The honest truth about fatherhood, loss, masculinity, and rebuilding yourself when no one’s watching.
Most men don’t talk about it.
Some don’t know how.
Others were never shown it mattered.
This is for the dads who stay silent.
The ones who show up anyway.
“No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.”
– Abraham Lincoln
This isn’t a parenting blog.
There are no “10 hacks to be a better dad” here.
No perfect routines.
No curated moments.
This is about:
- Loving your kids when you don’t get them every day
- Grieving parents who shaped you and then disappeared
- Carrying responsibility without applause
- Being strong without pretending you’re fine
If you’ve ever felt invisible as a man or a father, you’re in the right place.
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Dad of the year competitions drive me mad!
Yeah I said it, Dad of the year competitions drive me mad, in fact what I wanted to write didn’t make it past the edit. In my opinion every dad present and trying their best is dad of the year, being a dad is tough! Nobody or anything prepares your for it, the pressure you Read more
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Men’s charities – I need your help
The year for me has started out at a bit of a whirlwind pace, lots going on with work and if I wasn’t busy enough I have decided to start sharing my brain farts on this blog as well as launching a podcast talking to dads about every day life, struggles and success’s (the dadsbeerclub’s Read more
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Nobody is perfect…..
So quit trying to be; with the tragic recent passing of Mick Norcross we are once again reminded of that very real statistic that lingers around young men in this day and age. Stop beating yourself up trying to be perfect you are searching for a reality that doesn’t exist. In our society today we Read more
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Episode #2 “Prison was the best thing that happened to me”
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cxyas-f8654a This week I sat down with Dean Michniew to talk about becoming a dad at a young age before ending up in prison which ultimately changed his life. Losing his own dad at 11 years old and becoming a dad of two, trying to navigate fatherhood without the guidance of his own father. Dean Read more
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Virtual Social 1 – Trump, Boris, McGregor & Man UTD v Liverpool
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x4f2a-f86241 This week on Virtual Social we sit down and talk about what’s gone on in the last week and what’s coming up this weekend. If we cant go to the pub we bring the pub to you, this week we talk about Donald Trump moving house, how Boris has handles the Covid crisis, we Read more
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6 things they don’t tell you about being a new dad
When thinking about writing this blog I was trying to consider some of the things they don’t tell you when you are about to become a dad for the first time, I was thinking hard the cogs were ticking but I realised nobody really tells you anything, in fact the whole build up to the Read more
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My Thoughts on being a father ~
“From the moment I heard I was going to be a father, I knew my world would never be the same.”
Nobody Cares About Dad 