"How to Dad" : Advice, tips, & warnings from someone literally making it up as they go...
In a digital world flooded with advice on pregnancy, childbirth and parenting for newly expectant mothers, That Dad Life stands alone and slightly off-centre; providing advice of questionable quality for expecting fathers from a dad’s perspective. All information best taken with a grain of salt, packet of chips and a well-deserved beer.
You’ve just found out you’re expecting – you’re going to be a dad! CONGRATULATIONS! If you haven’t already, you’re going to announce it to the world shortly. Everyone (and I literally mean EVERYONE) is going to smile at you, tell you it’s fantastic news, and tell you how amazing being a parent is… and then […]
Who, what and why make a website for Dads? Let’s start with names. I’m Will. And I’m a new dad. I’m in my 30’s with a wife, a newborn child, two dogs, two turtles and probably the odd rat colony that has managed to make a home under my house. I’m a few weeks into this whole ‘being-a-responsible-parent’ thing and […]
You. Are. Going. To. Be. A. Dad. Stop & sit down for a minute, and let that sink in. Just breathe. Maybe get yourself a Beer or Whiskey. Take a moment. You are already walking the first steps on the longest, craziest journey of your life. You’re going to be a dad, so here’s to you champ. […]
I’ll be honest. When I first heard the term ‘birthing plan’, my mind immediately went to a place with a massive list of ‘things you cannot do’, strict schedules, birthing suits where speaking is banned, crystals hang over the bed, hippies act as birthing guide counsellors & terms like “holistic childbearing” are thrown around faster than you can order a […]
Ahh, Labour. Or ‘Labor’ for our American friends. According to popular culture labour is the most frantic, stressful, cow like moaning & then banshee screaming filled, liquid covered, sweaty-haired and white-knuckled ride to the hospital that ends with your wife’s waters breaking immediately after walking into the hospital, resulting in a noah-esque flood and an unintentionally […]
