Diary Adventures of a Lagos Dad

Diary of A Lagos Dad –  Socks ‘n’ Me My daughter always insisted that I put her socks on for her when she got ready for school. No matter how late we were running, if daddy didn’t put her socks on for her she would not let any other person do it. The day I […]

Diary Of A Lagos Dad – Rainy Season I got to the office very early. During rainy season I made it a point of duty to leave a bit earlier so that I could get to work on time irrespective of what the roads may be like. It was unfortunate that after several decades, the

Diary of A Lagos Dad – Etiquette Sluuuuuuurp! I turned around to see a very ecstatic four year old slurping beverage from his spoon. The sound seemed to make him very happy. He did it again, which caused a chain reaction around the picnic table. The children started slurping their beverage, or blowing bubbles with

Diary of A Lagos Dad – Banning Short Shorts Following my last entry, I made the call later that evening and spoke to my sister at length about how her daughters were dressed. As their mother I had expected she would do a better job of instilling that sense of pride in woman hood in

Diary of A Lagos Dad – Kids Awake As I fixed my tie for work, a thunderous sound shook the house; ah yes, the kids were awake. It’s amazing how children wake up early when school is out, just so they can maximize on the holiday. We literally have to drag them out of bed

Dealing with Do What You Do The most challenging aspect of raising a toddler is the fact that at that age they are more “do what you do” people, rather than “do what you say”. Every attitude, gesture, habit, facial expression and utterance is promptly copied; whether you realize it or not. Most of the

Welcome to The Diary of a LagosDad on Raising Toddlers The noise jolted me out of my much needed sleep. At first I could not understand what sort of noise it was, but as I slowly gained consciousness I realized it was music; really loud, LOUD music. I looked at the bedside clock – 7.30am.