There is very little time in the day at the moment. Lot of stuff going down. Having repercussions.... I've figured out that quality time...

I'm incredibly jealous when Iulia goes out in the evening for one of her fancy gigs. It's not my fear of her finding another bloke and...

The dining table is an important part of family life. It's where everyone gathers at least once in the day to catch up on things, discuss...

This is the sort of post that if your other half reads it, then all your privileges get cut off, sewn up in a tight velvet bag and thrown...

For all three of my kids I've been very relaxed about showing them sex and violence on TV. It had a bit of an odd effect on the two older...

There's something about the way little tots sit on the floor that is incredibly cute. Their backs are bolt upright, cross-legged and arms...

Sleeping with a three year old is not a pleasant experience. At face value, that kind of sentence is the sort of thing that gets you...

It's not just me that needs to lose weight. Ever since Loki was born, our place has been accumulating junk like its some kind of...

The first week of dieting is mainly a period of mourning. Mourning the good times, the self-indulgence, and the friends you've left...

Whether you call it Christmas, the winter break, or happy holidays, the time off from work presents the opportunity to have a think about...

I've just realised that sounds way worse that I meant it to. I don't mean 'adult things' like stripshows or brothels and such like....

That's the expression we used in our family whenever I'd get into a disagreement with my dad. I guess it means that there's only room for...

Particularly if you have kids. I look at Loki with his beautiful toddler innocence and enthusiasm for everything and wonder to myself...

No amount of paternal love generated by those beautiful 2 and half year old innocent blue eyes staring longingly into mine can hide the...

In the 20 years I lived in Australia as a lad, surrounded by deadly snakes and spiders, at no stage did I experience such horror as...

Something about human evolution makes parents see their own children as utterly captivating, and beautiful to boot. But not every child...

Back before Loki was born, Iu and I used to talk to each other in the evening. But after Loki was born, the evenings became a competition...

This weekend, 52 year old dad met his 18 year old son's girlfriend for the first time - the pair both came to stay with us for a couple...

I have an almost pathological hatred of filling in forms. But in the medical realm that's even more inhibiting than fearing the sight of...

Toddlers take a while to process things. Particularly saying sorry. At least, the most recent toddler I made seems to have this problem....