I would like to start out by saying that I was inspired by a poem/post written by my friend, Giles, from You The Daddy, to write this post and raise awareness around men and depression. With the brilliant hashtag #thereforhim, which is an unofficial campaign for a paternal mental health week to raise awareness of…
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An Interview With Harriet Shearsmith Who Writes Toby & Roo
Read moreThis week it’s the fifth interview in my series of interviews with some of the top parenting bloggers and influencers in the UK today. Today’s interview is with Harriet Shearsmith, the founder and writer of Toby & Roo. I am truly honoured and privileged for Harriet to agree to be interviewed by me for my…
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These Guys Saved My Life: Paramedics and The Welsh Ambulance Service
Read moreWhen you have suffered serious ill health, or have been involved in an accident, the paramedics of the ambulance service are always there for you as quickly as they possibly can be. One month ago three paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service came to my rescue. The paramedics are unfailing in the treatment they give…
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My Sunday Photo: Dad & Daughter Our First Blogging Job Together
Read moreLast Tuesday my 20 year old daughter, E, arrived back home from university for the day. The reason for this is because I did my first ever blogging job with one of my older children. All will be revealed soon on the blog, but I have to say we had a blast and laughed all…
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Parenting And Certain Qualities You Will need
Read moreBecoming a parent changed me on so many levels that if I’m honest, I have found it difficult to comprehend ever that my eldest was born 22 years ago. Thankfully I believe the changes I made as a person made me a better person. I have found over the last 22 years I had qualities…
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An Interview With Vicki Psarias Who Writes Honest Mum
Read moreThis is my fourth interview in my new series of interviews with pro-bloggers. I have been very honoured and privileged to interview one of the biggest and truly brilliant mum bloggers in the UK today. It’s the Mumboss herself, Vicki Psarias! When I first started blogging and came across Vicki’s blog, I was instantly impressed…
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Yes! Yes! I Have Won An Award: Working Dad Of The Year
Read moreAt the beginning of the year I wrote a post about what I would like to possibly achieve with my blog. I don’t make any particular plans, but there was a number of things that I hoped I could build upon. Back in 2017 I was lucky enough to be named in the charts and…
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#TogetherWeCan Inspire Our Daughters To Be Whatever They Want To Be #ad
Read moreThe #SSEWomensFACupFinal is today and it kicks off at Wembley at 5.30pm. Thankfully it is live on BBC1. I was planning to go to Wembley to watch the match, and see Arsenal Women and Chelsea Ladies battle it out to become FA Cup winners, but sadly due to ill health I am unable to make…
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Would You Ever Divorce Or Disown Your Children?
Read moreBecoming a parent is without question the most wonderful thing in my opinion that can happen to you in life, holding your new born baby for the very first time is it magical and quite honestly the most emotional moment of a person’s life, well for me it was and I have been lucky enough…
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Finding The Balance Between Teaching The Basics And Technology With Our Kids
Read moreThe world we live into today is now totally reliant and massively influenced by the internet, with social media being at the forefront of all of this. There is of course no doubt that my six year old twin girls will be hugely influenced by technology and the internet, and there will be nothing I…
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A Woman’s Work Is Never Done Or Should It Be A Mans Work As Well?
Read moreThe other day I was decorating in a property and the client was a lady in her mid-sixties. I was just getting on with the work which was papering one wall in the bedroom. Meanwhile she was pottering around and as she walked past the bedroom door, she announced to me that a woman’s work…
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It’s Summer That Means Day trips Out With The Family
Read moreThe best part about summer is going on day trips as a family. This is something that we do very often through the summer months. I thought I would share today some of the places that we plan to visit this summer. There are of course nowadays so many different types of trips you can…
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So, Your Child Wants to Become a Mechanic?
Read moreThe career path your child decides to go down is something you will, of course, be very interested and invested in. As parents, we always need to be careful that we do not try and get our children to live the life that we wish we had. We can fall into the trap of being…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 128
Read moreThis week the brilliant dad feature is Jamie, author of the Daddy & Dad blog. It is the current Adoption Blog of the Year. Along with his fiancé Tom, they adopted their boys, Lyall (nine), and Rich (eight), four years ago in March 2014. Adopting the boys is the single most life-changing and challenging thing…
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The Sun Has Arrived Finally: My Sunday Photo
Read moreSo finally the beast of the east has left us, and the skies have turned blue, and there is a strange yellow circle called the sun shining brightly, and quite honestly it feels like it’s been six months since we last saw the sun. No wait, it is six months since we last saw it,…
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Co-Sleeping And Twins Seriously What’s The Problem
Read moreOur twin girls are six years old and yes! Shock horror they still find their way into our bed most nights of the week, does it bother me well quite honestly not a lot. This is my reasons why? Nothing in this world can prepare you for having twin babies, two demanding babies who each…
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My Eldest Daughter J Wow! You Make Me So Proud
Read moreMy eldest daughter, J, like all of my children make me feel so happy inside and outside, and they all never cease to amaze me with the achievements that they keep achieving in life. It’s actually never ending. Friday of last week was one such day that my love and pride of my children was…
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The Kids Have A New Home: My Sunday Photo
Read moreYes! We have had enough of our twins, and built them a new home outside in the garden. It is without question kid safe, weatherproof, and of course summer is coming so the nights will be warmer. The perfect thing about our girls new home is that it has locks so there is no escaping,…
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Do I Regret Having Children: Maybe, Maybe Not
Read moreThis is a hot topic of recent days. Apparently there have been many parents that, although they love their children, have said that they’ve regretted having them. This is something I struggle to understand. Over last week or so it’s been all over the radio with many people debating it. I was actually asked to…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 127
Read moreThis week the Brilliant Dad feature is Jon. Jon is the father of two and has been married for seven years. He’s passionate about health & sport, community action, and personal development. These passions have integrally influenced his character into the man he is today. He’s the Founder of This Dad Can. This Dad Can is…
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Some Things You Will Need To Be A Parent: Guess What, They Are Free
Read moreWe live in a very fast technological world and our children are growing up right in the middle of it. iPads, mobile phones, and every conceivable item of technology is available to them, and incredibly at a cost they can or at least their parents can afford. The other day I read that generation Z…
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