When Jim's daughter gets a boyfriend, he hopes her beau is as unromantic as he used to be.
Jim Kayes’ Blog: Slip, slop and slap
Put your sunblock on, says Jim. Forget it, say his daughters.
Jim Kayes' Blog: The politics of camping
While camping in Mangawhai, Jim is envious of his mate's luxurious tent set-up which includes a bar leaner and Nespresso coffee machine.
Jim Kayes' blog: Christmas giving
Jim reflects on present etiquette — is it okay to shake the presents under the Christmas tree?
Jim Kayes' blog: Painful lessons
Jim gets trapped in the grey area between playful adventure and cotton wool parenting.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Losing my cool
Jim struggles to stay silent while sitting in the backseat during his daughter's driving test.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Exam season
As exam season looms, Jim's eldest threatens to take a three-year-long gap year.
Jim Kayes' blog: Set up for a fall
Jim, surrounded by pranksters, takes a fall.
Jim Kayes' blog: The daughter-approved shopping list
Jim is banned from buying certain items on his daughters' behalf.
Jim Kayes' blog: Forlorn about the lawn
Jim Kayes' weed eater is broken, and he can't handle it.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Man flu
Jim comes down with the flu and has a hard time receiving any sympathy from his family.
Jim Kayes' Blog: 49 candles
As Jim celebrates his 49th year, he reflects on how birthdays tend to matter less when you are older, that is, unless you have children.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Radio silence
Jim suffers in silence when his daughters go phone-free for a week.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Wheeling and dealing
Jim's daughter adopts a 'squeaky wheel' strategy to get a new car, while he reflects on the Ford Falcon that got away.
Jim Kayes' Blog: In the swing of things
Jim Kayes is egged on by a 12-year-old and gives a terrifying ride in Rotorua a swing.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Forget me not
When Jim's daughters say he is getting forgetful in his old age, he takes it to heart.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Lol moments
Jim's cringey efforts to use the latest lingo provide amusement to his teenage daughters.
Jim Kayes’ Blog: Girls Can Do Anything
Gender bias has no place in the Kayes’ household – and Jim is happy to don a pinny or even a frock when the occasion merits.
Jim Kayes' Blog: The leftover Easter egg
This week Jim is taunted by a chocolate treat in the cupboard
Jim Kayes' blog: Sweet 16
As his eldest turns 16, Jim remembers when she was just a wee bub and how fast they grow up.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Shirt tales
After being mocked on-air for his hit-and-miss fashion , Jim gets some clothing coaching from his girls
Jim Kayes' blog: "Here we go again"
Jim Kayes sings along with Ed Sheeran but draws the line at Mamma Mia.
Jim Kayes' blog: Half pai
This week Jim learns that if you need a job done right, do it yourself.
Jim Kayes' blog: Telling little lies
This week, Jim gets caught telling a few porkies.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Defending the Queen’s English
This week Jim, is like, totally, worried about vocabulary and grammar.
Jim Kayes' blog: Best foot forward
In Jim Kayes' blog this week - he’s not surprised by the ingenuity of an injured daughter.
Jim Kayes' blog: Big dogs vs small dogs
In Jim Kayes' blog this week - the family debates whether to downsize their next pooch.
Jim Kayes' blog: How to be an ace of cards
This week he takes losing at cards with good grace and a pile of soft cushions.
Jim Kayes’ blog: 'It’s a debate Dad, not an argument'
This week Jim ducks below the crossfire of sibling rivalries.
Jim Kayes' blog: Dad's on strike!
This week Jim is on strike to help improve his daughters’ usefulness around the house.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Get a job
This week Jim sends a daughter out to work - and not only for the money.
Jim Kayes' Blog: Playing with fire in Samoa
This week Jim takes the family to Samoa and it is confirmed, those daughters are an easy step ahead of him in his Apia-bought jandals.
Jim Kayes' blog: Saying goodbye
This week Jim ponders different ways of grieving and wonders, yet-again, if those daughters aren’t a step ahead of him.
Jim Kayes' blog: cutting the cord
It's the end of an era as Jim Kayes prepares to cut the cord to the land line.
Jim Kayes' blog: breaking bad
This week the sky falls in after a slip on the rocks.
Jim Kayes' blog: 7 ways to embarrass a teenager
This week Jim finds novel ways to humiliate his daughters.
Jim Kayes' blog: growing up quickly
This week Jim realises he’s been left behind - again.
Jim Kayes' blog: Musical tastes heading in One Direction (downhill)
This week Jim blames the girls for a bad case of musical infection.
Jim Kayes' blog: Am I turning into my mum?
Jim turns from hero to zero when channeling his mother's parenting style.
Jim Kayes' blog: Coach dad
Jim Kayes finds himself cast in the role of coach, but can he hold court in the world of school netball?
Jim's blog: Driving me mad
This week Jim Kayes teaches his daughter how to drive, and lives to tell the tale.
Jim Kayes' blog: Good morning sunshine
Jim Kayes has been a journalist for 25 years. He survived growing up with four sisters and is now married with two daughters. Despite this, he thinks he's in charge.