Diary of a Single Dad

And so it ends. With her mother’s arrival, at a little past midnight, the present becomes the past and this chapter of my life draws to a…

This is it. The last day of single(ish) fatherhood. I would be lying if I didn’t admit to having mixed feelings about it. I am going to…

Eid Mubarak and Selamat Hari Raya Haji to all my Muslim friends!

The day that all parents dread is here. The end of school. As a single(ish) father for the next few days there is only one option…

Today is a bus morning. We make it to the bus-stop with plenty of time to spare so spend the time on the nearby swings. Stormy has a…

I want you to imagine an elephant on meth who’s allergic to sleep. That pretty much what most of my nights are like. However, on this…

My daughter is a paradox. She is the only person I know who can get up early and, simultaneously, refuse to get up. I’m having an early…

So, if you’re unsure about having children of your own, find someone to ask you to play hide-and-seek (badly) 100 times in a row and see if…

It’s well past midnight before Stormy and her best friend fall asleep. They spend the last hour sitting in bed 🛏, with the little night…

It is a school bus morning today. I prepare a simple breakfast and get Stormy dressed and her hair brushed before bundling her down to the…

Slumber is a great word. It describes everything from a restful sleep to the ancient rest of the Elder Gods. And slumber is what is…

After 15 minutes of harassing the cat, it’s ToastBox again this morning. It’s becoming quite a bonding experience for us. As we scoot along…

Stormy wakes with a gleam in her eye. “Can we have ToastBox for breakfast” she asks. With a little over two weeks before we leave…

Stormy wakes just before 7am. She slowly staggers past me towards the sofa. I follow her with exaggerated movements but freeze every time…

Stormy gets herself out of bed early. One of her closest friends, who lives one floor down, is joining us for breakfast and she wants to be…

After nearly two weeks away, I finally return. The house is silent at midnight. Han decides to break the silence by singing us the song of…

I wake Stormy by ‘kiss attacking’ her. She giggles and jumps out of bed. “Mummy’s coming tomorrow” she shouts. She’s excited and happy. The…

I wake Stormy up this morning by stuffing a polar bear inside her pajamas. She giggles for a moment. Then she realises what I’ve done and…

I don’t get to bed until past 1am this morning. Stormy senses an opportunity and let’s me sleep in. While normally I would appreciate this…

Stormy wakes up and decides that she wants breakfast in an A/B pattern today. This is one of those little things that she learnt in school…

Stormy seems to have fully recovered today. I ask her how her tummy is and she rolls her eyes at me. “Fine”, she says channeling her inner…

Stormy wakes up in pain. She has tears in her eyes as she tells me that her tummy still hurts. I carry her out to the sofa and settle her…

I desperately hope Stormy lets me sleep in this morning. She doesn’t. “Daddy, it’s time to get up” she shouts as she comes into my room and…

The morning is quick and painless. She’s up on time, eats her breakfast and makes the bus with minutes to spare. It’s the perfect morning…