A short origin story about work, family, caregiving, and why dads need spaces to speak honestly.
DiaperDad.SG did not start because I had fatherhood figured out.
It started because I realised how many dads are still showing up, even when they are running on empty.
Work does not pause because there are children at home. Children do not stop needing you because work is heavy. Ageing parents do not become less important because your calendar is full. Somewhere in between, many dads quietly learn to carry more than they say out loud.
I know that feeling.
There are days when you are trying to be steady for everyone. The reliable one at work. The present one at home. The useful one for your parents. The calm one in the room. And then, at some point, you realise you have not had much space to ask how you are actually doing.
DiaperDad.SG is a small attempt to create that space.
Not a place for perfect answers. Not a place for performance. Not a place where fatherhood becomes another thing to optimise.
Just a community of dads trying to build a better rhythm between work, family, caregiving, and self.
Some weeks will be practical. Some weeks will be messy. Some weeks, it may simply help to know another dad is awake at 2am too.
That is enough of a place to begin.
Written by Felix Tang, founder of DiaperDad.SG.