The adoption process - part four
In part three, Tom and I were recommended for adoption by the panel and, sure enough a couple of weeks later a formal letter arrived from...
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The adoption process - part two
Above: Our nephews from Nordhorn in Germany who helped us with our assessment 💙 Find part one by clicking here The grand assessment...
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The day I met my family, by Richard, age 7
To celebrate the launch of our brand new Daddy and Dad website, our youngest son Richard (age 7½) has written a beautiful abridged...
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The adoption process – part one
I started producing the Daddy & Dad blog shortly after Lyall and Rich ‘moved in’ back in 2014, after our adoption process had reached its...
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Adopting Siblings – National Adoption Week 2017
National Adoption Week 2017 (October 16th-22nd) focused on adopting siblings. There are thousands of adorable little sibling groups...
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LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week – 7-13 March 2016
This isn’t strictly a new blog post (slapped wrist) but rather an article that I put together recently for LGBT family network New Family...
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Stepping into the unknown
Question (Beyoncé fans of a certain age raise their hand): Is it okay or not to leave the children in the car at the petrol station while...
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The end of a long adoption process
(Warning – there is some awful bad language in this blog update, if you’re of an easily offended persuasion, skip the first bit) Here I...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
It’s far too late at night for me to be awake, but here I am, in our beautifully clean and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle free kitchen (I’ve...
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One year of Daddy and Dad
Heavens. (Oo I sound just like Grannie Jean. Hi Jean *waves). It’s already April 2015 and officially twelve months into our adoption...
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The introduction, part one
Arriving half an hour early, we parked the car in a lay-by just around the corner from Lyall and Richard’s foster home. It was a sunny...
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To do: Find a good school
If you’re considering adoption, particularly adoption of school-age children, one thing to apply some serious thought to (over a huge...
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The ramblings of a new Daddy
This is our new family – from left to right in this marvellous illustration; Lyall, Daddy, Dad and Richard. I’m Daddy, although unlike...
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