Regular readers of my blog will know that I have five year old twin girls. We all know that at five years old their energy levels are somewhere up near the stars. They’re always on the go! Can we do this? Where are we going today? These are just some of the questions I get…
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The At Home Sanctuary You Deserve From Your Own Bathroom? It’s Possible
Read moreEvery one of us deserves a little pampering and luxury in our lives. However, we can’t all afford to splurge on a spa day each week to get that much-needed relaxation time. But, that doesn’t mean to say you can’t recreate the atmosphere and feelings you get from a spa in your own bathroom. The…
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6 European hotspots for family friendly holidays
Read moreFamily holidays are a rare chance to spend time together without the daily distractions of normal working life. When you get the opportunity to go away with your family, you’ll want to choose a destination that’ll keep everyone – no matter their age or interests – entertained and happy. To help, we’ve picked out six…
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I Have Been Lucky To Be Dad Five Times
Read moreThis is something I have often wondered when I meet people I meet and you have these conservations about each other. You know the ones, are you married? Where do you live? How many children do you have? I love the reactions on peoples faces when I say I have five children. Most people raise…
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School Choice
Read moreIt’s that time of year when parents start applying for places to get their child into a school of their choice, even though they are very possibly out of catchment. I fully understand parents wanting the best school for their child, but because the standards may not be what you want at your local catchment school,…
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What Chance Do My Kids Stand In This Messed Up UK
Read moreI would like to first of all say I am no political expert, in fact I’m not even close, but of course that doesn’t allow me not to have an opinion on the current mess I feel the UK is in. In the last year we have have just about had everything you can imagine…
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My Five Year Old Twins Are Finding Independence
Read moreWhen you are five years old it never ceases to amaze me how quickly children change and develop, and my five year old twins are no different to other children. In school they have recently been moved up a level in their reading books which was very pleasing to see. Both the girls recognition of…
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Five Effective Ways to Treat Damp
Read moreIt’s no secret that damp can cause a lot of problems and it can happen anywhere for a variety of reasons. Damp proofing isn’t as difficult as it sounds, with 20 years as a self-employed painter and decorator I have seen plenty of damp. There are a variety of ways you can treat damp and…
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Protecting Preemie Babies With Pampers: My Story #ad
Read moreI’m a dad of five children. My two youngest children are twin girls who are now five years old. They are of course very normal, funny, sometimes mischievous healthy little girls, but when they were born they were premature. The girls were six weeks early and they needed a lot of medical attention. My wife…
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The School Playground And Me
Read moreA little while after my five year old twin girls started school I wrote a post called the a lone dad on the mum playground. There is no doubt at that time that I felt quite isolated on the school playground. I’m happy to say that I don’t feel like that anymore, although at times,…
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My Son Is Going To University: The End Of An Era
Read moreMy son is going to university in September and just the other day I had a bittersweet thought. When my son was four years old his mother and I separated and divorced fairly soon after that. From that marriage I had three children and thankfully I had a pretty good arrangement with their mother over joint custody…
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A New Language: Children’s Language
Read moreWhen you make that massive decision to have children there are a number of things you probably didn’t plan upon changing. One such thing is you start to re-write the English language! Everything prior to children that you thought was what you called things is re-named for children. Omg! This actually makes me laugh on…
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Relationships (Don’t Change Me) Learn To Compromise
Read moreRelationship’s are a minefield. They can be full of mis-trust, paranoia, arguments or least that’s what we read about most of the time. Forming a relationship to me is a strange process because we meet somebody and we must be before anything else, physically attractive to each other. It’s that split second that your head…
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Watching My Mum Get Old. It’s Heartbreaking!
Read moreThis year my mum wil be 89 years old, and over the last few years her health and well being has taken a dramatic turn for the worst. It’s been a very difficult situation for me to watch as her quality of life is far from good. About two years ago I wrote how my…
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Our 2K Family Fun Run
Read moreAbout four weeks ago, my wife asked me if I was interested in doing a 2K family fun run with our five year old twin girls. Over the last few years my wife has started running a few times a week, and has recently completed a 5K and 10K run. I have to admit I…
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Spring is here! Time to Get Birdwatching!
Read moreNow that winter is well and truly behind us, it means that those of us who love nature can get back outdoors. Whether that’s sitting in the garden and watching the local wildlife, going on bug hunts with the kids or sowing some seeds to grow your own vegetables. For us, we enjoy bird watching.…
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Fun Family Activities for Easter 2017
Read moreWith Mother’s Day recently behind us, we now turn our focus to the next upcoming family holiday that is Easter! With spring in full swing, it is easy to get excited for Easter and all of the colours, candy and chocolate treats it brings. Easter is one of the most versatile holidays for children, as…
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6 Things Every New Parent Should Learn
Read moreBringing a child into the world is a wondrous occasion – but that doesn’t mean it’s totally stress-free. New lessons are learned everyday as a parent, with some proving to be crucial to the development of your little one. Today, let’s take a look at six things every new parent should learn. 1. Sleep…
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Who Are The Losers in Divorce
Read moreDivorce is a very unpleasant thing to happen to anyone in life but nowadays it is happening more and more. When I was a child my parents seperated and divorced and I was far from the norm in fact I was very unusual thinking back Me and one other child came from a divorced family.…
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Parents: Those Disapproving Looks Of Judgement
Read moreWe have all been in the supermarket, restaurant, shopping centre or simply going about our business walking down the street, when in the background increasing in volume you can hear a child having a trantrum, screaming the place down or a baby crying. No one knows why, but there will always be a reason. The…
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Calling a Step Parent Mum or Dad.
Read moreWe have in life two people that are biological parents and they are usually known as Mum and Dad. By definition they are the reason we are here. Without them having that moment of passion, we would not have been born. We simply wouldn’t exist. We will all grow up with either both, one or…
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