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My Sons, the Incredible Hulks

January 1, 2012by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

“Daddy, where’s my heart?” It’s Isaac, my four year-old. I can feel his breath on my face. I’m snoozing on the sofa, you see, after having been up with both […]

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If we didn’t have kids…

December 17, 2011by Ben Wakeling 6 Comments

Most of the conversations I have with my wife begin with the words ‘If we didn’t have kids…’ In fact, so many that I even tweeted to this effect, on 20 October […]

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I rest my case.

Festivity Nativity Activity

December 13, 2011by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

This morning I took a half day off work to see my eldest son in his first nativity. It was great, and very sweet. That’s all you need to know, […]

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Little Children Fighting Tae Kwon Do

December 10, 2011by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

Is this funny, disturbing, or a bit of both?

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Product Review: FlexiBath Toys

November 24, 2011by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

A week ago I was given the chance to review FlexiBath toys for children, via Whitestep. Having two children, and a bath, I said yes, and gave a double thumbs-up, […]

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Halloween is a horrible celebration. It’s time to reclaim our streets

October 15, 2011by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

I’ve always assumed that if enough people dislike something, that something will eventually wither up and die. It happened to Daniel Bedingfield and B*witched. It’s happened to politicians. Hopefully one […]

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The signatures themselves are actually worth very little.

I want to embrace all of you, except that guy.

August 29, 2011by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

Many thanks to all who participated in my recent little ‘RT and follow’ competition on Twitter. ‘What competition?’ I hear you cry. Well, there was a competition. Maybe you should […]

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Wrong kind of tank.

Parenting by Numbers

August 4, 2011by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

So, a think-tank has come up with the novel idea of introducing a ‘five-a-day’ scheme for parents, in order to spend more time with their kids. More on this later. […]

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Le French Observations

June 28, 2011by Ben Wakeling 9 Comments

Do you know what eight hours in a car, two hours on a ferry and then another three hours in the car does to your backside? By the time I […]

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Down the Road, Not Across the Street

May 14, 2011by Ben Wakeling 3 Comments

Warning: Emo post alert. I don’t write many, so I hope you’ll forgive me. Today has been one of those days. Not just one of those days, but one of […]

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I want a hold!

The fibs kids tell

A conversation with my baby daughter

A day in the life of my two-year-old son

Little Horrors

Santa's Watching You

Five Things You Will See At Every Nativity Play

Hooray, I'm Back At Work!

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20 years from now

Three days on MacGregor Ward

The horror of playgroups

Potty training: easier said than done

How fortunate we are

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