Telling my children that their mom and I were getting divorced was probably the hardest conversation I have ever had. My son Luke was 11 at the time and my daughter Blythe 8. My heart broke as I looked into their sad, shocked eyes. It took everything I had to stop my tears from flowing. […]
The Five Crucial Commitments of Great Fathers
The Five Crucial Commitments of Great Fathers
Becoming a dad is one of the easiest things in the world to do. The part we play as men in the creation of a new life is a lot of fun and can be over quicker than Brittany Spears singing “oops I did it again”. But that’s where the easy part ends and the […]
Dadshares and Death-Ray Glares
Dadshares and Death-Ray Glares
My heart sank as I read her Facebook post. Just when I thought I’d dodged this dad shaped bullet her words haul me firmly back into the firing line. “It would make my life” she wrote. She wanted to go really badly and wasn’t going to let any “sold out” sign get in her way […]
Why Dads Matter
Why Dads Matter
A year after my divorce, my son Luke decided to come and live with me. At the age of 12 he was a big, strong boy, tall and solidly built. He played rugby, loved riding motor bikes and was a real boy in every way. Yet I also noticed a tenderness and vulnerability in him. […]