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Another academic year is over. Oldest is now more than halfway through primary school, his younger brother has two years under his belt and youngest starts at nursery in September. Where has the time gone and how did all this happen? It feels like we've limped over the proverbial finish line. Everyone is exhausted and, to ...
I've never been any good at complaining. I don't know why, because I still have a strong sense of injustice when I've been wronged. Last week, for example, I sent what I thought was a sternly-worded email about a ridiculously late payment for some work I had done. Immediately after hitting send, I re-read it fearing ...
Kids are clever little things, aren't they? My three are always discovering little life hacks that always leave me impressed and proud. Well, to a point, anyway. There's one area that makes me cringe a little. That of my older two and video games. If there's a way of repurposing a popular title inappropriately, they'll find ...
As I've said a number of times recently, I've changed a lot since becoming a dad. For the most part, this is in terms of my outlook on life, but there have been some physical changes too. I've definitely put on a little weight in my eight years of parenting and it started pretty early on. ...
Despite being a dad of three and with eight years' parenting under my belt, I feel my capacity for being surprised should be dwindling. And yet it's not. I often catch myself incredulous about some of the most basic of occurrences. Here are five things I really shouldn't be surprised by anymore. The passing of time Before kids ...
Tomorrow, England go head to head with Sweden in the World Cup quarter-final. The high hopes of the nation rest on 11 young men including the captain, Harry Kane. My kids have had a take-it-or-leave-it attitude towards football for the last few years, but seem to have a real enthusiasm for it now. Perhaps inevitably, their ...
I was interested to read an article in Huffpost Parents this week. It reports on a claim that a family of four would need £40k a year to live comfortably. I have to admit that I'm somewhat surprised by this figure. Why? Well, we're doing fine on a significantly smaller amount and there are five of us! The ...
It's oldest's birthday today. Somehow or other, he's eight years old already. This, of course, means that I've been a parent for the same amount of time. As I mentioned in yesterday's rather silly post, I've changed a lot since then. Here, then, are eight important life lessons I've learned in eight years of parenting. You weren't ...
My oldest child will be eight tomorrow. It doesn't feel that long ago since he arrived, but a lot has happened since then. We've welcomed two more children and I've had a career path worthy of a roller coaster. As a result, I've changed a lot as a person. Don't worry, I'm not going to go all ...
Summer is finally here and it looks like it's here to stay. Hurrah! With the school holidays imminent, parents' thoughts are turning to how to keep the kids occupied for six whole weeks. It's a daunting prospect, but is still very much achievable. Like many others, we're on a pretty tight budget so we'll be having plenty ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, a multi-award-winning parent blogger.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
