06/09/2026
Fatherhood has changed me more than anything else in my life.
When Annabella came along, she made me a dad for the first time.
I didn’t really know what I was doing. But suddenly there was this little person looking to me for love, protection, guidance and an example of what it means to show up.
She changed me.
Then this year, Julian and Leo arrived… and fatherhood changed me all over again.
Nothing could have prepared us for what followed. Our boys arriving early. The weeks in hospital. The uncertainty. The worry. The sleepless nights. Then finally bringing them home and figuring out what life with three little ones actually looks like.
It’s challenged me in ways I never expected. But it’s also made me appreciate the little things so much more.
Holding them. Settling them. Hearing them laugh. Watching Annabella with her little brothers. Just having all three of them together.
Becoming a dad has also made me appreciate my own dad differently.
He worked hard. He sacrificed. He was there. And no matter what, he kept showing up.
The older I get, the more I realise how much that matters.
Annabella made me a dad.
Julian and Leo have stretched me as a dad in ways I never expected.
And my own dad showed me that being a good father isn’t about getting everything right.
It’s about being there. Loving them. And continuing to show up.
This Father’s Day, I’m just incredibly grateful that I get to be their dad.
And grateful for the dad who showed me how.
Happy Father’s Day to my dad, and to all the dads doing their best every day.
