Dadcrossing

This week it’s time for our first Dad Topic under the new Dad Crossing format, and we’re tackling something that probably affects most parents without us really stopping to think about it…

Are we sharing too much of our kids’ lives online?

From the proud first-day-of-school photo to birthdays, holidays, funny stories and those moments that are simply too good not to share — as parents, documenting o...

Things are changing a little around here.

Sean kicks off Episode 89 with a bit of housekeeping and explains how Dad Crossing is going to work from here on out — one episode a week, dropping on a Tuesday, and alternating between our Everyday Life episodes and Dad Topic episodes.

Once all the sensible stuff is out of the way, we get back to what we do best…

Catching up and talking absolute nonsense.

Nick gives us an upda...

It’s another one of those longer catch-up episodes because Sean and Nick haven’t had a proper chance to sit down and chat for a while.

And naturally, we start things off in the most Dad Crossing way possible…

By realising we’d spent the first few minutes talking without actually recording any sound.

Don’t worry though — you didn’t miss much.

Honest. 😂

Once the microphones are definitely w...

This week’s Dad Life takes us into one of those parenting conversations where there really doesn’t seem to be a simple answer.

After coming across the story of a Virginia mum who allowed her 5-year-old son to walk to a nearby pond by himself, Sean and Nick found themselves asking the obvious question…

Would we let our kids do that at five?

And if the answer is no… when does it become okay?

The guys talk th...

Sean and Nick are back for another catch-up, and this week there’s plenty to get through!

First up, Apple has apparently decided that what everyone really needs is a very expensive device that folds in half.

Sean is firmly in the “yeah… that’s probably not for me” camp, while Nick is already looking at it like something that might mysteriously find its way into his hands somewhere down the line.

From ...

For once… we actually managed to record a Dad Life episode! 🎉

And with the summer holidays over, there was really only one place to start:

It’s back to school you go!

After weeks of later nights, longer lie-ins and routines slowly disappearing into the abyss, it’s time to start dragging the kiddos back towards something resembling normality.

We chat about getting bedtimes and mornings back under control, what th...

For the first time in what feels like forever, Sean and Nick finally get the chance to just sit down and chat.

No recording from holiday. No clock watching. No kids deciding that somebody suddenly needs to be somewhere. No reason to rush whatsoever.

And, as it turns out, giving the two of us unlimited time might have been a terrible idea. 😂

We’re entirely unapologetic for the sheer number of tangents this episode takes becau...

It’s a slightly shorter Everyday Life this week, and our only episode of the week, because Sean is away in Wales with the family — but apparently even going on holiday isn’t enough to escape podcast duties!

Sean managed to squeeze in a bit of time to jump on with Nick and give us the full update on how Lyndsey’s surprise 40th party went, whether all that planning actually paid off, and what the family have b...

We’re back with another Everyday Life episode, and after a couple of slightly different weeks it feels like there’s a lot to catch up on.

Last time we properly checked in, Nick was mentally preparing himself for camp while Sean was winding down and getting ready for a very busy few weeks of holidays, birthdays and trying to keep surprises… well, actually surprising.

So how did it all go?

Nick finally gets to repo...

This week’s episode is another Daddy-Daughter special, and this time Nick is joined by his daughter, Ariel!

Get ready for a wholesome, funny, and slightly chaotic chat as we find out what happens when father and daughter take over the microphones together. We talk about who is actually funnier, what on earth is meant by “infinite bodies”, and plenty more brilliant moments that only make sense when you hear them un...

This week on Dad Life, we’re talking about the completely normal, totally reasonable things dads take far too seriously.

You know the ones:

🌱 Getting the lawn stripes perfectly straight 🍽️ Loading the dishwasher the correct way 🔥 Maintaining the ideal BBQ temperature 🚗 Parking with surgical precision 🌡️ Protecting the thermostat from unnecessary interference 🔌 Coiling an extension lead without creating a tangled monstro...

This week on Everyday Life, Nick and Sean catch up on everything that’s been going on over the last seven days as they both prepare for very different kinds of chaos.

Nick is mentally getting himself ready for camp next week, which means plenty of planning, organising, and trying to convince himself he’s fully prepared for whatever is about to be thrown his way.

Meanwhile, Sean is starting to wind down ahead of a surpri...

That’s right — we actually managed it… a double episode week!

This week on Dad Life, we’re talking about that strange parenting moment when you suddenly realise your kids aren’t just little kids anymore.

They’ve got proper opinions. Their own sense of humour. Music tastes you may or may not approve of. Strong views on the world. And worst of all… arguments that are sometimes annoyingly lo...

This week on Everyday Life, we’re back catching up on another busy week of dad life, gaming, work, and everything in between.

We kick things off by talking about England’s World Cup journey, the disappointment of defeat, and ultimately finishing in 3rd place. It might not have ended exactly how we wanted, but there’s still plenty to be proud of!

Nick gives us an update on his healing and recovery journey, while Se...

This week’s episode is another one-off, as real life once again had absolutely no respect for our usual schedule.

Nick’s surgery and recovery, theatre camp for the kiddos, and the show they performed meant things were already fairly hectic. Then Sean added to the chaos by taking his eldest to the pub to watch England take on Norway — and thankfully, they got the win!

But being short on time certainly didn’t ...

This week’s episode is another one of those longer catch-ups — because life got in the way, as it so often does.

We missed last week while Sean celebrated his eldest turning 20 (how is that even possible?!), and then our schedules decided they had absolutely no interest in lining up. So after some July 4th fun, a busy week of fixing things for Nick, and Sean doing his usual running around helping everyone he can, we fin...

If fatherhood was an RPG, what skills have you unlocked along the way?

In this episode, Sean and Nick dive into the unofficial Dad Skill Tree and compare the abilities they’ve picked up over the years. From carrying every shopping bag in a single trip to developing an almost supernatural ability to spot a lie before it’s even finished, some skills are earned… and some are simply unlocked through years of sleep de...

Nick’s back! After his trip to Orlando, where he packed in the parks and made Sean incredibly jealous in the process, he’s finally returned to tell us all about the rides, the food, the highlights, and a surprise he brought home for Sean.

Meanwhile, Sean’s had one of those weeks. Between work, the gym, sleep… and then doing it all over again, there hasn’t been much room for anything else. He has, howe...

This week’s episode is a little different as Nick is off living his best life in Universal, so Sean is joined by a very special guest — his 14-year-old daughter, Emily.

Emily is into video games like Far Cry, Stray and Little Nightmares, loves anime-style drawing, and has a music taste that ranges from country to pop punk and emo. So basically, she’s cooler than Se...