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Bruce Devereaux

Ten Things All New Dads Should Know Ab...

Ah, a new baby. That can only mean one thing: change. Good change. But unexpected change too. Since your life of Jager shots and Halo nights might not have prepared you as well as you would expect for this new chapter in your life, I've compiled a list to help you avoid a few of the less obvious landmines. The Woman You Love Say ‘goodbye’ to the young, carefree girl you fell in love with, and ‘hello’ to her mother. Night Life...
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The Big Bedtime Stink

"Daaaaa-aaaaaad," came the mournful moan from Master8's room. "Daaaaaaa-aaaaaaad!" I was busy doing important Facebook stuff so I looked at Tracey. She stared back, cocking an eyebrow in a superior way I've never managed to copy. "Seriously?" she asked me. "I was going," I scoffed at her as I stood up from in front of my laptop. Damn. "What's up, buddy?" I asked my number two son. By now he was lying on his stomach with his head buried in...
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To Snip Or Not To Snip

To Snip Or Not To Snip I recently watched a show on telly about circumcision and it got me thinking. For the record, unlike me, my two boys haven't been done. I didn't want them snipped primarily because the idea of circumcision causes me to retract into myself quicker than stepping naked into a butcher's cold room. Needles scare me, with their sharpiness and jabbiness, so you might imagine how I feel about cutting bits off. For me it was...
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Biting Off More Than I Can Chew

Biting Off More Than I Can Chew Biting off more than I can chew, is something that Bruce is well know for. When it comes to the tooth fairy, I think most of us have had to think quick on our feet. Bruce has a new one that can be used when all seems lost! “Where’s the glass?” I asked Tracey. I was standing at the kitchen sink, staring at an empty windowsill. “What glass?” she asked me. “The one...
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People Do Not Really Know Their Neighb...

People Do Not Really Know Their Neighbours Have you noticed how these days people do not really know their neighbours? There’s not a lot of talking over adjoining fences or street parties anymore. Most people try not to not even make eye contact as they park their car and go inside to watch Home & Away. Which is a shame, because sometimes it’s important to know who lives in your street. Not that Master21′s neighbours would be all that keen to...
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What He Really Wants for Christmas

What He Really Wants for Christmas I remember watching my Dad on Christmas morning sitting in a big chair behind us kids, a pile of presents growing larger on the floor beside him. Whereas we'd be tearing the paper off our gifts the moment they touched our fingers, most years he wouldn't even have opened any of his by the time all the presents were handed out. I used to think this was a ploy to tease us by having...
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Knee Butter

Knee Butter "Knee butter!" screamed Miss 2 for the umpteenth time. She was so frustrated she slapped the side of her head with her hand and then started bashing on the fridge door. Prior to this she’d merely been pointing at it. Usually this would constitute unacceptable behaviour for a child of mine but I couldn't blame her. It was 5.00am and we'd been at this for nearly half an hour. I was seriously regretting not pretending to be asleep when Miss 2 stumbled into our room...
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Ten Things My Lovely Mother Lied About

"I'll tell your father!" Mum's favourite disciplinary method was to tell dad the error of our ways when he arrived home from work and then, when he was paddling our bums, to feel guilty about it and stop him. It was a confusing time for all of us. Not that she told him everything. At family functions Mum will occasionally dust off a horrid tale about some disastrous thing we did as kids and Dad looks as surprised as anyone. Like when I was...
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A Face Only a Mother Could Love

A Face Only a Mother Could Love Guest Article by Bruce Devereaux My children are beautiful - which is a real shit because apparently there's good money to be had in producing ugly kids. It's one thing to look in the mirror and be dissatisfied with the face looking back at you, but can you imagine being so butt ugly as a kid your dad took your mum to court, sued her - AND WON! Not just the case, but...
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And the Award Goes To…..

And the Award Goes To.... It seems young Master7 was called up on parade this week. How do I know? Because another parent told me about it when she came into the bank. According to this parent, Master7 was pretty chuffed with himself and grinning all the way up to the podium and back. "He was?" I said stupidly. "Well he would be,” she told me knowingly. “He’d just won $1." "He did?" "To spend at tuckshop." "Really? That's great."...
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