This week our Brilliant Dad Feature is Benny. He recently quit his job as an auctioneer to become a stay at home parent, which he says he loves. He decided to start a blog called Daddy Poppins to help him meet others in similar situations, allowing him to write and tell jokes and generally give…
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I See a Little Bit of Me in All My Children
Read moreWhen I observe my children it really amuses me that they have some of my traits. Quite often they really are very small insignificant things or they could tell me something that they have done and I smile and instantly think yes, I did that! Haha! Your children are going to pick up habits from…
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Education in war-torn countries: what you can do to help
Read moreBeing a parent really brings home the importance of education for children and you no doubt want your kids to get the best possible schooling. Fortunately, most youngsters in the UK have access to decent schooling, but the same can’t be said for children everywhere. Millions of kids growing up in war-torn countries around the…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreI managed to capture this moment as my twin girls just got in the car. Before we drove to school. I love the way they are so happy going to school and that they enjoy school so much. It a shame that it is so dark first thing in the morning,when they are going to…
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The School Run: Organised or Mayhem?
Read moreI have read on many occasions either as a full post or included in a post about the difficulty of the school run. This is something that never ceases to amaze me. I will explain why. I first of all have never been late in getting my four year old twin girls to school on…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 96
Read moreThis week the brilliant dad feature is Andrew. He is a 32 year old Helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force, and is currently taking advantage of 100 days Shared Parental Leave. It’s still rather rare for a pilot to take this leave and so people were very curious how he would get on with…
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Mothers Day Gift Ideas
Read moreI can’t believe next week will be February already! Before we know it Mother’s Day will be here! That leaves approximately 8 weeks left to buy that all important present for your mum. Which doesn’t leave you much time to choose a gift. If you are looking for unique and intriguing gifts to help you…
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Clean Ends No Waste Wipes Review
Read moreI dread to think how many wet wipes I have used after having five children, but needless to say it’s a lot! On many occasions they’ve been flushed down the toilet and caused massive problems with the sewers which is then an expensive job to be sorted out. It’s always something that I have been…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo this week is our new edition to the family! After many years of loyal service Puf went to the car crusher in the sky, Goodbye Puf. So welcome to Thumper, as named by my four year old twin girls. He’s settled in well and is taking us to school and for days out…
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Parent Bloggers. Are We Putting Our Children in Danger as They get Older
Read moreAs a parent blogger I have begun to wonder that as I chronicle my four year old twin girls lives, am I leaving them open to ridicule and bullying from school friends or friends as they grow older? The thought that crossed my mind is are we possibly giving out too much information about our…
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I Will Have Two Children in University in 2017! Mad!
Read moreWhen I was in school such a long time ago not many of us went to university. Looking back now it was maybe tougher to get a university place, but also for many of us the mentality of society was you leave school and get a job and earn a living which I imagine was…
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The Twins Start Second Full Term in School
Read moreChristmas is over and my four year old twin girls have gone back to school for their second full term in their first year of their school life in the last few days. There has been so many changes through the Christmas holidays. The biggest change I have seen in both the girls was strange.…
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Look What We Did over Christmas
Read moreThis year has easily been the most enjoyable Christmas I have ever had. There are a couple of reasons why. One reason is I have worked less leading up to Christmas and over the Christmas period which has made the usual chore of Christmas shopping a task that is usually very rushed. I was fortunate…
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Christmas Day in our home
Read moreWhen you have toddlers in the home Christmas Day really is the most special day in the year. We are fortunate to have four year old twins in our home and their excitement levels were totally maxed out at bedtime on Christmas Eve! I was really expecting an early start on Christmas morning, possibly 5am,…
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Christmas Eve in Our Home
Read moreNow that our twins are four years old, they’re able to work out exactly how many days it is to Christmas. The countdown, as you can imagine, has been in full swing for quite a while! Of course the advent calendars the girls have, have encouraged them to countdown the days, but that’s not a bad…
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As Parent Bloggers are We Portraying the Right Family image
Read moreNowadays there are thousands of parent blogs being written, and all of them will have a different take on parenting, but for me there are so many of them that are portraying their children as shining examples of perfection, They portray the perfect family life and this, as a consequence I believe, puts far too…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo this week is my adorable, beautiful,so very cute four year old twin girls R and M. All dressed in denim ready to go to a friends birthday party. It’s hard to imagine they will be five years old in February 2017.
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Converting your Garage into a Playroom
Read moreWe have a very large garage which is a separate building to our house and in all honesty it’s a waste of space. I’m sure like many other people we don’t use the garage for what it was originally built for, parking the car in. It’s our dumping ground and consequently completly wasted…
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2 Marriages 5 Kids = No Money
Read moreIf 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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