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How am I going to be a great dad?

Odadeo

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How to go vegetarian:

Add a little protein powder to your smoothies, yogurt, hot cereals, etc.

How to pack the bags better when we go out:

There is a moth-eaten falling-apart beige bag that goes everywhere when out with the kids... It's full of stuff that never gets used and frankly looks a mess. I pledge to replace it and institute a more realistic set of necessities (leaving room for more

How to write my kids a Christmas story about Christ's birth.:

Christmas is always a logistically complex event for my rather large family but the most regular bits are: walking up a hill (normally on boxing day) and playing the "nut game" around the kitchen table...

How to reduce the conflict with my child's mother:

on the rest: had a reasonably stress-free festive period :-) Generally feeling a lot more like we're able to just get on with what needs doing even if not always seeing eye to eye.

How to reduce the conflict with my child's mother:

on gates: well it's really about our conflict over levels of trust in said toddler - fuss and lack of trust potentially making situations more dangerous imo...

How to talk to the kids more about my work:

I think this is an excellent thing to share with the kids, no matter what their age. If we share the positives and negatives of our experience, they learn about life and get to understand us a bit more. These types of talks help shape the decisions our ki

How to play more sports together:

My oldest daughter got really into the Patriots and playing football after we watched some games together while she went on the NFL kids website.

How to read more stories:

My 17 month old love the board books that have sound accompanying them. They keep his attention longer than other books.

How to make butties when we go out rather than wasting money in cafes:

Major fail on this one today - xmas shopping and ended up in Frankie and Bennies... Really major fail... though necessary...

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  • take a long holiday

  • be zookeeper

  • build a treehouse

  • test this

  • come home early more often

  • play with Rails more often

  • relax

  • learn

  • spend more time at home

  • be more understanding

  • not get so angry when things frustrate me

  • get in touch more often

  • teach my child a new language

  • make sure I get home for bath time

  • build a go-kart

  • learn to juggle

  • test the pledging system

  • test the system

  • learn more nursry rhymes

  • not be afraid to ask for help!

  • set up a child trust fund

  • be a dad :)

  • play in the sandpit

  • be very very silly

  • buy a new car

  • take this for a test drive

  • phone home

  • teach Joe to swim

  • camp with Dylan in a tent in our garden.

  • play Spore with Jake

  • play Spore together

  • cook on a sunday

  • have at least one day out a month

  • read to my daughter more

  • take my son out for a game of pool

  • feed sam tonight, without being asked too.

  • get the train set out and working

  • veamos si hoy funciona ésto

  • stop reacting to my teenage daughter's mood.

  • let my partner have a lie in

  • make breakfast more often

  • banish the word "can't" from my vocabulary

  • read to my kids more often

  • love her to bits.

  • be nice when he needs it (tyred)

  • become more patient!

  • teach my daughter integrity and honesty

  • test adding a pledge

  • make sure I am home for bathtime

  • find other work to be more with my boy

  • have more patience with my 5-yr old daughter

  • take my kids to the circus

  • make the best breakfast for them

  • get a job closer to home

  • go and see Kung Fu Panda (it looks ace anyway!)

  • take the kids on holiday

  • take Cole to West Wales for hostelling holiday

  • get a Wifi sniffer to Bonga

  • pay school fees

  • go to the park

  • play wii

  • go on a bike ride

  • get my son involved in cooking

  • teach my son to cook

  • teach my son how to play Go

  • build a potatoe box

  • Learn French with Sophia

  • put up a swing in the garden

  • make the garden child friendly

  • take the whole summer holiday off

  • take my son to Oakwood

  • take the kids camping

  • do more 'dreamfeeds'.

  • go for more walks with the little one

  • visit a museum once a month

  • fly a kite in the park

  • make pancakes for breakfast.

  • not go to so many conferences

  • do the dishwasher more often

  • change more pooh-ey nappies

  • Después de un temblor de 5.5º

  • go camping with the family

  • Go swimming with Abigail every week.

  • Look at odadeo every weekend.

  • book a week off around kasia's birthday

  • take Jed camping

  • teach Johnny my air guitar moves

  • make a photo album for the kids

  • keep a close eye on Mum when the baby arrives

  • get on top of the personal finances

  • enrol the kids in French lessons

  • take the children to the park more often

  • take the children to the park

  • teach the kids how to build a treehouse

  • buy my children lots of toys

  • not let the potatoes burn.

  • decorate the kids bedroom

  • initiate more reading time.

  • make a weaning plan

  • let bath times run on for a bit longer

  • jam with Elliot more often

  • teach Dominic the art of defensive cycling

  • do something just Miles and me

  • help with homework

  • treat Isla before she starts school

  • help Isla make the transition to school

  • get the nursery ready

  • have a great weekend together

  • do more housework

  • take my daughter to the zoo today.

  • put a swing up for my son

  • be a great Dad

  • look after my infant son to the best of my ability

  • read my baby books

  • not play WoW as much.

  • do more cleaning

  • teach my son to play chess

  • teach my boy to swim

  • listen to my kids more

  • go to parent-teacher meetings

  • learn how to be a better dad

  • talk to the kids properly

  • help Maisie to skip

  • not give in to temptation

  • play more guitar

  • eat less salt

  • eat healthier food

  • be more patient

  • take my boy to the climbing centre

  • read Abbie a story

  • take my newborn swimming

  • get more exercise

  • stop swearing

  • save money

  • not be grumpy with the kids when they get up early

  • Stop stressing and relax with my kids

  • get a pet

  • ride with the kids on sundays

  • learn to cook and not to kill my family

  • make a pledge

  • teach good habits

  • spend more time with my son

  • manage my time better

  • never be too busy to be interrupted

  • get a better job to provide for my family

  • play guitar with my son

  • be home on time for dinner

  • go to Bletchley Park

  • go to gymn tots each week

  • Get up on Saturday mornings

  • learn to play chess with my son

  • help at the birth

  • find a job closer to home

  • sing christmas songs to my son

  • cultivate her mind

  • get us out of debt

  • swordfight my son

  • Be the Dad my children need when they need it

  • stop smoking and stay stopped this time!

  • exercise 3 times a week

  • help my son get into mainstream ed full time

  • listen to what the kids have to say

  • write a blog

  • spend child-led time with each child

  • be more patient with the children

  • stop worrying

  • no worry

  • have a great Christmas

  • actually embrace being a step-dad

  • work harder so I can work less

  • spending more "us time" with mom

  • send something in the post each month

  • hug and kiss my kid(s) every day