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Maintaining marriage seems to be tougher than fatherhood: apparently it's the most difficult thing in the world.

When my daughter was born, I was a stay-at-home dad for the first two years.

I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me.

I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house.

But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives.

I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies.

For years before I became a father, I would try to spend as much time as I could with my friends who were parents and their kids. And I was really impressed. They all sort of managed to do it, and do it gracefully.

Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.

I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter what you do for a living.