RobertScott
N
owin hisfourthdecade
onradio,Robert(53)can
beheardonTheBreeze
onweekdays,3-7pm.Heandhis
wifeCarmelhavetwochildren,
Sam(22,above)andMolly(18).
What’sthebestpieceof
adviceyourfathergaveyou?
Hismumlookedafterhimon
herownfroma veryearlyage.
Whenmynewgirlfriendlearned
shewashavingourbaby,he
saidsimply:“Don’tleaveher.”
CarmelandI havenowbeen
togetherfor 23 years.
What’syourfavourite
Father’sDaymemory?
Gettinghomemadecards.
What’ssurprisedyouthe
mostaboutfatherhood?
Howquicklytheygrowup.One
momentyou’repushingthemin
a swing,thenexttheyareafter
yourcarkeys.
Whatdoyouwishsomeone
hadwarnedyouabout?
Throughanystageasthey
grow,youneverstopworrying.
Therearejustdifferentthings
toworryabout.
What’syourbestdadjoke?
Mygrandadtriedtowarnthem
abouttheTitanic. Hescreamed
andshoutedabouttheiceberg,
butalltheydidwasthrowhim
outofthetheatre.
What’sthenumberone
must-haveforKiwidads?
Patience.
Whatdoyoumostwant
forFather’sDay?
Permissionfromthefamily
tobuymorevinylrecords!8 New Zealand Woman’s Weekly
MarkRichardson
H
e cametotheattention
ofKiwisasa starcricketer,
andnowkeepsthenation
entertainedeachmorningon
TheAMShow, wherehiscomments
havelivenedupmanya water-
coolerconversation.Hejuggleshis
morningshowwithhostingreality
showTheBlock. Mark(44)alsohas
13-year-oldtwins,Annabeland
Charlie,withhiswifeMary.
What’sthebestpieceofadvice
yourfatherevergaveyou?
In a fight,alwaysthrowthefirst
punch.It’sa prettygoodmetaphor
forlife,really– andfighting.
What’syourfavouriteFather’s
Daymemory?
I thinkit’salwaysthefirstonewhen
yourkidsunderstandtheconcept.
I don’tthinkI gotanythingextra
special,butI justrememberthe
kidsbeingreallyexcitedabout
thewholething.
HowdidyouspendFather’sDay
asa child?Whatdoyoudonow?
It wasneverreallya bigthingin our
household.Mother’sDaywasalways
a bitmoreobservedbecausemums
liketodosomethingnicewiththe
family.Usdadsarequitehappyto
beleftaloneforsome“mantime”.
What’ssurprisedyouthemost
aboutfatherhood?
Howmuchyoucanlovesomething.
Whatdoyouwishsomeonehad
warnedyouabout?
Yougeta lotofwarningsfroma
lotofpeoplebeforethekidsarrive,
most,if notall,ofthembeingtrue.
SoI’llgivea warningtoothers:
Whenyouhavekids,life’sjeopardy
goesup.Thereis noroomfor
failurenowbecauseyou’renot
justbattingforyourself.
What’sthenumberone
must-haveforKiwidads?
Energy.
Whatdoyoumostwantfor
Father’sDaythisyear?
Just a bit of time with the kids.