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Come on, admit it. You've put your baby in amusing poses and photographed them while they're asleep! We all have. It's a rite of passage for any self-respecting parent. The people at Carpetright obviously know this as they've launched a Carpet Creations competition. They're challenging parents to unleash their creative sides while their little ones slumber, ...
I've learned much since becoming a dad. I've discovered a whole new range of skills. These include changing nappies in the dark, preparing breakfast with one hand and some odd ways of stopping tears. Who knew doing an impression of an electric toothbrush could be so soothing? Being a proud dad of three, I've also learned ...
We took Amelie to be weighed today. Big news, I know. Thanks to the sad demise of our local Sure Start Centre, we have to take her to the library which is otherwise closed on Wednesdays. Admittedly, it's a good way of stopping the Tories closing down that too, but it's a strange experience going into ...
Amelie is now four months old and as well as reaching some lovely and memorable milestones including laughing and trying to roll over, she's also reminded me of some of the significantly less cute things that little ones get up to. They're all strangely familiar, so Dylan and Xander must have done them and I've obviously ...
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.
