When 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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Cooking With Kids: How To Keep The Little Ones Interested
Read morePixabay.com Cooking is a great way to spend time with all your kids. Plus, it is a fun activity which will help them learn some very important life skills. Not only that, though, but it means you can have peace of mind come the day they move out – after all, you will know that…
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The Teenage Years
Read moreI have lived a few years and looking back at life, I have often wondered what were the toughest years to live and for me it’s a no brainer. The teenage years were easily the hardest as they are for a massive percentage of young people. We all have changes in our lives, but more…
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My Five Year Old Twin Has Developed Empathy
Read moreThe other day I wrote how hard it is watching my mum getting old. Her mobility is probably now at its worst. It’s not a common occurrence, but one of the most unfortunate things of getting old is for no real reason old people tend to fall over and my mother is no different. What…
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The Twins Turned Five and OMG! They Have Changed
Read moreJust under two weeks ago our twin girls, R and M, turned five years old. Along with turning five I think they had character and personality changes as well. There was a time when they were four years old all of a fortnight ago that they were the best of friends. Well, I wouldn’t call…
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Was The World A Safer Place When I Was Growing Up?
Read moreToday the world appears to be so unstable and incredibly volatile. We have so much tension and war all over the Middle East and certain parts of Africa are also having numerous wars on going that we rarely hear about. Plus numerous trouble spots around the world. The world has changed so much since I…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 86
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Brad. He is 31 and originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, although most people that speak to him will swear he is from Australia. He and his wife have been together since they were 17. They moved to London in 2007 and Brad became a dad in 2011. He…
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School Update at Half Term
Read moreMy four year old twin girls are half way through their first term at full time school and of course this week is half term so I thought it would be a good time to give an update on R and M’s progress. When the girls started it all looked great. There was a new…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreThere is no particular reason why I chose this as my Sunday photo. I just love it,my twins are growing up too quickly. They really do make me laugh a lot,the older they get.
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Brilliant dad feature week 84
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad is Danny. He is 31-years-old and lives in not so sunny County Durham with his wife and daughter, 20-month-old, Ayla. He started writing a blog as he wanted to document his progress as a first time dad and give Ayla something to look back on later in life. He also…
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Why Do We Bare Our Souls.
Read moreWriting a blog is something that fascinates me. Why? You may ask. Well lots of people like to write about their hobbies or interests or their children, and that’s just brilliant that they want to share their passions with us all. There is another side of blogging that really fascinates me though. It’s how many…
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Childhood Bedrooms
Read moreRecently I have been employed to re-decorate two bedrooms in a semi-detached house in the suburbs of the city that I live in. The job itself is relatively straight forward, but it was the background story that got me thinking and interested me. I will explain why. Growing up I never had a bedroom long…
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Talking openly with your children
Read moreI have been a parent a long time now and one of the most important lessons I have learnt is to have an open relationship with them all. To never to be frightened or worried about talking about any subject with them. What I have also learnt is that broaching certain topics which can often…
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My Summer Holidays Past and Present
Read moreThe summer holidays are drawing to a close and my twin girls are preparing to start full time school. This all got me to thinking and reflecting on my own childhood holidays in comparison to my children’s. So tighten your seat belts this could get a bit bumpy on the emotional rollercoaster! This summer we…
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My Childhood, marriages and Children looking back.
Read moreLooking back over my life I have so memories. Good, bad and some just too difficult to think about, but occasionally I find it important to write down some of my memories as a form of therapy and closure. As regular readers of my blog will know I’m a dad of five children, but looking…
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Acting like a four year old again!
Read moreOne of most exciting things about going on a summer holiday with your four year twins is that you get to act like a four year old yourself, well I do, without those looks of disgust, disapproval and disbelief, as if to say what on earth is he doing! So childish! He is a grown…
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Earliest childhood memories
Read moreYour children will remember certain things from their very early childhood. You be will amazed at some of their earliest memories. Here are some of my children’s earliest memories, but first here are some of my earliest memories. It’s strange that the older you get how memories become vague so I was thinking what are…
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Christmas indulgence
Read moreAll of my five children have always been very fortunate to have been over indulged at Christmas. That of course is my fault I have spoiled them and this year I got to thinking what is Christmas really about. First of l am not in the slightest bit religious so I have difficulty in seeing…
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What makes you a good father
Read moreI believe that situations that happen in your life make you the person you are. My own father left when I was eight years old so consequently I grew up for most of my childhood without a father figure in my life. He left to be with another woman. I’m not judging that. That was…
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