tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post3778687692017195307..comments2023-06-05T15:23:37.352+01:00Comments on Stay at home dad: SleepyheadsStay at home dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-74135188932710907082010-10-15T02:01:11.875+01:002010-10-15T02:01:11.875+01:00Great writing. Why did you stop?Great writing. Why did you stop?Scotthttp://domesti-dad-at-home-dad.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-53446242434723215602007-06-18T13:21:00.000+01:002007-06-18T13:21:00.000+01:00Hi Elsie, sounds like you had a nice time. Yes, it...Hi Elsie, sounds like you had a nice time. Yes, it's fun when they can communicate with you and easier in many ways too. <BR/><BR/>Pouring down here one minute, then sunny the next. Perfect weather for going swimming...Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-58894792556369566892007-06-18T12:42:00.000+01:002007-06-18T12:42:00.000+01:00reading this made me can't wait til betty is talki...reading this made me can't wait til betty is talking and coming out with the wonderful, sweet, and amazing things that children do. not that i'm wishing her baby months away... babies are pretty amazing too. <BR/><BR/>what's the weather like in london today? it's shit here. this, plus post holiday blues.. :-(Elsie Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768998561385293241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-5430253660213271742007-06-17T23:16:00.000+01:002007-06-17T23:16:00.000+01:00Yes, it is nostalgia on a stick... You've reminded...Yes, it is nostalgia on a stick... You've reminded me now of how I used to dislike my parents sleeping in my presence. Is it a security thing I wonder?Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-32439650681531960582007-06-17T22:30:00.000+01:002007-06-17T22:30:00.000+01:00FAB ice lollies - instant nostalgia! I used to sno...FAB ice lollies - instant nostalgia! I used to snooze on the sofa during kids TV programmes too. Although I used to call it 'just resting my eyes.'Drunk Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416146729096629298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-62882674288106790052007-06-17T20:49:00.000+01:002007-06-17T20:49:00.000+01:00I think you have to be very relaxed to watch kids'...I think you have to be very relaxed to watch kids' TV... and I am wearing my present now!Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-12833737785003296412007-06-17T20:42:00.000+01:002007-06-17T20:42:00.000+01:00Ah isnt that just the worst?! I find myself silent...Ah isnt that just the worst?! I find myself silently pleading for each show to end. Happy Father's day, hope it was a wonderful one for you.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-24028591523468545792007-06-17T00:58:00.000+01:002007-06-17T00:58:00.000+01:00Thank you so much Dulwich Mum. Like most dads I tr...Thank you so much Dulwich Mum. Like most dads I try my best. And how nice that you speak so fondly of yours.Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-10675741559175033662007-06-17T00:21:00.000+01:002007-06-17T00:21:00.000+01:00You are a lovely lovely daddy. I had a daddy like...You are a lovely lovely daddy. I had a daddy like you. I am glad for your little girl. You really make me smile.dulwichmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106294077068237863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-73917798363522977132007-06-16T23:41:00.000+01:002007-06-16T23:41:00.000+01:00I know, Jan, I know. And you never know when, eith...I know, Jan, I know. And you never know when, either...<BR/><BR/>Useful Iota. Please tell me more. I like a snoozie, snoozie...Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-49429881867251186982007-06-16T23:06:00.000+01:002007-06-16T23:06:00.000+01:00I run workshops teaching parents how to sleep with...I run workshops teaching parents how to sleep with their eyes open. You might find it a useful skill.<BR/><BR/>My daughter likes those drinking yoghurts you can get, and has adapted the Madagascar song to "I like a smoothie, smoothie". (Or did I think of it myself and teach her? Can't remember.)Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-2392782237831089492007-06-16T20:41:00.000+01:002007-06-16T20:41:00.000+01:00It COULD be very useful....this special doily, so ...It COULD be very useful....this special doily, so DO wake up and concentrate, SAHD!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-49893358638620806452007-06-16T20:15:00.000+01:002007-06-16T20:15:00.000+01:00Yes OM. Logic doesn't seem to be the province of u...Yes OM. Logic doesn't seem to be the province of us adults. Thank you, much appreciated.Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-29696435970305356462007-06-16T20:03:00.000+01:002007-06-16T20:03:00.000+01:00It's a difficult one. I think you have to find you...It's a difficult one. I think you have to find your own way through it all. It's the problem of giving them advice that makes sense - children are so quick to spot flawed logic. But it's a lovely bit of writing.......Omega Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510548355469861782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-45893146108712945452007-06-16T09:56:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:56:00.000+01:00Hello Dad Stuff and thank you. Yes, it's a differe...Hello Dad Stuff and thank you. Yes, it's a different world. Listening to that song must be a cracking experience...Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-21315308931737362162007-06-16T09:36:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:36:00.000+01:00I had never heard my daughter sing it before and s...I had never heard my daughter sing it before and she's been singing it non-stop now. All very odd, but good she's not the only one Carrie!Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-86233092274163851442007-06-16T04:57:00.000+01:002007-06-16T04:57:00.000+01:00Conversations with children are great to peek into...Conversations with children are great to peek into their world.<BR/> <BR/>My daughter likes the song "Who Let the Dogs Out!", complete with woofs.<BR/>Great post.Dad Stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276260199734322800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-31194742959747432062007-06-16T00:37:00.000+01:002007-06-16T00:37:00.000+01:00That song is one of my daughter's favorites too.Th...That song is one of my daughter's favorites too.<BR/><BR/>That, and some Coldplay song that she insists is from "The Wild" (the Madagascar knock-off). <BR/><BR/>They crack me up!<BR/><BR/>Carriecarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-77232426825685063582007-06-16T00:13:00.000+01:002007-06-16T00:13:00.000+01:00M&M, I've avoided this until now but I'll come and...M&M, I've avoided this until now but I'll come and take a look...<BR/><BR/>Thank you @TM. I'm actually quite strict. Really!Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-11407912609681204522007-06-15T22:45:00.000+01:002007-06-15T22:45:00.000+01:00'Wrapped around her little finger' I think is the ...'Wrapped around her little finger' I think is the expression. Lovely blog@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-5960718296598219792007-06-15T22:24:00.000+01:002007-06-15T22:24:00.000+01:00SAHD, I have got you with a tag that asks specific...SAHD, I have got you with a tag that asks specific questions. Come to my blog for more details ...Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-220833228510063882007-06-15T15:11:00.000+01:002007-06-15T15:11:00.000+01:00No, Wakeup, it will be a while until that. And in ...No, Wakeup, it will be a while until that. And in fact this is the first year I've weaned myself off it!<BR/><BR/>BM, it is an odd one. And you're right of course about the people (men) they know being the most dangerous. I will have to work extra hard on that one, since she is possibly more used to men than many.<BR/><BR/>CJ we all know I'm the lucky one! What a poignant remark; mind you if I sat on my own near a playground I'd probably be moved on...<BR/><BR/>Thank you M@L. Yes, I feel the same way, exactly. And as you can see I can't find the sense in any of it either. Thanks for the blogroll. Will update mine shortly.Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-28450824083769362902007-06-15T14:21:00.000+01:002007-06-15T14:21:00.000+01:00Nice posting, Stay at Home Dad. Enjoyed it. Ah, th...Nice posting, Stay at Home Dad. Enjoyed it. Ah, those balmy pre-children days, I often dream of them, yet miss daughter so badly whenever away from her.. nope, it doesn't make sense. I'm adding you to my blogroll, by the way. :)Motheratlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702824820715807897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-22683793337155766662007-06-15T14:03:00.000+01:002007-06-15T14:03:00.000+01:00What a lucky little girl your daughter is to have ...What a lucky little girl your daughter is to have a wonderful daddy. I remember sitting on park benches with lollipops, discussing everyday stuff with Amy. <BR/>Now I just sit on park benches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-65842401262179211322007-06-15T14:01:00.000+01:002007-06-15T14:01:00.000+01:00I find stranger danger a bit of a difficult one at...I find stranger danger a bit of a difficult one at that age, when they're never on their own.<BR/>My daughter used to tell me not to strike up conversations with other parents in parks when she'd just had an earful of it at nursery - and I'm very chatty when in a park with the kids.<BR/>Statistically it's people they know they should be avoiding, and you can't tell them that.<BR/>I've talked about it to Ben recently as he goes to the shop on his own, but I don't want them to live in fear either.<BR/>Tricky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com