It’s true: dads treat their daughters differently
Picture the scene. I’m in a park with my kids. Helen, my eight-year-old, is sitting in a roundabout-style device with a couple of other children.
May 31, 2017
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Would you and your family live in someone else’s home for two weeks? We did.
A few weeks ago, when work to refurbish our kitchen got underway, we were offered refuge by some friends of ours. They were going on holiday for a fortnight and kindly said we could make use of their home while they were away. We’ll call this couple Ham and Cheese as that’s the nickname our
March 11, 2016
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Talking periods with Sanitary Owl. What’s the big deal?
As a dad blogger, I notice some interesting online behaviour. One of my biggest gripes is family or parenting orientated businesses that refuse to deal with dads, choosing solely to focus on mums. That said, I’ve been doing this daddy blogging thing for three years. In that time I’ve noticed a general shift with more
January 4, 2016
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Hair bands; where on Earth do they all go?
As I was on the school run this morning I was able to tick off a list of “good parenting” attributes. My children were happy. They were in ironed, clean clothes and had just eaten a breakfast featuring the main food groups. Their teeth had been vigorously brushed and I was in the throes of
September 29, 2015
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Child Trust Fund v JISA – the options
Do you remember Child Trust Funds (CTF)? They seem like a distant memory don’t they? For those unfamiliar with CTFs, they were launched by the Labour Government in 2005 as a way of investing for a child’s future. Each child received £250 from the Government at birth, with the money locked away in a CTF.
August 14, 2014
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