My twin girls turned six years old last month and one of them has finally lost one of their first teeth. Considering they have around 20 teeth each, making 40 teeth altogether, I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. So the other day while we were on a visit to my mums house, the girls nana,…
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Addictive Personality
Read moreThe addictive personality is a difficult one to work out. Why are some people more prone to it than others? My own personality has always been very addictive and through my life I have had this confirmed on many occasions. My earliest memories of having an addictive personality was when I was about 13 years…
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Dad Bloggers Are We Really On The Rise?
Read moreA couple of years ago I wrote a post called Rise of the daddy blogger. Did we rise? Well maybe, maybe not. I definitely think that we have become a more dominant force than we were a couple of years ago. I also believe we are a respected part of the blogosphere. Whether we have…
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Dad Has said No! Haha! That Means Yes!
Read moreCome on then! How many times have you said no to one of your children when they have wanted something, and you have so meant it and have held out for one minute, and then given in and said yes. This has happened to me so many times that I lost count years ago. Do…
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The Perfect Mother’s Day Cake With InterCake #ad
Read moreMother’s Day is nearly upon us. It’s one of those days that mum can be super spoilt by her children. This Mother’s Day I have teamed up with InterCake so that my six year old twin girls can give their mummy a very special surprise. A cake that has a very personal touch to make…
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Do Dads Suffer More Emotionally And Financially After Divorce
Read moreI have been married twice in my life. My first marriage ended in divorce, and this left me emotionally, and financially damaged. I also had to re-build my life from scratch, and after 15 years or so, and three children, it wasn’t easy, and it took me many years to be in a happy place…
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Let’s Have Some Quality Time With The Children
Read moreWhat is this thing they call quality time that you spend with your family and children? First of all I have to admit some of our modern terminology really annoys me so much, and this particular term; “Lets have some quality time with our children”, is easily top of the list. I will go into…
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Snow Days: My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday Photo is a bit of a change for me. It’s in black and white and I think it works really well, with all the snow that the UK has seen in the last few days. As for me, well, I’m my six year old daughters slave! Pulling them along in the sledges, which…
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The Beast From The East Arrived In Our City:My Snow Post
Read moreSouth Wales and in particular Cardiff was in right in the middle of the eye of the storm when the Beast of the East met Storm Emma. We woke up yesterday to very large drifts of snow and in places it was up to two metres deep. The scene in my street yesterday morning When we…
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So You Have Brought Your Flat-Pack Furniture: What Next?
Read moreSo you have decided to upgrade and re-new the furniture in your home, and this can be an expensive business. Like a lot of people to reduce costs you go for flat-pack furniture. The selection is vast, and there are many shops nowadays you can go to, to pick what you want, and they always…
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How Business Can Ship Urgently and Save Money
Read moreAs a lifestyle and parenting blogger, I sometimes need to send or receive parcels quickly. But in my experience, I have found that this can cost quite a lot of money. As a mum with two young children, it is important to me to save money where I can. To help you, whether you run…
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Lego City Mining Review/Giveaway With Smyths #ad
Read moreI have teamed up with Smyths to review the Lego City Mining sets, which are exclusive to Smyths. My six year old twin girls and myself absolutely love Lego so making the city mining sets was going to great fun. And being half-term a week or so ago it was perfect timing to occupy the…
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World Book Day With My 5 Year Old Twin Girls
Read moreIt’s World Book Day on March 1st and my five year old twin girls are getting ready for it along with thousands of other children up and down the country. Their primary school every year makes a big effort to celebrate World Book Day. It’s almost part of their curriculum. The children are encouraged to…
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Parents Evening/Half Term
Read moreLast week we had parents evening, and as always I find it a little bit uncomfortable sitting down in front of a teacher, or in our case, two teachers (more about that later in the post). In a strange way it’s a bit like being back in school yourself. Sitting in front of a teacher…
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Advising Your Children In Their Teens: Don’t Do It
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I am a father of five children, two of them have left their teenage years oh yes! Thank god for that, one is still a teenager, please oh ! Please let the next two years go quickly, haha! And of course I have five year old twin…
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Should You Intervene When Your Children Are Arguing?
Read moreWhen I was growing up I was one of three children. My siblings were a lot older than me so arguing with them never seemed an issue. If anything I was spoiled by them, which I have to admit gives me fond memories. When I had my own children it was quite a shocking revelation…
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My Twin Girls: I Cannot Believe How Different You Are
Read moreAt the end of this month my twin girls will turn six years old. Their tastes, characters and personalities have really developed now and OMG how different they are. I actually don’t mean just the odd thing that is different they are at the best of times polar opposites. The last few weeks I have…
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Should We Encourage The Competitive Edge
Read moreWe live in a world today that is very much dog eat dog, and in the business, sport or in fact any path we take in our lives, it has a competitive edge to get ahead or finish first, or top of the pile. This is the way the world has evolved. There was a…
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Is A University Degree Really Worth All that Debt
Read moreTwo of my children are currently studying at university and I have often wondered if the final degree they receive is worth the debt that is going to hang around their necks for possibly years? This debt could easily amount to 40k-50k. That in anybody’s language is massive. Especially as when they enter the workforce,…
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Time To Get Gardening With Your Kids
Read moreWith spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about all the different vegetables we can grow in our garden. There is nothing quite like the taste of freshly homegrown vegetables straight from the garden to the plate. My five year old twin girls love gardening, in fact they have a gardening club…
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Following In Mummy’s Footsteps: My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo this week is all about how my five year old twin girls are following in their mummy’s footsteps with their running, and how my wife is inspiring them to lead fit and healthy lives. In the month of January the girls entered a challenge which was called the 5 mile challenge. They…
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