It took me a long time to find my own personal style. Looking back at old family photo albums, there have certainly been a lot of cringe-worthy fashion misses along the way; which, I now realise, usually happened when I tried to look like someone I wanted to be, rather than who I actually was. Like my skater look of…
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As boys we are programmed from a young age to behave a certain way. Big boys don’t cry. Man up. Don’t be a girl. That’s gay. Only girls talk about their feelings. Be a man! It’s no wonder that, as a group, we are far less likely than women to talk about our mental health with friends and family, or…
View PostOne of my greatest regrets since becoming a father was not taking shared parental leave when I had the chance. Like many new dads before me, not fully aware of what I was legally entitled to and worried about how a long stint off work might be perceived by my boss, I lumped for the standard two weeks paternity leave.…
View PostExactly two years ago today, I published my first ever blog post as YOU THE DADDY. It wasn’t anything special. Just a marker in the sand, talking about how excited/terrified I was at the prospect of becoming a father. As I said, it really was nothing special. But it was a start. We’d found out we were expecting our first…
View PostLet me start off by saying, I’m no petrol head. Sure, I love driving and take great pride in my car. But try to engage me in a conversation about horse power, tyre trims or how fast your motor can get from nought to sixty, and I’ll gloss over. Because until recently, all I really cared about was having a…
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