Maybe its delayed shock, or maybe it’s the shock of wife’s reaction that is catching up with me what have I done. I was trusted in carrying out simple job all I had to do was take my 2 year old off to the Barber to have a haircut or trim. We arrived at the Barber shop our 2 year old was so keen to go see Frank the barber, and was enjoying the car magazines prior to his haircut. Before we knew it William was sitting in the big seat with a Wiggles frock wrapped around him holding a big nervous smile.

Frank turned and asks "what will it be, short like dads" the words from mouth say "yes a bit of trim would be great". Well before I knew it, short was interpreted as short like Dad (dad has no hair!) and the scissors had taken to the back as quick you could say crikey that's short! ... read more >>

People laugh when they see me counting my children in public. It may even go so far as to perpetuate some of the negative stereotypes many have of men as bungling and inept fathers. Guys seemingly overwhelmed at the prospect of having to actually spend time with their children. I don't really care what they think. One of my assigned daily jobs is loss prevention. I'm charged the lives of five wonderful children and my goal each day is to see to it that five wonderful children are safely tucked into their beds at night. ... read more >>

I postponed getting a haircut for several months. Among my reasons was not wanting to lose the curls that Annalee had a habit of playing with, especially when tired. I admit, too, that strangers telling us all the time that they could see where Annalee got her curls from was a bond between us, a thing of which I was proud. Eventually, though, I bit the bullet. The long locks had become a bother, and I wanted my old short-haired self to re-emerge, if hopefully wiser.

"Daddy, you got a haircut," she said, when she first saw me. "I like it." So much for her being devastated. The next morning, she saw me again and said, "You still have your haircut, Daddy." A little later she said, "I like your haircut, I didn't like your curls." ... read more >>