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Family Life & parenting

Why buy new things for your kids when you can Yearn them instead? #AD

I want you to take a moment to think about all the furniture and other paraphernalia that you’ve purchased for your children to keep them healthy and happy over the years. I’ll bet you’ve paid out an absolute fortune. I now want you to imagine that you were able to rent these items. Just imagine

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Family Life & parenting

Sitting a GCSE exam as an adult

I wasn’t going to write this blog post. I was going to wait until January, but I’ve had such a surreal experience I just can’t hold it in. The experience I’ve had? I’ve just sat a GCSE exam as an adult, decades after I last attempted one.

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Phoenix Comic Giveaway! #AD

Comics can be a touchy subject in this house. Every now and again my kids go through phases where they love buying them. While they genuinely keep Helen and Izzy entertained, they cost about a fiver each and they’re often wrapped in plastic film with huge numbers of tacky, poor quality plastic toys on the

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Family Life & parenting

Examples of nORMALITY during the pandemic

Here’s a scene I have just witnessed. As I walked back from the local shop, I saw a small group youngsters undertaking an everyday, group activity wearing high visibility jackets. In the Coronatime era, however, it stood out for its normality and I was hit with a flash of inspiration: I was going to produce

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Family Life & parenting

It’s half-term, so relax

I can’t quite believe we’ve reached half-term already. Almost two months of Coronatime school has passed, but to me it feels like much longer! The entire family needs a few days to relax.

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