We can all learn some parenting skills from this Silverback mountain gorilla.
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Being an IVF Dad
Father’s Day 2007 was not a good day. I took my dad for a beer to celebrate his special day. “Son, not everyone can have kids, you know.” It was said with tenderness and I realised he was preparing me for disappointment. My wife and I had been trying for a child for two years,… Continue reading Being an IVF Dad
Parenting Star Wars Style
Ever watched Star Wars and wondered what the Stormtroopers family life might be like? Nope? Me neither but one Swedish woman has. Photographer Kristina Alexanderson has taken a series of Flickr photos depicting Star Wars Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers as parents. Kristina’s Flickr set shows the Storm Troopers doing normal day-to-day activities with their kids.… Continue reading Parenting Star Wars Style
Role of Fathers has a large influence on a daughter’s sexual behaviour.
I have just discovered that a father’s parenting skills can have a huge influence on a daughter’s sexual behaviour. A new study by researchers in America has found that daughters of fathers with good parenting skills are less likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour. “When it comes to girls and their decisions about sex, it… Continue reading Role of Fathers has a large influence on a daughter’s sexual behaviour.
Baby Injections Fiasco
It was my turn to take Baby M to the doctors for her immunisations. I was worried Baby M may have inherited my needle phobia. But she was brilliant. So was the nurse. She had a great bedside manner, and really looked after me when I feinted. Baby M found it very funny especially when… Continue reading Baby Injections Fiasco
Dad Caught Using Breast Pump
Daddy Dazed spent the evening assembling a breast pump. What an amazing piece of apparatus. Mum-in-law walks in as I am trying out the pump on my own nipple. “Its got amazing sucking power” I say. She looks at me and walks out again without saying a word.