HandsOnDave

Father of two. Owner of blog.

[DaveWil @DaveWil82]

3rd day since release. Anyone fancy a punt on a debut to take my sales into double figures?

It's a silly story about an atheist scientist who accidentally brings God to Earth.

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[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

@thedadsnet I have had four different bodily fluids that came out of other humans on my hands today.

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Paused on the run for a pic of the view. Nothing like a cheeky #5at5 to start the day.

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My house was taken over by 5 mums and 7 kids for most of today and my shed is now more perfectly organised than your shed.

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Self-care for dads. You can’t just look after the kids – you have to look after you, too. https://t.co/phX0efyhI7

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

Do you ever have days where you suspect you're a character in someone else's black comedy? 4 tested positive for covid this am, so naturally my fuse board died tonight. Emergency electricians who are happy to enter a covid house on a Friday night are rare and heroic.

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

I turn 40 tomorrow. 40! I am as old as the Commodore 64, with about as much working memory. How did this happen?

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The dark fears of a parent https://t.co/c2PgYYIiSg

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

Yesterday she screamed blue murder when I suggested a walk. Got her out and she went zigzagging giddily to the woods. Saw a heron and was chased by a peacock and laughed like a maniac. This morning, I asked if she'd like to go for another walk. "No, I don't like walks." *sigh*

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Almost there...

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Why does everything you buy for a kid have to remind you of their mortality? Yes, changing table from IKEA, I know you will attempt to kill my child if I don't use you exactly as the big sinister sticker tells me to, thank you very much.

[Nerd Out With Me @NerdOutWithMe]

Not Everything Is Terrible

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

@parabolictrav Dear journal. We've been holding since 2013 and have never sold a single sat. We both know what is happening. We both know what will happen. Why is everyone so worried?

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

Me: shall we build a den?
4, giddy: Yeah!
Me [returning from kitchen with a glass of water after spending ages building a den]: what happened?!
4, seething: I didn't want a den!

#Parenting101 #dadgoals #dadlife #dontbuildtheden

[Henpecked Hal @HenpeckedHal]

If I ever trip slightly while walking, I make sure to look back and down at the ground so that the people around me know that I'm normally great at walking, but in this particular instance there was something wrong with the ground.

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

Little one is feeling glum. Nothing more certain to put a smile on her face than Goofy surfing.

[kidversations @kidversations_]

Me: How was your day?
2: There’s no throwing things at daycare.

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

A walk with 4 this evening. Peaceful for daddy. Tiring for daughter. #dadlife #parenting

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6 m/o had weight issues - failure to thrive. Born on 91st centile. Fell to 4th. Now under control and she's over the 9th centile line & been gaining steadily. Just introduced solid food and she's pounding it down like no tomorrow. I think big gains are coming this week...

[HandsOnDave @handsondave]

Daughter,looking out window: daddy, I can see a planet! It's Earth!

Me: Heh. We're on Earth, little one.

Daughter, jaw dropping: Are we in SPACE?!

Me: Er, yes I guess so.

Daughter, laughs and stomps and jumps around: I'm walking on Earth, I'm jumping on Earth, I'm running...