Nov 13, 2022Member-onlyYour Kids Aren’t Ignoring You, They Just Don’t Feel ConnectedAnd you don’t even know how it happened. — Let me tell you a story. It’s a Monday morning. My wife has already left for work and I’m rushing to get both me and our three-and-a-half year old dressed. I’m off to the office, she’s off to nursery (although we all just call it “school”). Things actually start off…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Jun 26, 2022Member-onlyWhat Do We Want, and When Do We Want It?Attempting to live more intentionally. — “When I grow up/I’m gonna look up from my phone/And see my life” — Phoebe Bridgers, “Garden Song” It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I was surprised to find that my last post was December 2021. Christmas day, to be exact. What was I thinking? (I really hope I wrote…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Dec 25, 2021Member-onlyLet’s Stop Giving Christmas Gifts to AdultsJust leave that stuff for the children — We’ve all had them. We’ve all given them. The bad Christmas gift. The awful, panicked, last minute, hail Mary gift. Any old perfume for women. The aftershave gift pack for men. …Christmas2 min readChristmas2 min read
Sep 22, 2021Member-onlyHow Getting Sick Forced Me to De-Stress at WorkYour health is more important than your work — Ask anyone who works with me and they will tell you that I’m the least stressed person they know. There are more difficult, higher pressure jobs, but my job is busy — the kind of busy where the work never stops coming and lunch breaks are sometimes hypothetical. Even when…Work3 min readWork3 min read
Sep 8, 2021Member-onlyJohn Mulaney Isn’t Your FriendLet’s stop pretending we have a connection with celebrities beyond the transactional. — I like John Mulaney. Although I should probably rephrase that: I like John Mulaney’s comedy. I like his persona, I like the version of himself he presents at the microphone. Because I don’t know John Mulaney the real person. The same goes for most of his fans. He’s someone we…John Mulaney4 min readJohn Mulaney4 min read
Published inFamily Matters·Sep 7, 2021Member-onlyHow to Use Mundane Tasks You Hate to Establish a Vital Connection With Your ChildGiving your kids the connection they crave doesn’t have to be difficult. Washing the dishes together helped me reconnect with my daughter. — It had been one of those Sundays. The weather outside miserable and grey, reflecting my own, a strange anxious irritability. There was no particular reason for it, beyond perhaps the general background tiredness that every parent of a toddler knows is just part of their life. …Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Published inFamily Matters·Sep 6, 2021Member-onlyHow to Set Limits for your Toddler Without ShoutingIt can be a real challenge not to raise your voice in the heat of the moment — We’ve all done it. Every single one of us has said “I’m not going to shout at my child” when dreaming about the ideal parent we’re going to be, and then every one is us has broken that rule when the actual reality of being a parent hits. It’s easily…Family4 min readFamily4 min read
Aug 29, 2021Member-onlyIf You Want to Get 100 Followers Then Stop Asking. Deliver Quality Writing Instead.There’s no easy way to grow your following, you have to put the work in. — When Medium makes changes its writers react. It’s understandable. While for some this is a hobby, for others partner program earnings are a useful side hustle and for others still a full time career. …Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
Published inFox Files·Aug 28, 2021Member-onlyShould You Republish Your Stories?What to consider when an editor asks if they can republish your work — It’s an exciting rush the first time you get an email from an editor asking if they can republish one of your stories on their website. Finally, your work has been seen! But is it as simple as saying “yes" to what looks like a thrilling opportunity? Not always. Here…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Aug 27, 2021Member-onlyEverything Old Is New Again: Why New Pop Culture is Trading On NostalgiaWe’re all stressed out, and we just want to comfort watch — If you’ve been on the internet in the last week or so, you’ll have heard about, or seen, the trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home, the third film in the Spider-Man link up between Sony and Marvel Studios that brought the webslinger into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Rumours have…Pop Culture5 min readPop Culture5 min read
