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LATEST ARTICLES ( 29 )

• My New Crush

  

  yes – awwwwwwwww I fell in love on the weekend. She’s blonde, small and has an amazing laugh. She’s engaging and funny and loves my jokes. Sure she’s only 6... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Fantasy Fathers Day – With Aviator Glasses

  

  I’m delighted to have been asked, along with 9 other fellow Aussie Daddy Bloggers to take part in a Fantasy Fathers day Challenge where one of us can WIN a day... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Luck Will

  

  Will Kate – Just some new parents At the time of writing, there’s at least one couple in a hospital ward. Surrounded by experts and in perfectly safe hands,... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teddies, Trolleys and Tantrums

  

  The Illiterate Infant has been on a bit of an excursion, guest posting over at the Woolworth Baby and Toddlers Club. Rather than talking about my gifted child... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Top 5 Extreme Sports for Dads. Including Gardening…

  

  I awoke last Sunday morning, sore. My head hurt, my back ached, I was bruised, battered and scratched. I rolled out of bed making old man puffing noises as I... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bloody TV Chefs: 5 Reasons Their Recipes Fail to Live up to the Hype

  

  Bloody TV chefs. With their 30 minutes preparation time, pinches of exotic spices, dashes of gourmet oils and freshly chopped herbs sprinkled with an effortless... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lies We Tell Our Kids

  

  …and why we all do it! I walk into my daughter’s room yawning theatrically. Thankfully its winter because there is no way I could get away with this one at... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3 Treats from Danielle from Keeping Up With the Holsbys

  

  There has been some great posts by Mum’s writing about their partners in the Illiterate Infant’s Mum’s on Dads guest post series and this is no exception. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thanks Julia Gillard… for Being a Julia

  

  …and not a Kevin, Tony, John, Bob or a Barnaby This is not a politically motivated post. It’s not about the leadership spill in which Kevin Rudd deposed Julia... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 POLITICS, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• 21 Things to Remember Before Having Another Baby

  

  …and why you’ll do it anyway. Today the Illiterate household is tired. A deep, aching tired. It’s an ache that comes from weeks of layering fatigue on top of... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Air Guitar and Other Life Skills I Will Be Teaching My Daughters

  

  My proudest moment last week was when my just-turned-three-year-old asked me to turn up the radio when the White Stripes Seven Nation Army came on. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Mystical World of Dadabulous

  

  So I was a bit nervous asking my good friend Mumabulous to guest post as part of my Mums on Dads series. I didn’t know wether to paint on my own abs to compete... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sex to Sleep – Top 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Sick from Your Kids

  

  Ebola, black plague, smallpox… some of the worst diseases known to man have been joined by a new, insidious ailment. One that renders its victims useless... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Advice to New Dads: Sing.

  

  Last night my first Illiterate Infant and I started a new book. There I was, snuggled under the butterfly quilt reading about the structural implications of a... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Theory of Parental Panic

  

  I’m a bit of a nerd. Hold on, before you say anything…I know I may give the impression of a rugged, suave, confident man-about-town daddy blogger but by day I a... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• …Bloody Kids

  

  Making me wake up every hour to settle you when just the other day you had me convinced that you were sleeping through… bloody kids Running off from me in the... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sleeping Like a Husband… and Other Perks of the Working Dad

  

  Hellooooooooooo sleep! Yes, my dear friends sleepy and bobo are back in the house and I am welcoming them with open arms. The fog is clearing as I swap 40 minut... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Growing up Your Blog – Finding the Right Help

  

  This week I’m talking about the next step of the WordPress self hosting journey; when you decide to actually do it. There’s also a great deal at the end of... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Meggings, Mantyhose and Other Catastrophes

  

  Not Daryl Somers but you get the idea The other day I sat down on the bus next to Darly Somers. Well it wasn’t actually Daryl but I’d bet 5 Saturday nights of... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• A 34.5cm Head! My Mothers Day Guest Post

  

  This week, I’m posting over at Aussie Daddy Bloggers as part the inaugural Mothers Day Challenge. You’ll read a lot of Mother’s Day posts over the next few... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION