If I had known when I was a teenager how much I would earn and spend throughout my life, would I have done it any differently? OMG! Yes! Yes! And yes again! Hey ho! I didn’t. I don’t think for one minute that you plan your life. I think we all like to think we…
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Creating Life is Just Truly Awesome
Read moreI have always felt blessed to have been a part of creating five lives. My children really are my world, bit cliche I know, buts it’s true. I have always been fascinated that from the moment of conception this human being growing in the safe place of a woman’s womb is protected from everthing in…
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How Well Do We Prepare our Children for Adulthood
Read moreSomething struck me the other day as my three older children are taking to their wings and leaving the family home this could be either going away to university or moving in with their boyfriend/girlfriend. I thought to myself how well have I prepared them for the real world. I have always talked openly to…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreThis week my four year old twins were involved in their first Christmas concert at school. It was fascinating to see how much they had changed since their nursery Christmas concert last year when they hardly said a word and were very shy on stage. This year when their class had their moment in the…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 91
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Greg. He lives in the UK with his wife and fifteen month old twins, Saoirse and Cillian. He has been a stay at home dad since September, but before that he spent ten years teaching in secondary schools. He loves sci-fi movies and obscure beers. He blogs about…
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Do We Spoil Our Children at Christmas?
Read moreI imagine every year, every parent asks themselves this question. Do we spoil our children at Christmas? The honest answer for me and my children is probably yes! My oldest three children who are now 21, 19 and 17 years old. When they were toddlers they were definitely spoilt in the amount of presents they…
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What do you do when the Kids are in School?
Read moreWell, this week the boss gave me the week off work. Yes, I gave myself a week off! This was very convenient! My wife and I did all the wrapping of all the Christmas presents and put together lots of the girls toys and checked that they were all working. One toy in particular that…
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Caveman Dad or New Age Dad Which Are You?
Read moreNowadays dads seem to come in all disguises. I was wondering what moulds dads into the role they are to their children? Is it to do with your upbringing? Does that define what type of dad you will become? I grew up without any father figure and for most of my childhood it was just…
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How Far Would You Go To Fulfill your Children’s Christmas lists?(Hatchimals)
Read moreChristmas brings out the child in me. It really is the best time of year, especially if you have small children. Watching them slowly build in excitement actually makes me laugh with joy that they can believe so much in Father Christmas. Writing their Christmas lists, posting them and then telling anybody that will listen…
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Brilliant dad feature Week 89
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Mark. He is 32 years old and is a system analyst from the UK. He lives with his partner Kathryn and their daughter Evelyn. He blogs at The Honest Father . He started his blog to document his family memories. Thank you to mark for taking part. 1.…
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Tips For A Family Visit To Sicily
Read moreSicily with Children The Mediterranean island of Sicily is an outstanding place for a family holiday. From water parks to climbing the smouldering Mt. Etna, there are enough activities to keep your children busy for a week. The easiest way to find Sicily on a map is to think of it as the ball the…
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Is School Changing My Twins.
Read moreMy four year old twins have now been back in school two weeks. Since their half term break it has been a fascinating few weeks because there is a change happening that I didn’t expect. The girls confidence is growing at an alarming rate. No longer do they stay holding hands with mummy and daddy…
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Reflecting On My Father’s Passing a Year On
Read moreAll my life I have had an emotional curtain around me to protect me from hurt and emotions. The last year has enlightened me as to why I was hurt by my biological fathers general behaviour to me as if I didn’t exist. That I was invisible. It’s approximately a year since my father passed…
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Is the Desire to Win, Born or Taught?
Read moreI have often wondered if we teach our children the desire and will to win at sports or academic achievements. Or it is something that we are born to do? Is it part of our character and DNA? Looking back at my own childhood I was never encouraged, let alone taught to be first in…
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Job Hunting In the UK: Tips & Advice For Parents
Read moreThere are many difficulties that individuals have to face while trying to find a job in 2016. As a parent, those difficulties are even further enhanced, especially if you have taken a career break. However, don’t despair, as that perfect job is out there with your name on it. Below we share some tips and…
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I Have Been a Lazy Daddy
Read moreWe live in the ever increasing technological super highway world, and I have been a bad daddy to my four year old twins, R and M. Over the last four weeks I have had a health scare. In fact I have been to the doctors this year more times than I have in my entire…
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Guns and Children
Read moreOn channel 4 the other night I watched a programme called the gun shop which was made by the documentary team, Cutting Edge. The show was all about a gun shop in a town in Michigan and it showed the type of customers that walk through the door to purchased guns of all kinds. This…
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My Four Year Old Twins have an Amazing Social Life!
Read moreMy four year twin girls went back to school on Monday after a week’s holiday for half term, and amazingly they couldn’t get their quick enough! Mondays and Tuesdays is my time with the girls, as mummy is in work, so I take them to school and pick them up. I arrived at 3.20pm and…
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Bonfire Night
Read moreI have to admit I have always been anti-fireworks and have always avoided going to firework displays. The reason is simple, as a child I saw a couple of friends get injured by fireworks. In fact one of them had life changing injuries so consequently I have always felt fireworks are simply dangerous and not…
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Taking A Moment and Reflecting On What I Created (Family)
Read moreBeing a dad of five children I hope I don’t miss any part of their lives, but the reality is, I will. I am great believer in karma and that good will always overcome bad, and with me life could have dealt me a better deal, especially my childhood, but out of the bad came…
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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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