Life can seem pretty straightforward when we’re in our younger years, like in our twenties. Everything is more or less ticking along nicely, and we can sense that things are generally moving in an upward trajectory. But when we reach our forties, things begin to plateau — we’re no longer building up, we’re moving sideways.…
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I Have Been Shortlisted For Dad Blog Of The Year 2019 With Vuelio
Read moreA few days ago I saw a tweet that tagged me to say that I was a finalist in the Vuelio Online influencer Awards 2019 in the Dad blog of the year category and as per usual this surprised me. After five years of blogging I am still being recognised for my writing on my…
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Our Twins Start Junior School Today: The Childhood Innocence Will Slowly Disappear
Read moreToday my seven year old twin girls start junior school. It’s scary where the time has gone. It genuinely doesn’t seem like yesterday that we were dropping them off at nursery for the first time and there was tears all around, mostly from their mum and me, but here we are. We will be leaving…
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Some Days I Feel I’m Screwing Up Fatherhood
Read moreAs a father we are thought of as strong and stable. We’re the rock that our children will build the foundations of their lives on. To our children we are the comforting arms that makes all the bad in the world go away. You lift their spirits when they are down. IF ONLY THAT WAS…
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That Friday Linky
Read moreIt’s Friday again, which means it’s That Friday Linky time again! Please have a quick read of the info below and join in! As always we ask that you link up your favourite post of the week. Please don’t link up your entire blog, just one specific post that you’d like to share with us all.…
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Father’s Day Gift Guide 2019
Read moreYes its that time of the year when we celebrate dad! So on June 16th why not spoil your dad and treat him to something extra special? I have put a few ideas together to help make Father’s Day extra special for your dad. It’s a mixed bag of ideas so hopefully there will be…
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5 Conversations to have with your child about social media
Read moreSocial media can be daunting for many parents. With new apps and sites emerging daily, parents can often struggle to keep ahead of our ‘digital native’ children. Regardless of the social media site or app your child is using, Laya Healthcare encourages parents to talk with their children and ensure they have these important conversations…
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What Do Super-Dads Do When Kids Get Arrested?
Read moreIt’s never easy when loved ones get arrested, much less when it’s your child. Your emotional attachment might just cloud your judgment and make you panic. Law enforcement agencies reported that approximately 809,700 minors got arrested in the U.S. in 2017. Given how commonplace cases like these are, we decided that a set of guidelines…
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Kid Missing? Here’s What You Need to Do
Read moreBeing a parent or a caretaker for a child is difficult and challenging at times, but sometimes, there are unprecedented events that are completely out of your control, and having a missing child is one of them. The epidemic of child kidnappings and other criminal acts against children is rampant as ever. Texas is a…
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How to Talk To Your Teenage Children About Cannabis?
Read moreWith an increase in the reference of it in pop culture and the normalisation surrounding its usage, cannabis is making headlines. The topic revolving around cannabis and its usage is being normalized in societies and cultures, with Canada and several states in the USA legalizing its recreational and medical usage. Due to its reputation and…
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Dads! You Are Your Children’s First Superhero Lets Get It Right!
Read moreWhen you have been a dad for as long as me, it’s actually 24 years this year, it’s scary to think about where the time has gone. My son is turning 20 years old in a few days time and it only seems like yesterday that he was a baby. I’m not sure if my…
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Trying To Live A Zero Waste Life
Read moreFor quite a while my wife and I have become increasingly more aware of the amount of waste that we are dumping on our planet and just what a devastating effect it is having on planet earth. As such, we have decided to try to live a zero waste life. We both feel it’s vitally…
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4 Easy Ways to Give Your Home a Facelift
Read moreImage source Your home’s exterior is the first thing people see. It is what will give them that all-important first impression of your home and family, and first impressions tend to stick. Take a long hard look at the front of your house and if it is looks as though it may need some TLC,…
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Two Stories One Ending
Read moreIt has never ceased to amaze me how people end up with a partner for life, is it an accident or coincidence, or is it simply meant to be? Is the pairing of two people decided long before we actually meet that person, the one that we will share our lives with? How is it…
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Caring For Your Beard With Beard Buys #AD
Read moreIn todays modern world a lot of men have beards. Some of them long, some bushy and some not so bushy, however would you believe that there was once a time when only certain men of particular professions such as men who spent their lives at sea had a beard. The remainder of us men…
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Video Special: Bed Guru’s #ChooseSleep Campaign: For a Better Nights Sleep #AD
Read moreI’ve teamed up with Bed Guru, the online retailer and sleep specialists, to see if they can help me to get a better nights sleep by following their #ChooseSleep Guide. Bed Guru are determined to help solve the sleep loss epidemic by raising awareness through their Choose Sleep campaign. Bed Guru want to educate people…
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Christmas Past Christmas Now!
Read moreI love Christmas. It’s easily my favourite time of the year by a long way, but I love the Christmas of today and that is something that has happened from the experiences of my own childhood when Christmas was not such a happy time. Growing up, as I have written about on occasion before, was…
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Santa Safari At West Midlands Safari Park Our Trip #AD
Read moreThere is no doubt in our home that Christmas is easily our favourite part of the year. When you have six year old twin girls that still fiercely believe in Father Christmas it gives the festive season that magical feel that only children can create. They believe, and that’s quite simply the magic of Christmas…
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Win a 6 month Xbox Game Pass Subscription
Read moreAs a keen Xbox fan, I’m very excited to be able to offer my readers the chance to win a 6 month Xbox Pass subscription worth £48. With Christmas coming up, this could be a great gift to yourself or a loved one! Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that allows customers to purchase…
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Halloween Is Here!
Read moreSome people love Halloween and it’s an important date in the year for them. For me I’m neither one way or the other, but it has definitely become an occasion that is now celebrated in the UK more than ever before. Once again the influence from America has come in all its full glory. Just…
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My Sunday Photo: My Equestrian Twins
Read moreWhen I was growing up birthday parties usually consisted of a few friends over for tea at your house. A few party games, followed by happy birthday, blow the candles out and off you went home. All of this would normally take under an hour. Omg! How times have changed. My six year old twin…


























