Author » John Meyer
Come come out, wherever you are

I love Saturday mornings, there are always delicious daddies out and about. Whether it’s because their wives have kicked them and the kids out of the house for some quiet ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - 1 Comment
How hard can it be?

The moment before he popped his head out and started screaming, we thought parenthood would be easy. You think it’s going to be easy to take your cool stroller out to ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Welcome to Gay High

I never went to Gay High School, a mythical place where boys and girls who like boys and girls, in that order, go and learn about how to live in ... Read more
Tue February 23rd, 2010 - 1 Comment
Suspended in time

Love. We live and die by love. We live searching for it and when we find love, we die by it. A gentle hand reaches for the telephone. His eyes wrinkle ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - 2 Comments
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The first day

Beau bounded through the bedroom door and vaulted himself up over my torso and landed head first onto my pillow. Laughing, he cuddled in. “Good morning, Daddy.” He kissed my ... Read more
Mon February 8th, 2010 - No Comments
Another bi-fold in another hall

Another era is to set to close. Dawn and I have decided to sell our family home. When she asked me to okay the sale, I stared into the phone ... Read more
Tue January 26th, 2010 - No Comments
When second fiddle isn’t loud enough

Over the break I heard a song from Nicolette Larson that I hadn’t heard for a few years. I downloaded the song and sang it in the shower, doing the ... Read more
Tue January 19th, 2010 - No Comments
Dasher, Prancer and Kitty

Midway through a cuddle Beau blurted out, “Dad, remember your stick tree last year?” Before my audible gasp hit their ears, I put the mini men in the car and sped ... Read more
Tue December 15th, 2009 - 1 Comment
One thousands miles

I was watching a gentleman singing karaoke last night. He was an older gentleman, still dressed in his business suit, obviously had stopped in on his way home. Apparently he is ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - 3 Comments
The berbs on the bus

It was a festival of boobs a few weekends ago. The mini men find it ridiculously funny every time they see a picture of boobs or, as they pronounce them, ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - 1 Comment
You’re only as old as the man you feel

Quick, grab someone young. There is a ridiculous phenomenon occurring in the city. Men are lying about their age… still! These twanks, so named as a cross between a twink wannabe ... Read more
Tue December 1st, 2009 - 1 Comment
The greatest hits

I want you to remember the first kiss you ever had. I was rummaging through my little black bag where all sorts of memorabilia are stored. It got me thinking of ... Read more
Tue November 17th, 2009 - No Comments
Daddy dearest

The other night I attended a Gay Dads information night. We have information nights regularly, but I usually find an excuse not to attend. I offered to open up the rooms ... Read more
Tue November 10th, 2009 - 5 Comments
A Sydney boy in Melbourne

Standing on Peel St, Collingwood, I flag down a cab and jump in. My new steel-grey waistcoat is keeping me warm in the chill of the Melbourne night air. “To ... Read more
Tue November 3rd, 2009 - 1 Comment
It’s a GDFC

Global Financial Crisis, you say. For me, it’s been a Gay Dad Financial Crisis for a few years. Recession, after two quarters? How about four years and counting? When I calculated ... Read more
Tue October 27th, 2009 - No Comments
Fraulein Maria? I mean, Mother…

My mother is a combination of Julie Andrews, Debbie Reynolds and Sally Field. She’s a woman with her own story, but her impact on me is something I’d like ... Read more
Tue October 20th, 2009 - No Comments
The cloud artist

I have so many joyous pieces of mini men art hanging in my apartment. From wild squiggly watercolours to cut-out montages, they are now moving into story art. My Beau is ... Read more
Tue October 13th, 2009 - No Comments
Mrs Meyer on the strip

Mrs Meyer on the strip There’s been a quiet background character in most of my stories this year. The very core of my little family has a solid foundation — someone ... Read more
Tue October 6th, 2009 - 1 Comment
From athletics to Yoda

Beau was happily chatting to me while sitting on the toilet. I took the opportunity to talk about why I only take him to Little Athletics once a fortnight. His ... Read more
Tue September 29th, 2009 - No Comments
Night intruder

The indigo-coloured sky was being engulfed by the darkening storm clouds. The wind was cool and fast. It lifted branches and made the landscape look panic-stricken. I went to bed with ... Read more
Tue September 22nd, 2009 - No Comments
The joy of touching

When I lowered my newborn son into the bath for the first time I felt a great sense of care for him. Holding his little body as he splashed around ... Read more
Tue September 15th, 2009 - No Comments
The chook pen

I drove the mini men up to my parents’ place two weekends ago so they could spend time with Ma and Poppy as well as their great-grandparents, my Nana and ... Read more
Tue September 8th, 2009 - No Comments
The path of fatherhood

I just got off the phone from my dad and felt like telling someone I love them. The immediate feeling of sharing love was strong. You know the feeling. My father ... Read more
Tue September 1st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Making peace

Years ago my toddler son used to sleep at the front door of the apartment I had moved out of to try and give the family space as I came ... Read more
Tue August 25th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Mini-manopoly

I discovered the joys of teaching the men how to play Monopoly last weekend. I'm now convinced cheating at board games must be an innate ability in humans. We set the ... Read more
Tue August 18th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
Tony, please think before speaking

You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more




