Dad's Blog

Fatherhood took me a bit by surprise and hasn't let up. So much for the urologist's muttering about those slacker sperm of mine. Read more

on street now

16 Feb 2012 - 2:35pm
Do you remember those road safety films we were shown as young school children? I recall watching such a film at primary school one day and then heading home to tell my younger sister all about it....
2 Feb 2012 - 4:25pm
A playschool teacher in Mexico was hailed as a hero last year when she ordered the children in her classroom to lie on the floor and sing a Barney song as bursts of gunfire erupted outside their...
20 Jan 2012 - 2:21pm
I enjoy the quirky aspects of life. I guess that’s why stumbling upon Jessica Hagy’s quirky perspective on Forbes.com made my day. Jessica is an artist and writer, best known for her...
12 Jan 2012 - 1:23pm
I have an old photo on my fridge. My daughter is grinning broadly for the camera, with her tiny legs hardly reaching the edge of the couch. I have one arm protectively draped around her and the other...
4 Jan 2012 - 2:23pm
My favourite memory from this December holiday in KwaZulu-Natal is the glorious smile on my daughter’s face as she caught waves on her boogie board. We have stunning beaches in Cape Town, but...
9 Dec 2011 - 8:36am
I’m headed for the warm waters of the KwaZulu-Natal coast for the Christmas holidays where my parents have retired to the coastal village I used to frequent as a child. My family was fortunate...
29 Nov 2011 - 3:46pm
I visited the annual Red Cross Children’s Hospital Harley Davidson Christmas Party for the Oncology Ward on 25 November 2011. Each year, around 50 burly Harley Davidson bikers visit the...
16 Nov 2011 - 8:25am
I suspect my father thought I was wasting my time – and pocket money – reading comics. I mean, what on earth can one learn from Spider-Man, other than don’t get bitten by a...
9 Nov 2011 - 3:45pm
I informed my daughter that in the US, one in three teenage deaths is caused by motor vehicle accidents, and most of these are caused by the abuse of alcohol. She had a disturbing fact of her own in...
3 Nov 2011 - 3:17pm
The movie Trust dramatises internet sex crime. It’s about 14-year-old Annie who embarks on an online relationship with someone she assumes is 16. When she eventually meets him face to face, she...

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