Tag: fathers day

  • Being a Dad is mostly the stuff you didn’t intend doing

    Being a Dad is mostly the stuff you didn’t intend doing

    Being a Dad is often the stuff that happens while we are making other plans. I wrote this post for the Harassed Mom blog and thought I’d focus on how fatherhood is often more about our kids’ plans than our own.

  • Twitter says #ThankYouDad

    Twitter says #ThankYouDad

    Twitter celebrated Father’s Day with a fun series of tweets and the hashtag, #ThankYouDad. I love this stuff and had to share two tweets I enjoyed.

  • “I just don’t want to make your day worse, Dad”

    “I just don’t want to make your day worse, Dad”

    My daughter sobbed that she didn’t want to make my day worse by not listening to me when I told her and her brother to get ready for bed. She reminded me about what is really important.

  • Generous Fathers' Day gifts with #lovefromiStoreSA

    My wife told me she had a call from iStore SA (the Core Group, I believe) to arrange delivery of a Fathers’ Day gift for me. They delivered it to her office last week and she handed it to me when I popped in to say hi. It arrived unwrapped but in an iStore bag…

  • Happy Dads' Day!

    Today is Fathers’ Day in South Africa (and possibly for you too). I prefer “Dads’ Day” and this is my little greeting. I love being a Dad. Our kids’ arrival introduced an amazing dimension to my life which shifted priorities, focus and purpose. It has been a wild ride and although it isn’t always hugs…