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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 ...
Sleep - or a distinct lack of it - is something that I seem to write about a lot. It's been almost eight years since I regularly got a decent night's kip. Actually, it's probably been even longer than that. While the kids have undoubtedly played a big part, a new acquisition has proved that I ...
I've been to not one but two sports days this week. It was nice to spend a bit of time away from my desk and see how my sons did. I like the way their school approaches it too. Although it was competitive in that they were earning points for their respective 'houses', the events ...
Parenting's never easy, is it? This week, for example, I consciously let one of my kids make a mistake, knowing it would probably upset him. It did, of course, and I feel awful. We took the boys out to spend their first few weeks of pocket money at the weekend. It was theirs to do with ...
Did you know that last week was National Stop Snoring Week? I'm guilty of pushing up rather loud zeds now and then, so when the people at Breathe Right asked me to take part, I felt I ought to! They sent me a hamper of items to help me - and Kate, of course - to relax. ...
Autumn has a funny habit of making me think about the future - particularly in recent years. I'm not feeling as young as I once did and, the older I get, the more I worry about what life has in store for us all. Hopefully, of course, I'll live a long and healthy life and be ...
I've always loved myths. It's fascinating how the same concerns we have today were turned into far-fetched tales thousands of years ago. I particularly like Greek mythology. Mainly because of how ridiculous some of the stories are. The other day, I found myself performing a thankless and repetitive task and realised I was basically playing out ...
I'm going to start this post with a confession. I recently realised that I had yet to set up a savings account for Amelie. She is now 19 months old, so this is quite a faux pas on my part. I used to be so organised with things like this but have to admit that ...
Perceptions of parenting roles have changed significantly in recent years. The cultural shift towards recognising dads as capable parents can only be a good thing. However, there are some attitudes that still need to catch up with 21st century life. With that in mind, the people at WaterWipes are on a mission to redefine and recognise what the ...
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.
