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2nd July 2017 MANternity Musings

If two’s company, is three a crowd?

Seven. For some unfathomable reason my young, and foolish, self wanted seven children. Read more

25th June 2017 Shared Parental Leave +

10 tips for being great parents in 180mins a day

Of the 13 hours the kids spend awake, 3hrs together doesn’t feel like much. Only 23% of their day to be precise. Read more

30th April 2017 Shared Parental Leave +

13 REASONS WHY – A parent’s view

(No spoilers, except that it’s about teenage suicide!) It started to happen recently. I’m not sure exactly when they started but I’ve been aware of these feelings for a while now. It’s a noticeable shift... Read more

9th April 2017 MANternity Musings

Fit Daddy, Fat Daddy

Truly we parents are Wile E Coyote and our children the Roadrunner. Read more

12th February 2017 MANternity Musings

Nursery and learning to let go

Congratulations, you've established a loving bond with your daughter, now hand her over! Read more

29th January 2017 Shared Parental Leave +

Why should I, a man, care about the Gender Wage Gap?

My wife, despite having twice as many degrees as me, both to a considerably higher standard, working as many hours as I do and working as hard as me, still makes £13,000 less. Read more

15th January 2017 Monthly Magnificent Books

“The Giving Tree” – by Shel Silverstein, Monthly Magnificent Read – January 2017

Did I just learn the secret to true happiness from this book? Read more

22nd December 2016 MANternity Musings

A letter from Santa

Santa's letter of solidarity with parents at Christmas. Read more

20th December 2016 MADventures

Travelling with children to Copenhagen.

A 4 year old, a baby, and two sleep deprived parents search for Christmas in Denmark. Read more

19th December 2016 MADventures

Copenhagen street food – Parirøen, Paper Island

Review of Copenhagen Street Food scene on Paper Island. Read more

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Gemma’s Wows: I loved this post, "The First Lie" by MadDadSkillz. I could completely relate to it and it had me laughing along as I read it. We have all told a little white lie before but when you encourage your child to tell a lie (for their own good in this instance – bring on the Lego Pony ride!) is that your child’s moral compass doomed forever?

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