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Fatherhood²: Guest Post – My Mother Superiority Complex, or How I Learned to Let Go and Let Dad

Posted on September 11, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.” — Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest) In October 2004, when our son Evan was 9 months old, we packed our things, and moved out of the small university town my husband Andrew and I called home…

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Fatherhood²: Hi-ho, Hi-ho, it’s Back to Work I Go…

Posted on July 24, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Just a little over 3 weeks after little Frederic was born, today marks the last day of my paternity leave – a realisation which has made me rather sad this weekend. As I’ve said in past posts during these few weeks, I really appreciate the paternity leave we in the UK get – and especially…

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Fatherhood²: Five Days in, is it Double Trouble?

Posted on July 6, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Before little Frederic was born on Friday, I’d speculated on a few occasions that having a second child couldn’t possibly be as hard as the first one – something which I’m still just about clinging on to now, five days in to little Freddie’s life. Some things have definitely been easier, some things just as…

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Fatherhood²: The Real Economics of Baby Number 2

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Henry Elliss

Let me start this post with a disclaimer: As a father, I would never advocate having or not having a child based on anything but a desire to start a family. Kids can be a pricey business, but if you are telling yourself “I can’t afford to have kids yet”, you could be waiting for…

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Fatherhood²

Posted on January 4, 2011February 3, 2011 by Henry Elliss

I think some of you knew this day was going to come sooner or later. Today I can officially announce that, if all goes to plan, Sara and I are going to be parents again in the summer of 2011. I am writing this blog post on October 26th – the day after our 5…

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Finally, 12 years later, my firstborn child is ear Finally, 12 years later, my firstborn child is earning his keep. Long may it continue.
Obligatory snowy walk photos. Lovely stuff! Obligatory snowy walk photos. Lovely stuff!
Tried out a couple of new countryside walks this w Tried out a couple of new countryside walks this weekend, thanks to a new app we found. Both within 2 miles of our house and both very muddy indeed!
Now you see it... and now you don’t! After over Now you see it... and now you don’t!
After over a decade of dereliction, the old abandoned caravan that sits next to our rear driveway has GONE! We’ve only been here for less than 10% of its reign, but even a few months was enough and I made enquiries about having it removed. Today, just 4 months after I started my attempts, it was taken away. And I am beyond pleased. All I need to do now is tidy the ground up and the whole driveway will be usable again.
Boxing Day walk. Eldest son not in shot due to bei Boxing Day walk. Eldest son not in shot due to being too cool to walk with us.
Went for a lovely sunny, winter walk through the n Went for a lovely sunny, winter walk through the nearby @wasing1759 estate. Nice day for it.
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