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The lonely business of fatherhood

This fatherhood thing can be a lonely business. I’m not suggesting motherhood isn’t, but life as a dad, especially an at home dad such as myself, can present a few challenges and a lack of strong social connections is one of them.

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Social isolation; it’s a dad thing too

The other day I found myself at home on my own. It was a rare moment; these things don’t happen often. Helen was at school, Elizabeth was at pre-school and I was supposed to be in London for a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood. Alas, I had transport issues so had

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Short story; Standing by the friendship bench

Alison was stood next to the friendship bench. She was the only one in the playground that wasn’t engaged in conversation and this made her feel awkward. Even so, she couldn’t bring herself to sit on the bench. It wasn’t possible to do so without attracting comment. Someone would stroll past and make a joke

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