Daddy vs The Threenager: A hilarious guide to the highs and lows of fatherhood

In this exclusive extract from his book, ‘No Sex, No Sleep’, Pat Fitzpatrick, guides us through dealing with the highs and lows of fatherhood

A friend of mine once told me the key to parenting is to remember that everything is a phase, and he’s got a point. By the time you are really good at changing nappies, they won’t need them any more. Just when you get a knack for making puréed food, the little tykes go and grow a set of teeth. Those hours walking around trying to wind them on your shoulder, well they just seem like an awful waste of time.