Books are awesome! Nothing better than a good book! I’ve always loved reading, as has my wife. We’ve been reading to our kids every day, as well as before bed, since they were born so they have developed a love of reading too. Our son has reached the age that he now reads to himself … Continue reading Househusband Tales #11 – The most Annoying Bird in Literature!
Well it’s been a bit over a year since I did a Househusband blog post and with good reason, I got forcibly retired from my position. Yes with both the children now school age and a second income being desirable, I once again full-time entered the workforce. No more watching 500 funeral insurance ad’s a … Continue reading Househusband Tales #10 – I really LIKED the lockdown
Never in all our years together have I felt such a sense of betrayal resulting from the actions of my spouse. No, she didn’t cheat on me. No, she didn’t spend our savings on something extravagant for herself. No she hasn’t been saying awful things about me behind my back to her friends and family. … Continue reading Househusband Tales #9 – THERE WILL BE MEAT!
Kids. Can’t live with’em, can’t hook them up to a car battery and yell ‘FOR THE THOUSANTH TIME, CLEAN YOUR ROOM!’ Yep, as much as we love our kids they can frustrate us, especially when they show the same behaviours every day no matter what we say or what we try to teach them. Having … Continue reading Househusband Tales #8 – Star Charts
Fear – a permanent part of every parent’s life. Of course, that main fear, that overriding fear, that fear that can knot your stomach like a cats-cradle is that something will happen to your kids. You enrol them in swimming lessons because you fear them drowning, you hold their hand when crossing the road because … Continue reading Househusband Tales #7 – The Fear
Is there any parent out there who doesn’t have trouble getting their kids to eat healthy? Or getting them to eat everything on their plate? The little buggers always seem to have their tastebuds geared towards sugar, or if not then selectively whatever you don’t have to hand. And if, like me, you have two … Continue reading Househusband Tales #6 – The Power of the Platter!
So here I am, six months into my new career as Househusband. And I have started having dreams. No, not the recurring dream I’ve had for the last 15 years, where I am in a toy store finding all these rare Transformers, but whenever I get to the checkout my basket is empty. Nor the … Continue reading Househusband Tales #5 – The dreams of guilt
Dear Checkout-Lady from Woolworths, I just wanted to write you a quick note, apologizing for the fact that the way I live my life doesn’t seem to meet with your approval. Maybe I should have explained myself properly at the time, but let me make it up to you by doing so now. When I … Continue reading Househusband Tales #4 – Judgement Day
Before we moved, both our children went to daycare two days a week which guaranteed chances to socialize with other kids their age. Since coming to the mountains my son has started Preschool, but with me being a househusband it makes no sense to pay to put our 2 year old daughter in daycare so … Continue reading Househusband Tales #3 – The Library Playgroup
There are certain laws of the universe that one considers immutable – one of the main ones I have always had no reason to doubt is cause and effect. If you do A, then it will cause B to happen. If you throw a ball in the air, it will come down again. If you … Continue reading Househusband Tales #2 – Bathrooms are Bull$hIt!
