Archive - Some Other Dad

I Come Bearing Lasagne

The boundaries you should set—and respect for others—when you become a parent

Dec 13, 2024 •

Paternity Pending

Two weeks ain't cutting it, mate

Dec 6, 2024 •

November 2024

Wherever They May Roam

Finding the line between independence and vigilance

Nov 29, 2024 •

Shitting Myself About a Magic Trick

What a Rainbows talent show and a 25-year-old coin trick taught me about letting the kids go it alone

Nov 22, 2024 •

For Sale: Relics of a Bygone Age

How my latest Vinted selling spree has made me reflect on my pre-parenting life

Nov 15, 2024 •

Decaf Tea Bag Anxiety

What having some tradies in my garden has taught me about the emotional baggage we carry as parents

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2024

Promoting Pawns

Five things my recent chess obsession remind me about parenting

Oct 25, 2024 •

I'll Handle It, Thanks Very Much

Why it's not OK to discipline someone else's child, and why I'm a massive hypocrite

Oct 18, 2024 •

I Was Born in 2019

How becoming a dad was the breaking and remaking of me

Oct 12, 2024 •

Chasing the ACE

A bad upbringing is the root of all evil - but it's not an inevitability

Oct 5, 2024 •

September 2024

Stepping Through the School Gates

Life is just filling in one long permission slip

Sep 27, 2024 •

Let's try this again

A comeback, and some changes

Sep 20, 2024 •

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