“Professional overthinker, terrible comedian, and Stay-at-Home Dad”
Hey!
Glad you could make it. I’m Dan — or “DAD!”, which I also answer to thousands of times a day.
By day, I play doll house, kitchen, make-up, and doctors, whilst negotiating snacks with my very determined 2-year-old, demanding Andy & the Band on CBeebies. By night, I overthink everything and occasionally write it down before my brain explodes.
I’m no expert, guru, or someone who’s “got it all figured out.” I’m just a stay-at-home dad trying to navigate this new life, doing my best, making notes along the way, and laughing at myself when things go sideways.
What You’ll Find Here
You can expect my thoughts daily (hopefully) in the form of blog posts you can interact with, plenty of ramblings, rants that go nowhere, ideas that might actually help, and tricks and tips that worked once for me and may or may not work again.
No perfect routines. No miracle solutions. Just honest writing, bad jokes, and real life.
I may even share my planning materials, cleaning schedules, and meal plans. “Fail to prepare, prepare to prepare”… or something like that.
Why this exists
Well… because sometimes you just need a break. We all need help in this parenting game.
A break from pretending you’ve got it all together. A break from feeling like everyone else is doing a better job. And sometimes, a place to dump your thoughts so they stop bouncing around your head at 2 am.
I started this space for stay-at-home dads (and mums too) who might feel like they’re winging it most days — because honestly, a lot of us are.
“What’s the big idea”?
The goal for me is to build a small community of like-minded overthinkers and chaos managers.
A place where you can take a breather, ask for advice, share your own ideas (please!), and just have a chat in the comments. Spending all day with your child is hilarious and rewarding, but it can also be very lonely.
If this page makes even one person feel less alone, more normal, or slightly more sane — then it’s doing its job.
“It’s called community honey”
I hope you got the reference ^^
This isn’t a one-way thing. Comments are open on blog posts because I want this to be a conversation, not a lecture or terrible Instagram influencer “What’s up, guys! Here's my amazing life and it’s all about me! “kind of thing.
If you’ve got thoughts, ideas, advice, or just need to vent — you’re welcome here. No judgment. No pressure. Just people figuring it out together.