Let’s cut straight to the point. Baby changing facilities for dads in the UK are an absolute joke. Despite the fact that there are nearly 700,000 new fathers made every year in this country (and a further million dads with kids under two), only a fraction of men’s toilets in the UK have baby changing facilities. In fact I’d go…
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I know, as men, we are extremely lucky. Sure, some of us smell, have hair growing out of our nostrils and, as a sex, are statistically more likely to pop our clogs nearly a decade earlier than our female counterparts. But we still have it pretty good. We earn more (on average), aren’t discriminated against in the workplace based on our gender or because we’re a…
View PostIf you thought that paternity leave was merely an exercise in sleep deprivation, nappy changing and tea making, think again! As someone who has just completed two full-on weeks of parental leave, I’ve come to realise that the role that new dads play in this pivotal period is infinitely more than that. Which got me thinking. Which Mr Men characters can new dads…
View PostAfter months of writing about the perks of pregnancy and all the things I’m looking forward to about being a dad, my pregnant wife suggested I take a different approach this week, by writing instead about all the less appealing things that come with growing a baby; AKA all the gross stuff that ‘what to expect’ books conveniently miss out.…
View PostI’m not ashamed to admit, I’m not what you’d call a manly man. Sure I drink real ale, I mow the lawn, I’m a proficient sportsman, I hate asking for directions and I’m about to become a father. But manly? Not so much. I guess, if we’re getting technical about it, you’d probably describe me instead as more of a…
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