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5 things they don’t tell you about being a father

Joel Defries
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As a child, you’re taught to avoid strange men in parks, says dad-of-one Joel Defries. “But once you have a child you BECOME that weirdo in the park. You can’t get enough of mindless chats with strangers by the swings.” Joel Defries on the realities of fatherhood…

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Joel Defries 9th May 2018
Family

The Dad Diaries #5: William Head, Beautiful and the Feast

William Head, Beautiful and the Feast
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William Head – dad-of-one and co-founder of Cornwall-based foodie business Beautiful and the Feast – talks about how fatherhood has changed him, for the better. It’s a rather lovely description of parenting…

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Contributing Writer 16th September 2017
Family

The Dad Diaries #2: William Head, Beautiful and the Feast

William Head, Beautiful and the Feast
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“Within 20 minutes of leaving the house we can be sinking our toes into warm sand or hiking up haunted moorlands. It really is remarkable that such different landscapes can exist so close together.” William Head on adventures with his son in northern Cornwall…

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Contributing Writer 13th September 2017
Family

The Dad Diaries #1: William Head, Beautiful and the Feast

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For the next five days William Head – chef, co-founder of Beautiful and the Feast, adventurer and dad-of-one – will talk us through life with his young son, Kobe. Their largely outdoors life (hiking, lunch by the sea, living off the land) couldn’t sound more idyllic…

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Contributing Writer 12th September 2017
Family

The Creative Parents: monoperro, author and illustrator

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The Spanish artist monoperro describes his house with his partner Anak, also an artist, as a “playground. It’s full of art – it hangs on all the walls”. Here, we talk creativity, fatherhood and how to earn a living from your art work…

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The Early Hour 23rd August 2017
Family

The Dad Diaries: Stuart Hall, freelance film producer – Day 5

Stuart and etta - bebe gang
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The final day of Stuart Hall’s Dad Diaries. There have been moments of joy – and plenty of tantrums – but we finish on a high, with one of those rare days as a parent when your child is a delight and everything goes to plan. Hurrah!

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Contributing Writer 28th May 2017
Family

The Dad Diaries: Stuart Hall, freelance film producer – Day 4

Stuart Hall and Etta in the park
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“Easter Sunday. A time for celebration, family fun and of course lots of chocolate. Not in the Hall household. We had a time of tantrums, relentless crying and our darling daughter turning back into a demon child.” Oh dear…

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Contributing Writer 27th May 2017
Family

The Dad Diaries: Stuart Hall, freelance film producer – Day 3

Etta eating
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“When they returned she was covered in dust from her tomato and leek crisps. Apparently, she’d thrown a bit of a wobbly and the only way to comfort her is with food. Fair enough, we do it all the time.” Stuart Hall on Easter Saturday with the parents and in-laws…

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Contributing Writer 26th May 2017
Family

The Dad Diaries: Stuart Hall, freelance film producer – Day 2

Etta and her mum
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On Day 1, Stuart Hall – dad of one-year-old Etta – told us about his daughter’s premature birth and loving mornings with her. Today, things take a turn for the worse and he begins to see what it’s really like for his wife, being at home full time…

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Contributing Writer 25th May 2017
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The Dad Diaries: Stuart Hall, freelance film producer – Day 1

Etta - daughter of Stuart Hall
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The first in this new series, Stuart Hall – dad-of-one and freelance film producer  – shares five ‘days in the life’ over Easter weekend with his one-year-old daughter, Etta. There is laughter, tears and – let’s face it – poo. Welcome to fatherhood, day 1…

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Contributing Writer 24th May 2017

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