Dad 101

Dad Time

October 20, 2011
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Due to the fact that I have been unwell, we are going on close to three weeks of Immy and I spending A LOT of time at home.  With me unable to do much more than sit on the couch, there has been lots of calling upon quiet time activities, my moments for Mum, too [...]

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Doing it Differently

August 10, 2011
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There are quite a few funny stories about Dads and their attempts at homemaking in our family folklore. Like the one about a dad who served the children sausages and eggs for dinner every night (for quite a number of nights) when his wife was in hospital because that is all he knew how to [...]

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Time for Dads

November 23, 2009

Last week I was fortunate to see the movie, The Boys are Back, thanks to Hopscotch Films and Cath, aka SquiggleMum. I was looking forward to supporting a predominately Australian made film and I was not disappointed. Inspired by a true story, the film tells the story of a previously part-time father (played by Clive [...]

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From Dad 101: Quality vs Quantity

November 19, 2009

Striking the work/life balance at times feels like the impossible dream. How can I spend more time with my family but still concentrate on and succeed at work? I am sure I am not the only parent who faces this dilemma and when I actually think about it, I wonder – is it about more [...]

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Through Dad’s Eyes

October 22, 2009

Given Christie and Immy are heading off to Singapore, I decided it was time I finally put together a post of my own as Christie has been nagging asking me for a while now to tell my side of this childhood story. I have been wondering for days, what could I write possibly about? And [...]

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Reflections on a footy final

September 28, 2009

Yesterday was Grand Final Day in Australia. For non-Australian readers, a large percentage of our country stops what they are doing to watch two teams battle it out to be the Aussie Rules football champions. In Perth, home of many, many AFL fans, the shops were empty, the roads were empty, and even though it [...]

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