As regular readers of my blog know I’m a dad of five children so our home is always in need of a clean. Whether it’s Play Dough stuck in the carpet, cereal under the table or finger prints on the windows, there’s always something that needs doing! It’s funny how kids don’t quite understand how…
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The Household Chores
Read moreIn our house we seemed to have just naturally shared out the household chores. There are some I always do and some my wife always does. This is purely by accident and not design. My wife is definitely the cook in our house. Yes I can cook, but I will admit I am very basic…
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When do you stop worrying about your children? Never!
Read moreJust recently my 20 year old daughter went to Ibiza with two friends. I know she is 20, but I can’t help it, I still worry. When your children are little you seem to worry all the time. When they are unwell, going to school for the first time, making sure that they are happy…
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Finally going to meet some dad bloggers and dads
Read moreI have been blogging about 20 months and am yet to go to any sort of event involving dad bloggers, so it’s going to be strange for me to be immersing myself in an all dad/dadbloggers day. Today June 4th I am on my way to London for a dad event organised by Al Ferguson…
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My Sunday photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo this week is our twin girls on a day out at our local park showing their obsession with trees. Their obsession started when they were about 18 months old they used to walk up our road, hugging all the trees! Nothing like a bit of tree love! Now four years old they…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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I'm a top 10 dadblogger in the UK
Read moreWhen I first started blogging I remember looking at the best dad blogs out there and remember thinking to myself wouldn’t it be nice to be in such awesome company one day. I then gave myself an electric shock back to reality as I thought that was never going to happen. However, a couple of…
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The perfect gift for DIY Dads this Father's Day
Read moreWith Fathers Day fast approaching it’s that time to think about what to buy for your dad. I usually receive an array of ‘Best Dad Socks’, ‘Number 1 Dad Keyrings’ and ‘Super Dad mugs! Instead of buying the usual presents that everybody gets every year why not try something a little different? Most dads love…
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Brilliant dad feature week 65
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is Kevin. He is a creative designer and family adventure blogger living in the Greater Toronto Area. His beautiful wife Christina impressed on him her love of travel and they have made exploring the world an integral part of their life. With the birth of their two boys, Kevin and Christina have made it…
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My wife's obsession with sewing has moved to a whole new level
Read moreA little while ago a wrote a post about my wife’s obsession with sewing knitting and baking. The baking and knitting have been put on the back burner and sewing is at the forefront of her obsession, and I really mean obsession! There is no controlling her desire to make soft toys and clothes for…
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Are shops guilty of gender stereotyping kids?
Read moreI have yet again been amazed at how ridiculous the big shops are. You may ask why so I shall explain to you how disappointed I am in their attitude towards gender and clothes for our children. We went to ASDA on Saturday because I needed a pair of cheap jeans for my work.…
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Larger house
Read moreThe other day one of my twin girls said to me, “We will need a larger house dad.” So I said, “Really?Why is that then R? She replied, “Well, when Christmas comes again we will need more room for toys.” Ok! We live in a two bedroom detached bungalow not huge but a nice size…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreWhen I was growing up the nearest I got to a trampoline was in a PE lesson at school and you only got a go if you showed any potential. Otherwise like me who showed no talent on a trampoline, only fear, I never got to try it out. Nowadays it seems at least every…
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Fatherhood fun or hard work
Read moreRegular readers will know that I have five children. It’s been an awesome journey watching five children grow up and without question it’s been loads of fun, but at times it’s incredibly hard. I do believe that some people are born to be parents. My wife is a perfect example of that (although she does…
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Thinking of starting vaping?
Read moreVaping is one of fastest growing trends around at the moment. All you need to do is step out of your front door and the chances are that you’ll see someone vaping, whether it’s outside the work place or in the smoking shelter of a pub, it’s all around. Giving up smoking is not easy,…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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Brilliant dad feature week 64
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad is David from South Yorkshire. He is 29 and a Dad of 3! The girls are 10 and 11 and his little boy is 3. The girls are generally at school, his wife is at work which leaves him and his boy plenty of time for mischief! Thank you to…
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Teenage life now and then is it easier now?
Read moreIs childhood more dangerous now or is it exactly the same as when I was growing up? When I was growing up so much was swept under the carpet and if a man lived on his own down the street my mother would say stay away from that house, he is strange and not to…
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Father's Day
Read moreFather’s Day is fast approaching and I am very fortunate that my five children will make a fuss of me in their own way and if I am honest a text to wish me happy Father’s Day would be more than enough. At the end of last year my father passed away and this year…
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Children challenge your sanity
Read moreSometimes I wonder if I could have looked into my future before it happened, would I have questioned my sanity by having five children? Parents all go from a carefree life of only worrying about ourselves to the huge responsilbilty of being a mum or dad. As regular readers of my blog know I am…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreIt’s not long to our summer holiday and it’s looking like our twin girls are ready to go now with their new Trunki suitcases which were delivered this week. It never ceases to amaze me how different they are considering they are twin girls. M has a princess carriage suitcase and R has a Fire…
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