Institutionalised going solo
I’ve always been one to do things my way. Not in an “I’m better than you” kinda way, just that I like to think that “there’s nothing I can’t do” kind of way. This has proved to be a real…
Health and Well Being
We are not aliens
This post was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a very close friend. She unfortunately has yet another friend who is in the final stages of this horrible fucking cancer thing. Her friend’s partner, who sounds like an…
Why my kids are my role models
They can be a total pain in the arse, drive me to the brink of sanity on a daily basis, show two-fifths of fuck all respect for me and are generally ungrateful turds. They have perfected the art of provocation…
I’m not me anymore
Losing someone you love changes you at the very core of your being. Whether you like it or not, simply put, you are not you anymore. Well you are obviously still the same person physically, albeit with a couple of…
Men don’t just think about sex and beer
This article stems from me spending time browsing through the comment threads of articles I have posted, that contain (as most do) some degree of insight into my feelings, worries and emotions. When I sit back and mentally collate any…
What about new love?
t’s been (only) a little of over 2 years since I lost my sweetheart. Not very long in the grand scheme of things, yet some days it seems an eternity has passed since those horrible final days. I honestly don’t…
Share your shit rather than your unicorns
I reckon any solo parent would make a bloody good actor. We are so good at wearing a mask, acting out a facade, changing character in an instance. I say this because I just spent a few minutes scrolling through…
How mindfulness helped me be the partner I had to be
Mindfulness. What the fuck does that actually mean anyway? Well I could go and quote someone else so I absolve myself from all challenge, but I won’t. Why? Because if it wasn’t for what mindfulness means to me, and my…
My 8yr old vegetarian
Do you have problems getting your kids to eat vegetables? Well so have I/we for as long as they have been on this earth. Hiding them in stewy dishes, giving them fun names or making crap pictures on their plates…
Small efforts can make all the difference
Most days can go either way in my house. There is no real grey area. Either I’m happy and so are the kids when we all wake up. Dancing around the kitchen, singing and laughing our way through the morning…
Body scans and The Mad Monkey upstairs
12:43am on a Wednesday night. I’m snuggled up top-to-toe with Grace in a single bed (she needed some Dad cuddles tonight) at my sister in laws on a typical freezing winter’s night in Melbourne. Although her cute little semi-snore is…