Tomorrow I turn 40. In fact, unless you read this the day it is published I already have. 14 September 2020 sees me roll from my thirties into my forties, and takes me out of an entire bracket of age groups forevermore. And I'm still single. Don't get me wrong or misunderstand me; I'm not... Continue Reading →
Why men are idiots when it comes to being single and mental health
Many years ago I was called into the office one Friday towards the end of November. I was a youth worker at the time, and had just won funding to set up and run a young fathers project as I'd been astounded at the lack of support for young dads at the point I'd become... Continue Reading →
Out of the blue
With Game of Thrones ending so badly (which I'm both furious and curiously ambivalent about at the same time) it reminded me of possibly my favourite ending of any series ever - The Sopranos. Normally I'd add a spoiler alert here, but if you've not seen it by now you probably never will, and the... Continue Reading →
Introducing my kids
When I started this blog years ago it was intended to track my thoughts about dating and not really all that much more besides. I'd never done it before, and needed to find a way to process things without paying for a therapist. The title for it sort of popped into my head out of... Continue Reading →
Parental Logistics Suck
I used to joke that my first child changed everything, but after that the rest were simply a matter of logistics. It's sort of true; the first time you do it, everything about your life changes. You go from only being responsible for yourself to having another human life entirely and utterly dependant upon you.... Continue Reading →
Who am I?!
According to my Facebook feed, Millenials have apparently discovered Friends and they are not happy about it. Not happy at all. They are criticising a show which is 20 years old for displaying attitudes which were not only of their time but in many cases ahead of it. That's not good enough for our millennial wunderkinds;... Continue Reading →
Time for an interlude
Regular readers of this blog (i.e. both of you) will have noticed that I've not posted for almost two weeks. Honestly, I don't know how you have filled your days without my half-formed thoughts to fill your minds. I wish I could say it was for one of two reasons; either that I had been... Continue Reading →