Dad, can girls be a builder?
This seemingly innocent question posed by my 12-year-old daughter initially passed over like most other simple questions with my answer being, “of course sweetheart, girls can be anything they want to be!”
Immortality
The relationships in our lives fill our soul, they make us laugh, cry and everything in between. The moments of heart-ache, and an aching heart, the times of shear love, […]
Family: Our soul, our conscience
Growing up as an only child, my family was a small one. Born to working class parents I had a great connection to my grandparents, my mum and my dad. I truly is something I am eternally grateful for.Growing up as an only child, my family was a small one.
Mediation
After nearly six years of separation and divorce my ex-wife and I decided it was time to go to mediation. In what was the culmination of 6-9 months of getting […]
Back to Reality
I remember the fear of my first day at a new school, the excitement of that first kiss, music can take me anywhere…
Fathers Day
Today is fathers day in Australia. A day to celebrate who your dad is, or if you are a dad to enjoy time with family and friends. To all the […]
Six Degree’s of Separation – Men
A Father Without a Family recently surveyed six divorced/separated/single men across a range of six different topics. This survey is a follow-on from our post last year called, “Six Degree’s […]
The Olympic Spirit
Yesterday I had the opportunity to go and see some Olympic Sport. I have spent most of the past 4 months in Russia playing my part in the games specifically […]
The Right Way, or the Easy Way
When you think about how some of life’s challenges have been brought upon you, it pays to honestly ask yourself, ‘did I take a shortcut that has caused this’? This […]
Mums The Word
Today is my mum’s birthday. Despite passing away 8 years ago just 4 months after my son was born, I still remember her as a beautiful person who touched the […]
Depression & Anxiety - A Father Without a Family 