Magazine

baby nameshumourlondon dadmillennialmotherhoodneutral
Tired dad holding a coffee and staring blankly at a baby name book

Dear Past Tom: The Utter Chaos of Choosing Italian Monikers

Dear Past Tom (specifically, the deeply naive version of me from roughly six months ago who confidently volunteered to help my sister-in-law pick out an Italian moniker for her upcoming arrival), You're currently hunched over a lukewarm flat white in...

Read more

babiesbabyhumorinfant carelondon dadsibling rivalry
Exhausted dad holding a newborn while toddler looks on angrily

When The Baby Sister Strikes Back: A Dad's Guide to Sibling Survival

When we first found out we were having twins, which is essentially the experience of introducing a new baby to another baby who's exactly the same age and equally furious about it, the unsolicited advice began rolling in like fog...

Read more

12-month-oldbaby girlbaby milestonesgift ideaslondon dadtoddlerhood
London dad holding twin baby girls surrounded by unique first birthday gifts

The Truth About Unique Gifts For One Year Old Baby Girl

It's currently 6:15 AM on a Tuesday, and I'm staring at a living room that looks like it was recently ransacked by a gang of very small, incredibly destructive sugar addicts. There's half-chewed wrapping paper stuck to the skirting boards,...

Read more

11-month-old12-month-oldbaby geardevelopmentfirst walkerslondon dad
Twin baby pushing a wooden cart walker across a living room floor

The Wheeled Menace: Surviving the Push Walker Baby Era With Twins

It was 4:17 PM on a rainy Tuesday when I found Molly wedged firmly beneath the living room radiator, her lower half encased in a brightly coloured plastic UFO that was loudly playing a tinny electronic version of "Old MacDonald."...

Read more

6-month-oldbaby feedingbaby-led weaninglondon dadparenthood
Dad wiping BBQ sauce off twin babies sitting in high chairs eating tender ribs

Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs: A Warning To My Panicked Past Self

Dear Tom of six months ago. You're currently standing in the meat aisle of the Tesco on Cromwell Road, holding a massive, bloody slab of pork while one of your twin daughters screams because she dropped a slightly damp rice...

Read more

6-month-old90s nostalgiaBaby-Led WeaninghumorLondon dad
A tired dad holding a platter of oven-baked ribs while two toddlers bang on high chairs in the background.

I Want My Baby Back Ribs: A Parent's Guide to BBQ Survival

The greatest lie ever sold to modern fathers is the myth of the Sunday Barbecue Patriarch. You know the bloke. He’s standing on a pristine patio holding a pair of silver tongs, staring thoughtfully into a massive matte-black smoker for...

Read more

6-month-oldbaby feedinghumorinfant carelondon dadparenting
A tired father holding a hiccuping baby over his shoulder with a cloth

The honest guide: how to stop baby hiccups after feeding

The digital clock on the microwave glowed a hostile 3:14 AM, and the flat was finally entirely silent except for the low hum of the fridge. Florence, the slightly heavier of our twins, had just finished her bottle. I had...

Read more

4-month-oldbaby carehydrationinfant healthlondon dadmillennial
Exhausted dad staring at a water glass next to a baby bottle

Why an innocent sip of water is your baby's worst enemy

It was August, the kind of oppressive, sticky London August where the pavement smells vaguely of roasted bins and the air in our second-floor flat had achieved the exact consistency of soup. The twins were four months old. They were...

Read more

animal learningeco-friendlyhumorlondon dadoutdoor
Small baby fox sitting in a green garden looking curious

Exactly What Is A Baby Fox Called? (And Other Garden Debates)

Don't confidently tell your two-year-old twins that the small, twitchy orange creature currently investigating a discarded nappy by your garden bins is a 'puppy.' I made this exact catastrophic error last Tuesday at 6:15 am, desperate for five more minutes...

Read more