Today’s guest post is from Tom who blogs at The Unlikely Dad. Tom is gay, so I asked him if he could write a post about exactly that subject, and what a brilliant article it is. Once you read it I think you may be surprised at Tom’s view. For me, Tom is easily one of…
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Alan From OMG It’s A Girl Is Today’s Guest Post
Read moreToday’s post is by my very good friend, Alan, who blogs at OMG IT’S A GIRL. We have over the last couple of years had so much fun on social media, more laughs than I can remember. More importantly, Alan is one of my very favourite bloggers. I love his style of writing. Check out…
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Handing My Blog Over To 5 Awesome Dad Bloggers For a Week
Read moreSoon I will be off on holiday so I’ve decided to take a break from blogging as well. Blogging takes a lot of my time up and I seem to be forever writing a posts or a review or something else blog related. so pleaseeee.. boys look after my blog its my baby. I want to…
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Is Blogging At Saturation Level (How Do I Get Noticed?)
Read moreI started blogging two and a half years ago. When I started there were dad bloggers around writing predominantly about parenting and other issues to a lesser degree. Would I start a blog now? I would probably have to say no. I started at a time where there was a lot of blogs about, but…
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Would You Help Or Hinder Your Children On The Property Ladder?
Read morePicture Credit Parenthood involves many difficult decisions. From the moment they’re born, you have a significant influence on their lives. You choose their school, their hometown, and even their first outfits. And, instead of getting easier as they grow, these decisions become more complicated. Before you know it, they’ll be old enough to move out.…
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Unexpected Wedding Necessities
Read moreFrom the moment a proposal is accepted, it seems like the happy couple barely have time to bask in the glow of their engagement before they have to start planning every minute detail of their wedding. Almost every single bridal magazine out there will recommend setting a budget first so that you know how much…
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Sports Day: Are You A Competitive Parent?
Read moreSports day at your children’s school can bring out the best and worst in parents. Some parents will say it’s all about taking part and trying your best and that’s perfectly fine and ok, but in my humble opinion this doesn’t teach our children a winning mentality and let’s be honest life is very competitive…
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10 Ways to Treat the Kids Without Breaking the Bank
Read moreWhether there’s a special upcoming occasion for your children or if they’ve just been on their best behaviour and you want to reward them, you might be having trouble picking a way to treat them. So to give you a hand, here are 10 fantastic ways to make the kids happy without spending too much…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 114
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Chris who is a dad blogger at Twin Daddyo. He is originally from Sothern California. Chris now lives in London with his wife and three year old girl/boy twins. In his spare time, he plays ice hockey, enjoys a round of golf, but never shies away from a…
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So You Won’t Change When You Become A Parent? HaHa!
Read moreThere are some things that really amuse me in life, and one particular situation that never ceases to raise a smile and a little giggle if I’m honest is listening to people who have no children, but are possibly planning a family in the near future. Hearing them saying that having a baby won’t change…
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Motor Services That Make Sure You Always Get A Better Deal
Read moreEvery car owner should be sceptical of the costs they deal with. Yes, we know they’re expensive but do they have to be that expensive? The answer is likely no. If you’re willing to do a little more work and rely on another service from time to time, you get a better deal with your…
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Feeling Ambitious? Here Are Some Home Renovation Ideas
Read moreDo you have some free time on your hands this summer? Would you like to make some improvements to your home? Then you’ve landed on the right article today. I’m going to make some DIY suggestions in this post that could give you some inspiration. If you have a toolbox and some basic equipment, you…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 113
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad feature is Rich who blogs at Daddy And The Poo Monster. He is new to the game of parenting (and he says what a remarkable game it is!). He is a new dad to a cracking baby boy of 7 months. His blog includes an honest account of how he is finding…
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The 3 Awkward Conversations You Must Have With Your Kids
Read moreImage source Blushing, cringing, palm sweating conversations are usually avoided within families. They are the sort of conversations that purposefully get pushed down to the bottom of the list of priorities. So we are here to help you sift through the ones that you can leave there, at the bottom of that list, and the…
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Preparing Your Kids for a Greener Future
Read moreOf all the challenges we parents encounter when raising our children, nothing is more difficult than coping with changes that we ourselves find difficult to grasp. For instance, our children are going to grow up with technology in their hands that far exceeds those bulky computers of old that we used to use at work.…
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Our Children Joining Clubs And Doing Activities
Read moreWhen I was growing up there was little or no children’s clubs or activities. The most you could wish for was joining your local football team, or maybe cubs before moving on to scouts. It was just the way of the world I didn’t grow up in world where kids joined clubs. Thankfully that has…
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God, Religion and My Five Year Old Twins
Read moreLast Saturday about half an hour before bed the subject of God was brought up by R, one of my five year old twins. To say I was shocked would be the understatement of the year, mostly because I never gave it a moments thought that the girls knew anything about God, but apparently they…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 112
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is all about Ryan from Scotland. He is a dad to a 3 year old boy and 1 year old girl. He works for a charity that provides support to families through volunteers and in his spare time he created DadsApp which is truly awesome and I highly recommend…
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My Blog : Some Days I Feel like I’ve Created A Monster
Read moreI know. I guess you might think it’s a strange thing to say, but there is no doubt my blog can feel like a monster coming over the hill and searching me out to devour and spit out the remains of a stressed out husband, father, blogger and oh yes, a painter and decorater which…
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Fitting a Large Family Into a Small Home
Read moreIt’s fairly common for people to feel like their home restricts them. Perhaps you simply don’t have enough bedrooms and, as a result, you have to cram your kids into a small bedroom with a bunk bed. Maybe you don’t enjoy the idea of your large family waiting for their turn to use the bathroom…
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Has My Childhood Impacted My Adult Decisions?
Read moreI have often wondered how my own very dysfunctional childhood shaped my own adult behaviour, and how would I end up dealing with my own children when I became parent? Growing up, as I have written on a number of occasions before, was tough to say the least. There was certainly no 2.4 family in…
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