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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 ...
All three of my children seem to get cheekier with every passing day. Particularly my two sons. They have an ever-growing repertoire of ways to humiliate me in front of other people. I used to think I'm reasonably cool as far as my children are concerned, but clearly not. Their antics have proved that I'm really ...
We recently made a big financial decision that will have a huge impact on our children. That sounded a lot more serious than it needed to be. We're starting to give the boys pocket money! There are a few reasons for this. First of all, it was high time. Dylan will soon be eight and Xander recently ...
The Government has today launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the uptake of shared parental leave. Unfortunately, the 'Share the joy' campaign misses the point. When I read the headlines this morning, I naively thought that some much-needed policy change was on the way. Sadly not. It's just raising awareness of a pre-existing option that ...
People often ask me what it's like having three kids. I usually refer them to the memes I've included in this post as they sum it up nicely. But I wouldn't be me if I didn't write a blog post about it too. I love having three kids and wouldn't change it for anything. Without wishing ...
I've been a parent for over seven years. I've also been blogging about it for the same amount of time. You'd think that writing about my experience of parenting would focus my thoughts and improve my approach as a result. Well if recent events are anything to go by, I've learned nothing. In my defence - ...
I was interested to read comments made by MP Alison Thewliss recently. During a commons debate on sexual harassment and violence in schools, she advised parents to teach children about consent from a very early age. She also suggests doing this in a way that may seem unusual to some, but that I agree with. In ...
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've just spent the last couple of days solo parenting while also trying to work. Kate had to leave at short notice to visit a relative in hospital at the other end of the country, so I had plenty to juggle. I'm not going to lie; it was really difficult! All three kids have reached 'peak ...
I was doing some tidying yesterday when I was hit by a realisation. I'm losing my soft edge. I found a mountain of kid art and had no hesitation in putting it in the recycling bin. Normally, I would go through every last one and rescue a few, but not this time. In they went with 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.
