It's a dad's life!

As a result of the wonderful response to our Fantastic Fathers competition for Father's Day we discovered many families with great stories to tell. So, we're giving dads a chance to tell it how it is. Daniel, an expectant dad, and Neil, a wicked step-dad (his own words!) kick off this new series.

• Congratulations - you're going to be a dad! You're going to be a dad for the first time! Right now the last thing you may feel like doing is celebrating, but trust me - and millions of others - this is the first step into a whole new world. More...
• How to be a wicked step dad! I love my two stepchildren - my ten-year-old stepdaughter (teenager attitude, 40-year-old's cynicism), and my six-year-old stepson (hurricane in trainers) - as if they were my own. But what does it mean to be a stepdad? What will you lose? What will you gain? Where do sex and beer fit into the whole thing? More...
• I'm happy at home In June Mark Thomas won our Fantastic Fathers competition, he was flattered to come first but doesn't see why he's so special. This story should show you, and him, why he deserved the award. More..