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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
- 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 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 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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Gareth Ellis
- Jan 5, 2021
- 3 min
The Fun of Feeding Two Children
When you have to feed one child it can be difficult, feeding two can be hectic. We started feeding Rupert solid food when he was around...
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Gareth Ellis
- Jan 1, 2021
- 6 min
Review of the Year: 2020
This year has been a strange one. Dominated strongly by one thing, we’ve seen the best and worst of the human spirit as people battled...
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Gareth Ellis
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Happy 2nd Birthday, Rupert
Today is a special day in the Ellis household. Our little, not so little boy, our first born, our beautiful son Rupert turned two. No...
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Gareth Ellis
- Nov 19, 2020
- 2 min
Celebrating a birthday in lockdown
This Sunday was a weird day. It was the first time in 35 years that I’ve had a birthday in lockdown. But I’m not alone though, there will...
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Gareth Ellis
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Reading to the kids, on your own
Hands up, how many parents out there, even non-parents have ever played with their/a child’s toys or eaten their food? I have to admit...
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Gareth Ellis
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
I swear, I try not to swear
Oh fudge, what the flip, and shhhhh-ugar! As a parent you have to get pretty imaginative when it comes to covering your swearing and...
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Gareth Ellis
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Review: Pumpkin Picking at The Patch MK
This weekend was a first for the Ellis family – as it was the first time any of us had gone pumpkin picking. Rupert is a massive fan of...
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