Still Daddy’s girl
When my daughter was away on her school residential, the other girls said they missed their mums. And my daughter didn’t get that. Not because…
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Stranger danger
Every week, my daughter and I walk my sons down to Scouts. They’re big boys and they’d rather we didn’t go with them – it’s…
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Opening the presents (birthday girl)
We take birthdays pretty seriously in our house, but I don’t think a birthday has ever been quite as anticipated as this one. Not our…
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Dear Kids…
Dear Kids, I’m going away for two days, I’ve been looking forward to it for a year. It sounds silly, but it’s only really this…
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The Gallery: Dads
Last week I shared with you the story of my husband’s 40 years in a single post. One short paragraph stood out for me as I…
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Happy 40th birthday!
Forty years ago today, a baby boy was born in the North West of England. He’d been due the following day – his Daddy’s birthday,…
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Snowdon expedition
A few months back, my husband and his best friend arranged a trip to Snowdon/ male bonding session for themselves and my eldest for early…
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Wild glove chase
My husband’s gloves of choice are expensive (well, 30 quid, sounds expensive to me), thick, waterproof ones, kind of like ski gloves. He has these…
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The best surprise
I love buying birthday presents for my daughter. She is so easy to buy for and there are so many gorgeous things out there for…
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Daddy Dad
‘Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!’ Sometimes the word Daddy is uttered even more than the word Mummy (and I love it when it is!). Mummy is I’m…
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My girl
Growing up, I always wanted girls. It was mainly to do with the clothes. I named my daughter in 1996, but didn’t give birth to…
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