No matter hard we try to keep the peace in a family at some point or another families fall out. It can be for a variety of reasons. Siblings fall out, children fall out with their parents etc. The list is endless. It is the stresses and strains of life today that put added pressure…
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Simple Happy Parenting: Denaye Barahona Ph.D. Book Review #AD
Read moreNowadays there are many parenting books out there, and yes I am a bit of fan. I love reading them. After all let’s be honest, parenting is not easy by anybody’s standards. It has challenges that before I had children I didn’t even know existed so when I read a parenting book the first thing…
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OMG! My Twin Girls Will Be In Juniors Next School Year
Read moreIt really is hard sometimes to accept how quickly time goes, and the speed that it moves which I compare to the speed of light. I imagine many of us say it doesn’t feel like yesterday that their children were starting nursery for half days and then all of a sudden they’re starting junior school.…
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My Twin Girls And Myself Are Off On A #MissionToMars #AD
Read moreOn July 20th it will be 50 years since Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. It’s actually hard to believe it was 50 years ago. Since then other men have walked on the moon and travelled to space. The space station became a reality and we sent satellites and spaceships…
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KooPower Wireless Doorbell Review #AD
Read moreHow many times have you missed the caller at your front door that you’ve been waiting for all morning, or that delivery of a parcel that you actually need urgently just because your current doorbell is old and most likely a wired one with the bell in a completely useless position, and that’s if it…
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TeeBee Multipurpose Toy Box Review #AD
Read moreWe live in world where our children are bombarded daily by technology. So many young children are seen constantly on tablets or phones. Thankfully my seven year old twin girls love playing games and making things. They love crafting and using their imagination and creativity. So when I was recently sent TeeBee’s multipurpose toy box…
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Some Days I Feel I’m Screwing Up Fatherhood
Read moreAs a father we are thought of as strong and stable. We’re the rock that our children will build the foundations of their lives on. To our children we are the comforting arms that makes all the bad in the world go away. You lift their spirits when they are down. IF ONLY THAT WAS…
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I Feel Ashamed And Mortified #putyourphonesaway
Read moreI haven’t blogged for a while and my use of social media has been dramatically reduced. Why? Because I felt I had become addicted to all the bullshit that goes with it. The last thing I would look at at night was my phone. The first thing I would look at in the morning was…
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Chocolate Tool Box Awards 2019 Funny DIY Disasters With Hoppy At Home Competition #AD
Read moreWhen you buy your first home it’s an expensive time. If you’re anything like me you’ll try to do all those DIY jobs around the home yourself. This can so often end in disaster because you don’t have the right tools or quite honestly the ability or experience to complete a particular DIY job. This…
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Finding Safe and Natural Products for Your Baby
Read moreOver a century ago, in 1903, George Hyland found Hyland’s. George was a pharmacist and wanted to create products that aligned with his belief in the power the human body holds. George believed that the human body can find internal resources to heal itself. This led George to found Hyland’s, a homeopathic medicine company. Homeopathic…
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Father’s Day Gift Guide 2019
Read moreYes its that time of the year when we celebrate dad! So on June 16th why not spoil your dad and treat him to something extra special? I have put a few ideas together to help make Father’s Day extra special for your dad. It’s a mixed bag of ideas so hopefully there will be…
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Bluestone National Park With Persil UK #DirtIsGood #Presstrip
Read moreWe have just arrived back from Bluestone in West Wales after spending the weekend there as guests of Persil UK. We were invited to Bluestone Wales as part of their #DirtIsGood campaign. The campaign is all about getting outdoors as a family, and I couldn’t think of a more perfect location than Bluestone Wales. Situated…
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Summer Is On The way That Means Lots Of Gardening
Read moreSummer is now upon us. The next three or four months are hopefully the times when we spend lots of time in the garden. It’s that time of year when our seven year old twin girls spend hours playing in the garden on the trampoline, the swings, playing football or simply just making up games…
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It’s Such A Struggle At Times: Life
Read moreAs a father you should be strong. As a husband you should be strong. As a son you should be strong. As a man you should not show vulnerability, weakness or that you may be struggling from day to day. So that’s what society portrays even today in 2019. Yes it’s better but we still…
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Well It’s About Time Jeremy Kyle Was Taken Off The Air
Read moreYesterday I heard the news that the Jeremy Kyle Show has been taken off the air. To be brutally honest this is not before time. I have watched episodes of the show and on most occasions somewhere in the show I feel uncomfortable with the way guests are treated by the host, Jeremy Kyle. His…
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Press Trip: Oakwood Theme Park
Read moreYesterday we had the pleasure of visiting Oakwood, the largest theme park in Wales. It was a beautiful sunny day and blue skies for as far as you could see. As we live in Cardiff it was only about an hour and a half drive. Oakwood is set in the Pembrokeshire countryside and I couldn’t…
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Creating Memories With My-Picture.co.uk #AD Competition Win £50 Voucher
Read moreOne of the things that I love to do is look at old photographs. They instantly re-create in my mind the memory of that special moment in which the photograph was taken. There really is nothing quite like holding a physical copy of a photograph. Today with the smart phone those times seem to have…
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Fatherhood: It’s Tough At Times
Read moreBeing a dad is without a doubt one of the most challenging but rewarding parts of my life. When you are a dad to five children in a society like today you have to deal with so many more issues that simply didn’t exist when I was growing up. The more I look at the…
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Being Honest With Yourself Leads To Loving Yourself
Read moreDuring my life I have suffered from depression many times. Sometimes it’s lasted for years. My depression and mental health issues are something that I have learnt to deal with, sometimes successfully, other times not so successfully. Looking back at my life I have come to the conclusion that a lot of mental health problems…
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Do You Need A Father As A Role Model When You Become A Dad?
Read moreThe answer in a word is no. You don’t. However, my concern is that it is projected by society that we all need a father whilst growing up so that we have a role model to help us develop our skills as a father when that moment in life comes that a little one calls…
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