Tag: Fatherhood
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Hardcore! The Ironman who conquered cancer three times
Seven years after the doctor’s “my best guess is six months” sentence, cancer no longer defines Richard.
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The proudest thing about being Bongani “Bonglez” Bingwa
“As an openly gay man,” Bongani begins, “there’s no way I would have been behind this mic in 1994.”
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Thank you, dad, for the Do-It-Yourself advice that forever changed my life
It had nothing to do with fixing a house, and everything to do with building a home.
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Why the Rugby World Cup makes me wish I was a dad
There’s something about rugby’s greatest spectacle that brings out paternal feelings, even if you’re just watching on the couch from home
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Being a father means being given permission to be a child all over again
Here’s a reflection on the children changes our lives, by allowing us to see ourselves in them.
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The Sheer Joy of Watching My Daughter Learn to Fly
I watch, support and learn where I can, having recognised many years ago that despite calling her ‘our girl’ or ‘my daughter’, these children do not belong to me. I am simply privileged to care for them until they fly away one day.
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I Don’t Want to be the Dad Who Went Missing in Action
Aah, the complexities of the modern family. Being divorced – pretty happily, most of the time, but sometimes nostalgically too – means I see much less of my children than I’d like, or perhaps they’d like.
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8 Ways for dads to make the most of their holidays
This festive season, dads, give your kids the greatest gift of all. Not your presents, but your presence. By Craig Wilkinson
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What my kids taught me
Sometimes it takes a big change to make you realise that the little things are what count in life, says Richard Mulholland