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Daddy, Daddy!

May 21, 2012by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

The other day I discovered that some kid in the year above Isaac at school has been picking on him. Thankfully it’s stopped now, but the surge of teeth-grinding fist-clenching […]

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VIDEO: Dad plays Bohemian Rhapsody, kids sing along

April 28, 2012by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

Whenever I play Bohemian Rhapsody in the car, my eldest son complains that it’s “boring, and too long”, and my youngest prefers ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.

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VIDEO: Dog in ballet shoes jives to Riverdance

February 23, 2012by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

OK, so I lied. I don’t have a video of a dog in ballet shoes jiving to Riverdance. I don’t think such a video even exists. But I did get […]

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Can’t you please just ACT poorly?!

February 7, 2012by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

No-one wants their child to be ill. I certainly didn’t want Isaac, our four year-old, to be unwell when he was pulled past me by the arm as I got […]

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Video: Dad Melts Baby’s Brain With Motorboat Sounds

January 20, 2012by Ben Wakeling 1 Comment
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Baby Gets Scared By Dad’s Snoring

January 4, 2012by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

Behold, the next baby viral video.

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The Reason…

October 26, 2010by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

…I get up in the morning.

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We'll be just like this.

‘GPB’ now available on Amazon!

October 12, 2010by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

Dear loyal lovers, I’m reaching out to the wider world, what with my book now being available to buy through Amazon ‘n all! Can I ask a favour please? If […]

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Week Thirty Nine: The Birth Story

October 1, 2010by Ben Wakeling 3 Comments

Ha! You wish. Sorry chaps and chapesses, if you want the birth story (plus a tonne of other hilarious stuff) you’re going to have to buy my book. I feel […]

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Win a signed copy of ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts’!

September 26, 2010by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

You never know, it might be worth something one day… The lovely Becky at Book Reviews For Mums has written one of the best reviews I’ve ever read of ‘Goodbye, […]

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Ah, the memories

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

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The horror of playgroups

Potty training: easier said than done

How fortunate we are

Five things I've learned about my kids this week

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Things I’m Doing

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