The 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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How Fatherhood Has Changed Over the Years
Read moreFatherhood has dramatically changed since I have been a dad in the last 21 years, but wow! How it’s changed in the 50 years. When I was growing up, there is no doubt that the master of the household was Dad. I guess it’s down to the fact that he in essence was the breadwinner,…
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Watching My Mum Get Old. It’s Heartbreaking!
Read moreThis year my mum wil be 89 years old, and over the last few years her health and well being has taken a dramatic turn for the worst. It’s been a very difficult situation for me to watch as her quality of life is far from good. About two years ago I wrote how my…
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What Will Be, Will Be
Read moreThis statement is one that I heard many years ago and to a large degree I have led my life this way. Why you may well ask? The truth is that I often wonder if we can really change our lives or is it simply planned out for us well in advance? Maybe even from…
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Parents: Those Disapproving Looks Of Judgement
Read moreWe have all been in the supermarket, restaurant, shopping centre or simply going about our business walking down the street, when in the background increasing in volume you can hear a child having a trantrum, screaming the place down or a baby crying. No one knows why, but there will always be a reason. The…
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Mother’s Day
Read moreToday is the day that we celebrate the very reason we are here in the world, our mums. In my life there are two mums. One is my mum and the other is my wife of whom I have 5 year old twin girls with. I am going to start with my mum. My mum…
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Calling a Step Parent Mum or Dad.
Read moreWe have in life two people that are biological parents and they are usually known as Mum and Dad. By definition they are the reason we are here. Without them having that moment of passion, we would not have been born. We simply wouldn’t exist. We will all grow up with either both, one or…
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Half: Brothers and Sisters
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I have five children from two marriages. The oldest three are from my first marriage and my five year old twin girls are from my second marriage. When my wife and I found out she was pregnant, which we found out was going to be twins, I…
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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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As Parents Do You Agree Or Disagree
Read moreAs parents do you always agree together as to the decisions regarding your children or is it a point of conflict? As parents do you have same values in the possible rights and wrongs of parenting or is it something that causes issues? Do you have the same attitude towards your children on how they…
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Dad Bloggers Will Always Be the Minority
Read moreAs a Dad blogger I often read how we are always in the minority in the blogging world and in truth I really don’t see that changing any time soon. I don’t know the exact stats, but I would imagine for every dad that starts a blog there are numerous mum’s starting a blog, but…
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Is There a Right Way to Be a Parent?
Read moreWhen you become a parent for the first time there is no doubt you’re completly clueless, so as new parents we often go off to our local bookstore to buy some parenting books because of course when the baby is impossible to comfort and screaming the place down at 2am you can quickly run to…
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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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My Mum Made Me Sad the Other Day
Read moreGrowing up my relationship with my mum was fractured and at times totally dysfunctional all though my teens right into my thirties. Time of course has helped some very unpleasant memories fade but they will never completly go away,but as you grow older you definitely mellow and you think what’s the point which is where…
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My sibling relationships
Read moreI was recently mentioned by John who blogs at Dad Blog UK as a dad blogger to follow, which I have to say I felt very humbled by. In it John mentioned two posts of mine, do I see my father before he dies?, and my childhood, marriages and children looking back. All of this…
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Mother's Day
Read moreIt’s Mothering Sunday a time when we remember the important people in our lives and on this particular day for me it’s my mum. My mum is entering her twilight years and has now become quite frail and rarely leaves her home which is a terrible shame to watch as she was always very active,…
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A Mothers love as seen by a Dad
Read moreI watch my wife with our four year old twins and so often sit there in awe of her, thinking to myself that she is incredible. My wife’s love for her twin daughters is unconditional. It has no boundaries. She has a patience that I only wish I had. My wife sits and plays all…
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What Mother’s Day means to me
Read moreThere are two mothers in my life. One is my wife who is mum to R and M. The other is my mum. Mother’s Day is a special day where we should remember that special person in the world – your mum. I am not saying everybody has a perfect relationship with their mum, but…
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