The secret diary of a single parent bloke
This is my secret diary, which I’ve compiled since 2004. It charts the fall of my marriage, becoming a single parent father, and the rebuild of our lives. Dummies, dating disasters, fraud and friends, I think I’ve just about been through it all.
As my children, Natalia and Jack, grow up and bring new adventures and challenges, I’ll keep updating. I hope that you’ll share my diary with me.
I’ll be adding backdated diary entries every Wednesday until all six-years worth are online.
Thank you for reading.
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I’m feeling really good about things. Natalia and Jack are both settled in to school full time, the mornings are easier now that a childminder is taking them to school for me, I’ve realised how much weight I’ve lost over the last few months and have treated myself to new clothes, and Jody is wonderful. Read more... Read more...
Tonight was my first art evening class at college. I know that joining an evening class to make friends is a bit of a cliché, but I’m hoping that this will be an important step in rebuilding my social life. I’m dating Jody, who is wonderful and I already adore, but it’s early days and Read more... Read more...
I’ve my first “proper” date with Jody (we both managed to get babysitters), and it went really well. So well, in fact, that we had another date the following night too. We went out to a pub and then a restaurant, and chatted for ages. She’s lovely to talk to: smart, funny, articulate, and very Read more... Read more...
Jody was really struggling to get a babysitter for her two year old son, so I suggested going for a day out instead- with all of the kids! We came up with the idea of going to the aquarium. I got there about three hours early, and spent some time in the city with Natalia and Read more... Read more...
I’ve been talking to someone I met online. I found and joined a dating website for single parents (I ditched the one I tried a few weeks ago), and got chatting to Jody. She seems really nice, and we’ve been talking on Messenger for the last few nights. I’ve asked her if she’d like to Read more... Read more...