Hi! This is me, Rich, with the two most important people in my life. Meet Rupert ;two-and-a-half,a big television addict and too cheeky for his own good. Then there's Myles who is five months old, a big fan of not sleeping at night and far too cute for words. You may notice that I haven't pointed out which son is which in that picture but i'm sure most will have a good idea. We are often referred to as father and sons but my wife will, i'm sure, come to know us as the terrible trio in years to come.
Anyways, a big, warm welcome to my blog.....Dad About You. I've been meaning to start a 'dad' blog for a while now but due to many different factors (time, second child, wedding) I didn't get round to doing one. See, i'm passionate about few things in life. Spending time with my children is definitely up at the top but I also enjoy writing (a journalism degree and £25,000 of student debt can contest to that). It was really my lovely wife Trish's idea that I start a blog about all things dad as she quite rightly pointed out that it would be 'something to do' and 'would involve the kids'.
I must admit, one of the best parts of being a dad is getting to use the 'i've got kids' excuse. If I don't fancy going to a boring work night out, a family gathering or just to football training on a cold winters night then all I need to do is play the children card. If any of my friends, family or work colleagues are reading this then I can honestly say I've never used this card once. :-s
What I imagine this card would look like
Whilst this apparent 'children card' has been used many times by my...ahem... wife, there are some drawbacks to being a dad. This drawback is something I have to encounter day after day after day. This drawback will resonate with many of the dads reading this blog. I give you.....
CHILDREN'S TELEVISION
Children's television, namely CBeebies and NickJr, has taken over my life during the past two years. I now find myself able to recite some shows word for word, having seen them for the millionth time and I even know most of the theme tunes. Try me? Mike the Knight? Easy!! Balamory? I can sing that in my sleep!! Topsy and Tim?? I'm so good at it I can sing it backwards!!
But there is one show, one show that beats them all in terms of taking over my life. A show that has brought on many tantrums and many, many tears. That show is.....
I'm now too angry/upset to write anymore but in my next blog I'm going to tell you all about my thoughts on Miss Pig. Until next time......
Can't wait to read more about the infamous Peppa Pig 🐷
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