I have been playing the lottery for years in the hope that one day I will be a millionaire, alas this has not happened yet! When I was approached by Lottoland Online I was instantly interested in reviewing their service because I found out that you don’t actually play the lottery in the usual way.…
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The Lego Batman Movie (A Review Of Sorts)
Read moreLast Saturday we decided at the very last minute to go and see the new Lego Batman Movie. We took our five year old twin girls and my 17 year old son decided to come too. I was very excited to see it because I had seen many trailers and it looked fun. The trailers…
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Designing A Family Friendly Garden
Read moreImage source There are few things quite as enjoyable as spending a sunny day in the garden with your family around you as you soak up the sun, cook steaks on the barbecue and indulge in together time. Of course, that is only possible if you have a nice family garden in which to hang…
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Being The Dad I Want To Be
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know I have five children. I’m never sure if I get it right being a dad, but hopefully practise makes perfect. At least that’s what I try to do. Over the last week I have come to realise that it’s not always the big grand gestures of being a…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy wife and myself wrote posts for the blended parent network about being a blogging couple last week. This picture was used for the post and I love the fact that I look like I’m cheating and copying my wife’s work.
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My Twins and Parents Evening
Read moreMy four year old twin girls had their second parents evening a few days ago. It’s always a very interesting evening. Trying to extract information from four year olds about what they are doing at school is usually impossible, so it’s nice to see their school books and chat to their teacher about how they…
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Do We As Parents Dictate What Toys Our Children Play With
Read moreI have written on a few occasions about gender stereotyping when it comes to toys, films and activities for our children. I am 100% behind toys being gender free. As parents I have often wondered do we influence what toys our children play with because of our own likes and dislikes from childhood? After all…
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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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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 98
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Dave who blogs My Taylor Made Blogs. He is a first time parent and writes a parenting based blog with his wife. He started his blog in October and writes about the adventures that they have bringing up their little girl. As well as documenting memories of their…
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My Brother: How Things work out in Life
Read moreI have written before about my sibling relationships and how unfortunately due to a very dysfunctional childhood it’s left the relationship with my sibling in tatters to the point today that none of us speak to each other. It is very sad, but its just the way life works out. Growing up I have…
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Enpowering My Daughters To Be Whatever They Want To Be
Read moreI am a father of five which includes four daughters that range in ages from 21 down to 5 year old twins. I worry about them because as much as I read about how equality for women is improving, it doesn’t seem to get any better. Not a day goes by without another incident of…
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The Four Tiers of Blogging
Read moreI have recently given a lot of thought to the world of blogging and how divided this cyber world of writing has become, but also how competitive and cut throat it is. Every day many new blogs start up and many blogs come to a halt because many people simply don’t have the time and…
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My Sunday Photo ( Big Sister)
Read moreThis weekend my 19 year old daughter came home for the weekend from university. Her twin sisters R and M miss her so much, when she is away studying at university,and never stop talking about her. So it is was a special moment on Saturday morning when they got to have cuddles with her on…
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Do You Have A Favourite Child?
Read moreI’m one of three children and I would openly admit I am my mother’s favourite. This could be because my brother and sister are much older and I was left to grow up with just my mum. Nowadays she has no contact with my brother and sister so I guess I unquestionably became the golden…
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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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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 97
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is Benny. He recently quit his job as an auctioneer to become a stay at home parent, which he says he loves. He decided to start a blog called Daddy Poppins to help him meet others in similar situations, allowing him to write and tell jokes and generally give…
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Choosing An Engagement Ring Together
Read moreWhen you meet that special person, those first few weeks and months are spent all loved up and you spend 24/7 together. It is spontaneous and fun and both of you just can’t take the smiles off your faces. It’s a wonderful feeling and you want it to last forever, and of course there is…
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I See a Little Bit of Me in All My Children
Read moreWhen I observe my children it really amuses me that they have some of my traits. Quite often they really are very small insignificant things or they could tell me something that they have done and I smile and instantly think yes, I did that! Haha! Your children are going to pick up habits from…
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The Effects of the Ageing Population
Read moreThe average age of the population of the UK reached 40 for the first time in 2015 and there are more than 10 million people aged over 60, with that projected to almost double over the next 30 years. This is dramatic demographic change to the population comes with a raft of problems but also…
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My Valentines Day Men’s Gift Guide 2017 (including Dashcam Giveaway)
Read moreThis year I thought I would do something a little bit different which is a Valentine’s Day gift guide for men. I would imagine that everybody is wondering what to buy the man in their life so whether it’s for your husband, partner, boyfriend or just that special man in your life, I hope you…
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Education in war-torn countries: what you can do to help
Read moreBeing a parent really brings home the importance of education for children and you no doubt want your kids to get the best possible schooling. Fortunately, most youngsters in the UK have access to decent schooling, but the same can’t be said for children everywhere. Millions of kids growing up in war-torn countries around the…
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