Mental Health
What I Wish I'd Known at 40 (Written at 44)
This is the post I would have wanted to read. I hope someone finds it when they need it.
Community & Social
Why I Started Writing This (And Why It Took Me 18 Months)
The honest answer is that I kept looking for this blog and it didn't exist. So here we are.
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Community & Social
How I Made Friends as a 44-Year-Old Dad (A Guide for Introverts)
Making friends as an adult is genuinely hard. Making dad friends as an introverted 44-year-old is like trying to install software on a machine that doesn't know it needs it.
Pregnancy & Birth
The Pregnancy at 40+ — What the Leaflets Don't Cover
The leaflets at the fertility clinic were extremely informative and also extremely terrifying.
Relationships
My Parents Are Ageing. My Kids Are Growing. I'm in the Middle.
Dad's hip. Mum's memory. Ellie's school application. Sam's ears. It is a lot of plates.
Energy & Health
Sleep: A Field Report From Year Four
We cracked Ellie's sleep at 18 months. Sam is 2 and appears to be nocturnal.
Technology & Gen Gap
I'm Raising Digital Natives and I Built the Internet
I have been writing software since before my daughter was a concept. She still can't understand why the TV doesn't respond when she talks to it.
Relationships
What Happens to Your Relationship After Children (Honest Version)
Claire and I are fine. What I mean by "fine" has changed completely.
Community & Social
Being the Oldest Dad at the School Gate
The other dads are 31. I remember being 31. I was an idiot.
Mental Health
My Daughter Asked If I'd Be Alive When She Gets Married
She was four. She meant it as a practical question. I did not take it practically.
Finances
The Financial Shock of Having Children After 40
I had twenty years to prepare financially. I still wasn't prepared.