Wait…most newborn babies are ugly. Not all. Yours wasn’t, of course. Little cherub, it was. (A monkey cherub.) The other day I was looking through my Facebook albums, more than aware that everyone else has albums entitled things like ‘Las Vegas 2010′ or ‘Mallorca 2007′ whilst mine consist of ‘Cov ...

The other day I discovered that some kid in the year above Isaac at school has been picking on him. Thankfully it’s stopped now, but the surge of teeth-grinding fist-clenching protectiveness I felt (and feel) has inspired this little poem. I’ve self-published it as a book, with Isaac (age 4) ...

You can guarantee that on many occasions your kid will get nutted or slapped or punched by another kid – usually during a party or playgroup. And you can also guarantee that the parent of said offender will pull what I call the ‘Oh, kids!’ face. You know, the face ...

I thought it would be beneficial if I gave you an insight into my mind. This is the kind of thing I think about all day every day, and usually you have the advantage of thorough editing as I attempt to turn my thoughts into blog posts. Today I thought ...

I’m dreading Noah’s 18th birthday, even if it is 16 years away. Why? Because when my wife and I inevitably break out the old albums to embarrass him in front of his girlfriend, we’ll struggle to find any photos of him; and, as we scrabble around in boxes of memories ...

This is my first post on DaddybyDefault in over a month, and it’s nice to be back. In this post, I’ll tell you why I was gone for so long, what I’ve been up to over the past few weeks, and where I plan to take the site in the ...

Someone once told me that you don’t know the meaning of worry until you become a parent – and ever since I’ve become a dad, I know exactly what they’re talking about. Fuelled by horrific news stories like this and this, I sometimes find my anxiety rising to epic proportions. ...

I’m gobsmacked. Speechless. And believe me, that doesn’t happen often. For the past five days ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ and ‘Teething Pains’ have been available to download for free. You are probably already aware of this, as I’ve been tweeting about it incessantly to the point where I’m losing most of ...

This is not a post about parenting, so if that’s what you’re here for, then you’re better off looking at another post. Scroll down, you’ll find something. This post is about Cash4Phones, and how you can overcome their weedy little scams. It’s a trap I should have seen coming – ...

Sweet, sweet Cindy I wish I had more time to write for you. Like the mom who is always last to eat, or the cobbler with tattered shoes on their children’s feet, you rarely get the words you deserve. But I promise, even when I’m writing about spaceships or zombies ...