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Gareth Ellis
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Struggling Through Sickness
When you’re ill and you work in an office it can be very simple. Call your boss, tell them you’re sick and then have some time off to...
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Gareth Ellis
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
Potty Training is Pants
Potty training is shit. Literally. OK, it’s not that bad, but it’s still pretty frustrating at times. For the record, Rupert is only...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Taboo Of The Stay at Home Dad
I’ve been a Daddy for almost four years now. I know what you’re thinking, Rupert’s only three, how can you have been a Daddy for four?...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
Independence Days, Sometimes
I love my kids. They’re funny, they’re sweet and although I may be biased, they’re bloody gorgeous as well. But bugger me they can be a...
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Gareth Ellis
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Struggle is Real
I’ve been struggling. I’ve found it tough looking after the kids full time for quite a few reasons, which I’ll go into in a second. It...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Never Wake a Sleeping Daddy
I love sleep. I’m a man who needs to get his eight hours a night in or I feel perpetually tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
Safety First
I’ve always been a cautious kind of guy. When I was younger I didn’t really want to climb trees or do anything dangerous, I rarely talked...
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Gareth Ellis
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
Planning a 1st birthday party
I’m in a reflective mood today. I’m very much still trying to get my head around the fact that we have a one-year-old and a two-year-old,...
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Gareth Ellis
- May 17, 2021
- 3 min
Hooray for Indoor Play
Today has been a very big day in our return to normality. Today marks the day that people can see each other indoors and get that all...
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Gareth Ellis
- May 14, 2021
- 4 min
Mental Health Awareness Week
I am struggling. It hurts me to say it, to admit it, but I’m having a hard time right now. I’m putting on a face a lot of the time but...
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Gareth Ellis
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
Being a full-time Daddy
Just recently I started a new job. I say new, I’ve been doing it on a ‘part-time’ basis for two and a half years, but now I’ve been...
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Gareth Ellis
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
Love MK Day 2021
For the last 35 years I have lived in Milton Keynes – and I’ve loved it. I went to school in Newport Pagnell, my parents lived here, and...
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Gareth Ellis
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
Review: Thrift Farm
As parents we’re always looking for things to do with our children. Sometimes it can be something simple in the garden or a nice walk,...
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Gareth Ellis
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Review: MK Play Association
Getting the children out and about is sometimes hard as a parent. No wait, let me rephrase that. Getting them out is easy as you can...
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Gareth Ellis
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
Nursery Rhymes are Nonsense
Nursery rhymes and children’s songs are weird. I mean, have you ever properly listened to one? At the moment, it’s a common occurrence to...
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Gareth Ellis
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
I Pledge to Protect my Daughter
‘Let me walk you to your car.’ ‘I can go with you if you like.’ ‘Message me when you get home safe.’ I have said all of these throughout...
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Gareth Ellis
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
9 Months In, 9 Months Out – Part 2
Just recently, Emi turned nine months old. And yes, just like every other month, I can’t quite believe how fast time is going. I know, I...
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Gareth Ellis
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Navigating Through the Terrible Twos
As a parent it can be excruciating sometimes to hear cliches – mainly because most of them are true. Time really does go too quickly, it...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
Teaching Tolerance, not Stereotypes
This week, Emilia turned eight months old. She’s had a big week this week, because as well as pulling herself up from sitting to...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Woes of Children’s Clothes
I’m pretty sure whoever invented children’s clothes doesn’t have children themselves. I love dressing the children and making them look...
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