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We went to Rhymetime this morning. Or 'Mimetime' as it shall henceforth be known. Why? Well, youngest seems to think she's on an episode of Top of the Pops somewhere in the mid-1980s. She used to merrily sing along, but now just either keeps her mouth shut or pretends to sing. We have no idea why. She ...
My parents are moving house soon and we're really going to miss the place. They've lived there for 25 years, so it has been a happy home enjoyed by several generations. Yesterday, we went for the final barbecue in their lovely big garden and, of course, to enjoy the surroundings too. Youngest didn't need much persuading to ...
Youngest is going to be three next month. Three! I can't quite believe it. All clichés about the passing of time are spot on. I remember her birth more vividly than those of her brothers. Not simply because it was more recent, but because of how far removed it was from the quiet homebirth we had ...
One of the best things about being self-employed is that I get to do the morning school run. I know it's not the most relaxing of parental responsibilities. This may also raise some eyebrows among people who see me on it every day and I can understand why. I always look exhausted, exasperated and, to be honest, ...
Whether you like it or not, autumn is definitely here now. For the record, I really don't like it but I've mentioned that before. I'm one of those people who insist on not using the central heating in September so, for me at least, today is the official first day of the season. As it was ...
Our house has been on the market for a couple of weeks. We've tried to move once or twice before only for circumstances to change, so are determined that this is our time. As a result, our house is the tidiest and cleanest it has ever been. All of the long-neglected DIY jobs have been completed. ...
We're a few weeks back into the new school year and all three kids seem to be doing well. Youngest has settled into nursery without so much as a drop-off tantrum and the six-year-old is doing brilliantly at everything. I always worry about oldest, simply because he's been there that much longer than his siblings and ...
They grow up so quickly, don't they? Youngest is now at nursery a couple of times a week and is loving it. She's settled in so well and it's as if she's always been there. There's one day a week when her pick-up time coincides with that of her brothers. It's lovely to watch them walking ...
Textbook normal. It's not a classification that most self-respecting people would aspire to. However, it was music to my ears when I was referred to as such yesterday. I've had a lot on my mind lately. Keeping on top of work, the new school year and getting our house on the market have all occupied my ...
The summer holidays are over and it's time for a much-needed return to routine. It's just as well as the last six weeks felt like a plate-spinning act. Somehow or other, we made it through without any figurative plates - or, for that matter, actual plates - figuratively or actually smashing. But we're exhausted now! Simultaneously spinning the ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, the writer of a multi-award-winning dad blog.
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.
