A 50 cent piece, a kid jumping on a bed, and an 18 year old who had been left alone with someone else's son for the very first time. Matty got the coin out. Then the boy looked up at him with tears in his eyes and said: let's not tell mummy. Matty Acton is one third of Stav, Abby & Matt on B105 Brisbane breakfast. He met his now wife when he was 18 and she was 22, with a three year old son. His original position was that he did not want a serious relationship with someone who had a child. He has now spent his entire adult life as a parent. That three year old is 24. He married at 20 and he is a father, which makes Matty a grandfather at 37. He talks about what that did to the way he sees himself, why he loves telling people about it, and the stigma that still lands on anyone who has children young. He also has a 12 year old son and a nine year old daughter, so the house now runs two sets of rules: one for his kids, and effectively none for his granddaughter. In between are the parts nobody puts on Instagram. A major crash out in front of his son's mate on a Sunday morning, over what time the bikes had to be home. Moving a kid to a new school every two years for a radio career, and the one move they decided not to make. Finding out your son is proposing while you are in line for your fourth bottle at a food and wine festival. And what he says he has actually learned across three kids and every one of his adult years, which is smaller and better than any of it: they just want to know that when they put their head on the pillow, someone is there who loves them. Plus the dad joke round, which Rob and Marcus handle badly. Chapters 00:00 Cold open: a 50 cent piece and a secret00:45 Welcome, and a guest who is a granddaddy02:15 Pop, Papa or Bob: what the grandkids call you03:09 A major crash out in front of his mate05:15 Three kids, 24, 12 and nine, all different06:21 What every kid actually wants08:31 He was 18, she was 22, her son was three11:52 Meeting the kid: friend first, dad later13:31 The night he babysat alone for the first time15:29 Was that the moment you became a dad?17:03 Moving house every two years for radio20:22 The phone call: he is proposing at 2023:15 Advice they don't want, and listening instead24:30 A grandfather at 37, and the stigma of it26:21 Granddaughter rules versus kid rules28:14 The dad joke round Our guest Matty Acton co-hosts Stav, Abby & Matt, the breakfast show on B105 Brisbane, alongside Stav Davidson and Abby Coleman. He became a stepdad at 18, has three children, and became a grandfather at 37. Instagram: @mattyactonTikTok: @mattyactonX: @mattyactonFacebook: @MattyActonListen to Stav, Abby & Matt on B105 Brisbane: listnr.com/stations/b105 Read more on Man of Many Why We're Launching 'Daddies', A New Podcast About Modern Fatherhood100+ Best Dad Jokes, Ranked by Cringe/Pun LevelWe Asked Aussie Men How Life Is Going. This Is What You Told Us10 Best Dad Blogs for New ParentsThe 2025 'Adolescent Man Box' ReportPaging Doctor Dad: Real Fathers, Real Stories, Real Advice What to listen to next Gay Dad, Single DadHow Your Brain Changes When You Become A Dad Enjoying Daddies? Follow the show in your podcast app so every new episode lands automatically, and leave a rating and a review. It is the difference between someone scrolling past and pressing play. Find us Instagram: @daddiespodcastauTikTok: @daddiespodcastauFacebook: @daddiespodcastauThreads: @daddiespodcastauX: @daddiespodauWatch the full episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/@manofmanyListen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/id6804513711Find us on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4JqZSIBvqU33N5LGJ3b46SEverything else: manofmany.com/podcasts/daddies CreditsHosts: Rob Stott and Marcus HurleyProducer: Amelia NavascuesVideographer: Jordan YankovA Man of Many production. New episodes every Thursday. Join the newsletter.: https://manofmany.com/newsletter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
