Looking forward, looking back. I’ve come a long way down the track
Five years is a brilliant achievement for a printed publication, these days. Let alone one that is...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Dec 17, 2019 | Featured, Life, Mental health, Parenting, Writing | 0 |
Five years is a brilliant achievement for a printed publication, these days. Let alone one that is...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Feb 14, 2019 | Life, Parenting, Writing | 0 |
The reality of how my kids’ mother and I were, and are, as parents really surprised me. Our personality types and general approach to life ended up being the opposite to our parenting styles.
As we created our family and brought children into the world, I assumed we’d be those same people in our parenting roles, too. But that could not have been further from the truth.
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Dec 13, 2018 | Life, Parenting, Writing | 0 |
If you don’t have your kids for the day, or part of it at least, the loneliness and sadness of Christmas as a single dad can overwhelm.
This Christmas will be the third since the mother of my children and I chose to separate, but it will be my first with my kids and me at our home on Christmas morning … I’m so excited!
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Dec 4, 2018 | Life, Parenting, Writing | 0 |
From being protective of their kids to just looking after their own heart, JC Clapham outlines the real reasons a single dad might baulk at dating again.
I’m a ‘single dad’. That term can mean a few different things, and it carries a few different types of what some would call ‘baggage’.
Yes it means I’m a dad and I do the dadding on my own without a partner. And yes, it means I was once in a very serious relationship with someone I had children with, and who is still connected to my life and always will be, to some degree.
Read MoreSeeing my ex-wife with someone else has been a big challenge — it means my kids have a ‘stepdad’.
Read MoreAfter the breakdown of his marriage, JC Clapham moved out of the family home. This is how he built another one for his three young kids.
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Sep 17, 2018 | Life, Media, Mental health, Parenting, Writing | 0 |
Married with a young family and a great job, JC Clapham thought he had ticked all the boxes for a...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Feb 22, 2018 | Media, Performance, Reviews | 0 |
Review of Loves Me/Loves Me Not by Glam Adelaide’s Arts Editor, Brian Godfrey. JC Clapham...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Sep 13, 2017 | Comedy, Life, Mental health, Performance | 0 |
I’m rapt to announce that my new storytelling comedy show, LOVES ME / LOVES ME NOT,...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Aug 28, 2017 | Life, Mental health, Parenting, Writing | 0 |
I love being a dad and having my three kids. I’m a very involved and good father, and the...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Jun 20, 2017 | Life | 0 |
The brilliant storyteller and genuinely wonderful person, Trav Nash, had me as a guest on his...
Read Moreby JC Clapham | Apr 20, 2017 | Life, Parenting | 1 |
Today would have been the tenth anniversary of my now-former marriage. Ten years. A whole decade....
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