped one of my kids off at the wrong party and drove the other to the wrong sports ground for their football match. It never used to be like this. Up until a few weeks ago I could remember the various commitments my boys had. A […]
It is wrong to get joy from other peoples misery. Except when you are out with friends and their kids are being naughty while yours are behaving. It happens all the time when you are parents – and it recently happened to us again in a restaurant when we were out with friends. What I […]
I am having my own personal Groundhog Day at the moment. I wrote a poem about our daily life cycle 8 months ago called, A Day in The Life but a lot changes in 8 months of a child’s life and we seem to have moved on to more ‘mature’ repetitions. They say kids take you […]
I have a confession. I am an addict. It started a few years ago. Slowly at first. Just once or twice a day. But it wasn’t long till I starting needing more and more. Now I can’t get enough of it. I can’t put my finger on exactly when I knew I needed help. I […]
I lost Zak on Sunday. It wasn’t for long. But he was gone. There was a carnival in the park. Several hundred people milling around and one lost child. If you have ever lost a child in public you will know that even a few seconds is terrifying. I try not to make a habit […]
“Dad, when I’m older do I call you Grandpa?” It was an innocent question from my youngest, Zak, followed by, “Dad, it’s hot in here. Can you turn on the hair conditioning?” 2 comments that put a smile on my face and inspired an idea. That was a year ago. This week a friend, Rod […]
It is half past 2 and I think I hear the patter, Here we go again, whatever is the matter? You are in your own room, it’s always what you wanted, Now you come and tell me that your “room is haunted.” Amazing how quickly you end up in our bed, Fastest way in? Straight over […]
It ended with a broken bowl, cereal all over the table, milk over the walls and floor. Our boys had a mini-food fight this morning. My wife freaked out. The boys ended up in their room for hours. The text messages and conversations followed as she tried to figure out why they were so naughty […]
