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u Wails and tales from a dad Not in print yet, but the manuscipt is ready to go Sixty-one funny stories (42,500 words) covering my experiences as father, husband and son. Follow my son Jack's progress from pre-birth to his fifth birthday party in humorous spins on a range of issues I think many parents will be able to relate to. You can read some of them (the ones in blue) here.   Pregnancy cravings Jack's world started the day the pizza died Nappies When a nappy chappy becomes a man Delivery day Here I come, ready or not Breastfeeding Soothing the savage breast The early years Keeping a lid on the early years The show Send in the clown Solo dad 1 Kid's play - recipe for disaster Pets Boogie days and nights with a boy and a cat Parental guidance on videos My chills are alive with The Sound of Music Febrile convulsions Jack's emergency, my crisis Boys' toys Caution: men not at work Toilet training Our jet-setting toddler finally hits the jackpotty Circumcision Daddy, there's something coming out of my penis Cherished toys You can't hide those lion eyes for ever Religion I hope God has a funnybone Musical stirrings Wake Up Daddy (in C shrill, er, sharp) Grandmothers Up in nanny's room hanging on a nail Holidays Jailhouse clock: Set Elvis Presley free Sideshow alley Gone with the wind to the show The snow Pizza stops and unfulfilled poles Anniversary I am an empty shell of a guy Hiding It's my party, and I'll spy if I want to Constipation The root of all evil: communication breakdown Sport 1 Faster, stronger, higher, louder Baby Jesus Ascending into heaven on a ski lift Sport 2 Nostalgia cuts deep when cutting the grass Father's Day Never look a gift hanky in the mouth Dead pets Ashes to ashes, dung to dung Artistic flair Don't feed the ego of the hands that bite you Cooking 1 Even a stud-muffin like me has his standards Composting Caught in a mousetrap of my own making Flying Terror at 5000 feet Christmas A letter to Santa Claus Genes Seventy-four candles Pirating Digging deep for God's sake It's the thought that counts Teats and sweets The beach Missing at sea Dress sense Like father, like son Lice Brow-beaten at the hairdressers Teeth The tooth fairy revisited Snakes Scales of injustice on my holiday Reading And everyone lived happily ever after Solo dad 2 A 10-star breakfast comes unstuck Solo dad 3 The young and the sleepless Myths Flying too close to my son Blackmail Quiet please, people here are trying to party The facts of life Traffic lights, babies and taps Marrying mummy A rival for my wife's affections Solo dad 4 Jack and the jellybean stalk Sport 3 A father shows his bias Sport 4 My hopscotch is on the rocks Homework Aubergines and purple jeans School fete A lot of hot air about nothing Easter We all have our crosses to bear Imaginary friends Who let the ghost out? Solo dad 5 Letter on the fridge to my homecoming wife Rubbish day One boy's garbage is his father's pleasure Fancy dress Officer, I want to report a birthday party Cooking 2 Keep that kangaroo down, sport Aboriginal art  Why Jack wants to clock around the Rock Shaving Keeping the whiskers at bay   * Cover art here by VANYA ZARICH      Do you have a comment? Feedback form Column name: Your name: Your email: Comments: Click here and receive new offerings free in your e-mail intray   Search The WebThis Site for Get a Free Search Engine for Your Web Site  Home Unclassifiable Stuff   My  archives   Links My other books