Fortysomething Father: The day to day musings of a fortysomething dad bringing up two young children whilst running a karaoke and disco business.

When Jason Ayres and his wife Claire discussed what they would do after the birth of their first child, he had no doubts about the future. “I wanted to take a break from my career. I’m older than my wife – I was 37 then – and she didn’t want to be a stay-at-home mum, because at 22 her career was only just beginning,” he said. [Excerpt from Oxford Mail interview, September 2013]. So for the past six years he has stayed at home looking after their sons Oliver, six, and Jamie, three. This book is a collection of humorous tales about life as a stay at home dad along with musings on various other topics he encounters in his daily life. From trying to track down the perfect buffet to nurturing an unhealthy obsession with crisps, the topics are many and varied. Whether readers are looking in particular for tales of the ups and downs of parenting small children, or just want some light-hearted easy reading humour, they will find plenty to entertain them here in over 300+ pages chronicling one year of the writer's life. This book is the first in a series of "Stay At Home Dad" diaries. The second, "Austerity Dad", was released in July 2013. You can keep up with Jason's latest thoughts on the world of parenting via his weekly newspaper column "Stay At Home Dad" in the Oxford Mail (newspaper or online) or follow him on Twitter @AusterityDad.