I’ve made no secret of my desire to get in on the extras game. It’s always looked so cool; get your mug on telly and pick up a couple of quid at the same time(?) What’s not to love? Since I went freelance with my writing then, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity […]
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Us dads are in the minority when it comes to school runs. Forever on the periphery and getting poked in the eyes by hordes of umbrellas on rainy days, we can spot one another suffering from a mile off. Over time though, a pattern emerges. Each father slips into one of seven school run personality
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Whether you’ve had your kids back at school for a couple of weeks, or already have them off, there’s nothing that strikes fear into the hearts of parents than the school summer holidays. That’s right, the schools are due to break up for 6 weeks of bickering, whinging and trashed living rooms. You can empty
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You ever heard those parents that spout absolute guff such as “well, I guess running around after these two keeps me young”? Keep you young? Kids? No. Let me tell you: there’s nothing more aging than bringing up children. Those mini-humans have a nasty habit of making you feel old at every possible turn. I
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Honesty is always the best policy. This is what we teach our kids in order for them to grow into good well-rounded individuals. Problem is, that we do this while lying through our teeth 24/7. They want the truth? They can’t handle the truth! That’s why we’ve compiled our list of the most necessary lies
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Babies. One of life’s great puzzles. How are they made? What could they possibly be laughing at in their sleep? And just how can we determine what emotions they are feeling when they can’t talk to us? Fear not, reader, for Paternal Damnation has enlisted the entirely fictional top child psychologist Dr Luke Atderfaysz, who
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I’ve got a new baby, and boy, she’s a cute one! Have a look. She is absolutely perfect, and actually pretty placid. We spend ages just looking at each other: me thinking “wow, you’re so beautiful”, and her thinking “holy shit, what’s this thing made out of hair and teeth looking at?”. There’s five years
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You’re stuck indoors. Even if you could venture outside, you haven’t got a babysitter. All you have for dinner are the things you’ve purposely been ignoring at the back of the cupboard for the last decade. In short, your meal looks about as entertaining as an ITV double bill of Tipping Point. How do you
Condiments Ranked Definitively From Best to Worst – No Arguments Read More »
I’m probably not as much of a disciplinarian with my kids as I should be. While Mummy gets the all the grief for being the bad cop, I’m able to swoop in and play the good cop. I know, I know, it’s not fair. I guess it’s a hangover from being out at work most
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