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How to go vegetarian:

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

jahmaicherryjahmaicherry 1 day ago

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

samscamsamscam 2 days ago

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...

samscamsamscam 2 days ago

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.

samscamsamscam 2 days ago

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...

samscamsamscam 2 days ago

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

babbobabbo 3 days ago

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.

mjamrstmjamrst 5 days ago

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.

KeenerguyKeenerguy 6 days ago

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...

samscamsamscam 13 days ago

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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

  • find good stuff to do with my daughter

  • learn to juggle

  • test the pledging system

  • test the system

  • be available day or night for my better half

  • learn more nursry rhymes

  • get my son to sleep less than two hours after going to bed

  • 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

  • work harder so we can go on more holidays as a family

  • read to my daughter more

  • encourage eldest to ride her bike so I can finally take her stabilisers off.

  • take eldest to London Fields Lido EARLY on sunny Sunday mornings.

  • be here to watch my first one being born

  • take my son out for a game of pool

  • play with my daughter and her dolls while my favorite TV show is on

  • 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

  • mow the lawn and anchor the african hut

  • make the coolest sandwich in the world

  • test adding a pledge

  • always make sure I have treats ready for when they are good

  • 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

  • take the blonde kid to the park to fly his kite.

  • make sure we have a 'boys day' again when we go on holiday in a couple of weeks

  • try and play more 'yu gi oh' with the blonde kid, even though I don't understand the rules, and it's REALLY boring!

  • get around to finding and buying the Indiana Jones gear he wants from ebay!

  • 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

  • dunk both kids underwater at swimming this week

  • 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

  • create a family newspeaper with my boys

  • take the kids camping

  • do more 'dreamfeeds'.

  • my #1 goal in life is to devote myself to my wifes happiness

  • 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

  • prepare lunch for the wife before going to work

  • change more pooh-ey nappies

  • Después de un temblor de 5.5º

  • go camping with the family

  • Go swimming with Abigail every week.

  • take a video of going to school next week because it's Miriam last week there.

  • Drive to town once with the children without going over 50mph.

  • Buy a toy for each child on the 20% off July offer on Dad Info.

  • Look at odadeo every weekend.

  • book a week off around kasia's birthday

  • take Jed camping

  • make up amazing stories to tell to Ava.

  • teach Johnny my air guitar moves

  • make a photo album for the kids

  • take care of my wife during labor today

  • keep a close eye on Mum when the baby arrives

  • watch out for jealousy in the family when bambino joins us

  • 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

  • do more with the kids over the summer holidays

  • 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.

  • read more stories than read more RSS feeds.

  • listen to my kids when I get home tonight.

  • do more cleaning

  • teach my son to play chess

  • teach my boy to swim

  • listen to my kids more

  • go to parent-teacher meetings

  • stop trying to work and look after my daughter at the same time

  • to help my little one day become a solider like his dad

  • learn how to be a better dad

  • talk to the kids properly

  • make my sons childhood happier than mine was

  • help my children to read in English AND Welsh

  • help Maisie to skip

  • send the relations more of the lovely pictures I take

  • read Miriam's magazine with her every month

  • learn the piano part for a family string quartet

  • not give in to temptation

  • play more guitar

  • eat less salt

  • try to not take everything my mother-in-law says in a negative fashion

  • eat healthier food

  • let my wife get more sleep over the weekend

  • be more patient

  • take my newborn to the swimming pool as a first step to help him in the future be more confident in the water than his dad

  • take my boy to the climbing centre

  • read Abbie a story

  • take my newborn swimming

  • get more exercise

  • stop swearing

  • involve Aimee as much as I can with looking after Sophie

  • 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

  • learn spanish so that i can help Abbie become bi-lingual, when she eventually learns to speak of course

  • teach my daughter to write her name.

  • learn to ride a bike so I can teach my daughter

  • teach good habits

  • spend more time with my son

  • Not to resort to the inherently wrong use of corporal punishment because it never has and never will work no matter what anyone believes.

  • Never to speak in absolutes ever.

  • Take good care of myself

  • manage my time better

  • never be too busy to be interrupted

  • make as much time as I can for my wife and baby girl

  • get a better job to provide for my family

  • play guitar with my son

  • be home on time for dinner

  • go to Bletchley Park

  • read even more books and blogs about fatherhood

  • go to gymn tots each week

  • Get up on Saturday mornings

  • learn to play chess with my son

  • help at the birth

  • Dance around the house on saturday morning

  • find a job closer to home

  • sing christmas songs to my son

  • cultivate her mind

  • learn to choose between the battles worth fighting and those best surrendered

  • get us out of debt

  • swordfight my son

  • make sure my daughter always sees how much I love her mommy.

  • 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

  • Have a Sunday off from Bike Riding every month

  • listen to what the kids have to say

  • write a blog

  • spend child-led time with each child

  • answer any medical questions about your children you might have if you are an Odadeo Dad. Dr Dan

  • be more patient with the children

  • dress up when the children dress up and commit to the role play

  • arrive home from work in a good mood and play with the children straight away for at least an hour. This will help mum also.

  • believe in myself because the knowledge of love for my children knows no bounds

  • stop worrying

  • no worry

  • to teach my children something new everyday

  • have a great Christmas

  • stop laughing when my son keeps saying 'where the fock' looking for the fox in the garden

  • actually embrace being a step-dad

  • Promot Odadeo to my pals who are dads!

  • 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

  • tell my kid(s) about Jesus' love every day

  • commit to helping 1 million men, some of which will be dads and the work i do with them will make them better dads!