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Welcome to the Hood Pt.5. It takes a village to raise...a parent

24/7/2016

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Sometimes chicken, chips and salad taste absolutely incredible.
​And it has very little to do with the chicken, chips and salad.

Like when we were sitting in a room with a dear friend, a mate, a brother, who had jumped in the car and travelled 1.5 hours to bring this meal to us. ​

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Welcome to the (Parent) Hood Pt.4. Dads are Parents Too.

17/7/2016

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There are some clear differences between being a Mum and a Dad.

We could start with the obvious:

Noah didn't grow inside my body for 9 months. 
He also didn't emerge from my private parts.
I don't happen to have breasts.

Each of those things means there is something between Sam and Noah that goes beyond the experience of parenthood I will ever have. Mysteries I will only ever observe in wonder.

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Welcome to the (Parent) Hood Pt.3.  Midwives Vs. Doctors - Things You Shouldn't Say to Someone with a Baby in the NICU

16/7/2016

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Choices
and
opinions.

They are riddled throughout the path towards parenting, and seem to exist in every moment once you arrive.

Disposable vs cloth,
breast vs bottle,
prams vs wraps,
pink vs blue.

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