This is Sweet Fanny Adams. She’s here to tell you that from now until Saturday you can download ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’ and ‘Teething Pains’ from Amazon to your Kindle for free. It’s not even like it’s buy one, get one free, or buy two, get the third free, or buy ...

I jumped up and rushed over, busting down the bathroom door.  Her screams sounded urgent.  ”Help, Dad! Quick! I need you!” The door swung open and her voice changed. “I can’t get the toilet paper” I had just put a … Continue reading →...

It is a sentence which has been spoken by every parent, and it goes a little something like this. ‘Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids. I wouldn’t change them for the world. But…’ As the arrival of our third child draws ever closer, the number of conversations between ...

Thanks again to everyone who applied for the 1st Frugal Dad Undergraduate Scholarship! We will be poring over applications during the next month and will announce our 1st winner on June 1st, 2012 via blog post and email. Also, be … Continue reading →

Those of you who know me will know that – physically, at least – I’m an incredibly lazy person. Very rarely do I exercise, which has left me so unfit that a jog upstairs will render me breathless for around ten minutes. On the odd occasion I play football you’ll ...

Whenever I play Bohemian Rhapsody in the car, my eldest son complains that it’s “boring, and too long”, and my youngest prefers ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.

Some of you may have seen this on Twitter, but I thought it was worth posting. The other day I asked my son to write his name and address. Suppose he did, in a way.

Happy birthday gorgeous.

Lately I’ve started feeling a bit old. This August I’ll be 28. I tell you this for two reasons: 1) I know being in my late twenties doesn’t make me old, but more importantly 2) it gives you time to save up for a present. I suppose it’s not that ...

I have a great deal of respect for doctors, apart from those who present Embarrassing Bodies: Dawn Harper, Pixie McKenna, Christian Jessen, and Christian Jessen’s eyebrows. I have even more respect for surgeons, who require pin-point accuracy, patience and meticulous care every day. One false move, one sneeze, and an artery ...