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Gareth Ellis
Jan 14, 20222 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
Sep 23, 20204 min
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
Aug 24, 20202 min
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
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
May 31, 20202 min
Pandemic Positives: Staying Social
So, the news hit recently that people will be able to meet up in groups of six in gardens or outside spaces as of tomorrow. This is huge...
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Gareth Ellis
May 25, 20203 min
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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Gareth Ellis
May 22, 20204 min
Love where you Live
For years I have loved where I live. Anyone who knows me will know that I love Milton Keynes and I will defend it against anything anyone...
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Gareth Ellis
May 18, 20203 min
Two Under Two: Expectation v Reality
We have officially had two children for six days now, and I have to say it’s begun with mixed results – albeit most of them positive....
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Gareth Ellis
May 13, 20204 min
Our family is complete!
At 8.11am yesterday my life became complete as our baby made their arrival – just two days early. After a comparatively short labour,...
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Gareth Ellis
May 11, 20202 min
Double the babies, double the love
We’re literally just a handful of days before we potentially meet our new little prince or princess, and now I’m starting to worry. But...
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Gareth Ellis
May 7, 20203 min
No nod to the Dad Bod
I love almost everything associated with being a Dad, yet there’s one I just can’t bear to put my name to – the ‘Dad Bod.’ Everything...
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Gareth Ellis
Mar 28, 20203 min
Isolation Frustration
Just recently Coronavirus has kept people (well most people) locked up in their homes to help slow, and hopefully stop, the spread of the...
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Gareth Ellis
Mar 15, 20202 min
Step Away from the Toilet Roll – Covid 19
So the Coronavirus is here and the world has hit the panic button. Every day on the news we hear talk of countries being locked down,...
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Gareth Ellis
Mar 2, 20203 min
The Best Laid Plans…
This weekend was lovely. To be fair I had Monday off as well so actually, this long weekend was lovely. It was full of family time,...
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Gareth Ellis
Feb 25, 20203 min
Don’t just give up on Lent
Today (Tuesday) is one of my favourite days – not because of its position in the week (it’s far too close to Monday) but because it’s...
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Gareth Ellis
Feb 22, 20203 min
Kindness Costs Nothing
Have you ever gone to post something online and then thought better of it? Maybe thought that someone wouldn’t like it or even worse that...
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Gareth Ellis
Feb 12, 20202 min
Love is Love
So now the dust has settled it’s time to digest some of the biggest news of the last seven days – Philip Schofield has come out as gay....
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Gareth Ellis
Feb 7, 20203 min
Ru’s Putting His Best Foot Forward
Rupert loves to walk. From the moment he’s finished his milk in the morning, we put him down and off he goes. He walks back and forth...
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Gareth Ellis
Feb 1, 20203 min
Stay and Play!
Today I got invited to stay and play – and I loved it. Stay and Play sessions are held across the country (run by the council) and give...
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Gareth Ellis
Jan 26, 20202 min
Putting the we in weekend
This weekend has been amazing. And I haven’t really done that much. Before Rupert, and before I was with Jess, I could go a whole day...
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