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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
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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 17, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 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 25, 20212 min read
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
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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 5, 20213 min read
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, 20216 min read
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
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
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 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 26, 20202 min read
‘My kids amaze me every day.’
Some might say I’m easily pleased, but I am amazed by my children every day. I know that’s a bit of an obvious statement but genuinely...
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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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