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Gareth Ellis
Feb 7, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20213 min read
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
May 12, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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
Dec 18, 20202 min read
Book Review: There’s Two of Us Now
Jess and I love reading to our children. Rupert has a story or two before he goes down for a nap, and two more (sometimes the same two)...
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Gareth Ellis
Dec 2, 20203 min read
Sleep Training: Worth it in the end
Sleep training is a difficult thing to do. Right now we’re doing just that with Emilia and, as with everything else, it’s giving us some...
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Gareth Ellis
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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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Gareth Ellis
Sep 23, 20204 min read
Our visit to Wimpole Estate
Going out as a four is a military operation. We often get as much prepared the night before as we can, so we can literally throw it all...
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Gareth Ellis
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Time Flies
Time is one of those things that we all get in equal measure. Each day we get 24 hours to do with whatever we want. That’s 1440 minutes,...
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Gareth Ellis
Aug 24, 20202 min read
Lockdown Life as a Working Dad
In the last four months I’ve been working from home, much like a number of people around the country. However, when you say working from...
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Gareth Ellis
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Not Fair to Compare
When you have children people always tell you ‘no two children are the same.’ You do your best not to compare but sometimes it’s...
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Gareth Ellis
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Procrastination Frustration
Procrastinating is a terrible thing. How many times have you gone to do something only to be distracted and end up doing something else...
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Gareth Ellis
May 25, 20203 min read
No, Rupert, No! Repeat
Since Emilia has arrived Rupert has been amazing. He beams when he sees her, he lays his head on her chest when he can, and he hasn’t had...
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