The Art of Swearing
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I love words me. Love ‘em. There are exceptions though. ‘Bespoke’ for instance. And ‘Brexit’. Oh, and ‘authentic’. And ‘synergise’. I could go… oh, hang on, and ‘smashing it’. Ok […]
Category: Dad Life
How Does Divorce Affect the Children? – Feature From the Parenting Show, ‘Mothership’
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In March I was asked to take part in Mothership, a parenting roundtable show made for the Nurture Channel. The theme of the discussion was how divorce affects children. I hope you […]
6 Lessons From a Working Single Parent
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‘Hi, nice to meet you, so what is it you do?’ ‘Hi, I’m Matthew, I’m a juggler.’ Okay, so technically I’m not a juggler, but I do around five thousand […]
Vlog – Single Dad’s School Trouser Traumas!
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What’s a man to do when his son wakes up and tells him he has no school trousers? Oh, I know, go to Tesco and find out how incompetent you […]
A Most Precious Gift (Father’s Day)
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This Father’s Day I received the most beautiful gift I have ever been given. It is a gift that my daughter made for me and it carries a most precious […]
How About a Hot Mug of ‘Man Up’ Son? – On Being a Man in 2016
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During the course of any conversation with me you can expect to hear the sentence ‘I once read that…’ at least three times. If I’m reading a particularly interesting book […]
How Great Does a ‘Great Dad’ Have to Be?
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“I love you Daddy, you’re the best Daddy in the world.” Life doesn’t get much better than hearing those words. Whatever we wish for in our lives, nothing can mean […]
To Kiss or Not to Kiss… Really?
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July 2016. iPad, phone, Sky box, news channel – yep, all confirm that it is July 2016. Definitely. So can someone please explain to me why I see the following […]
Father’s Day – Nothing Else Matters
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“My dad always for gets forgets his fone phone. My dad macks makes tea. He likes to cuddle me. He tidys tidies up efry every day and I help. I like my […]
Daddy’s Rude Awakening (Or, Don’t Worry Peter Andre, Your Title’s Safe…)
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For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a Dad. To create a unique human being that is part of you, that will look to you to […]