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Poor Paternity

In the UK, new Dad’s are only entitled to 2 weeks Paternity leave. This is the standard in a lot of places around the world, but some countries lead by example, and I would love it if we followed suit. Take Sweden, for example. New parents have an allowance of 240 days per working parent,Continue reading “Poor Paternity”

Contaminated Company

When Matilda was born, our area was under tier 4 restrictions. This meant that, because of the pandemic, we were not allowed any visitors to our home, and we weren’t allowed to meet with anyone outdoors either, outside of our support bubble. While Jess was pregnant, our household formed a bubble with her parents, andContinue reading “Contaminated Company”

Happy Hometime

We had a car seat that came with our pram, but now we had the scary task of putting her in for the first time and making sure she was secure. Not only that, but there was also the British December weather to contend with, so we had to make sure she was warm enough.Continue reading “Happy Hometime”

Skype Shower

Well, it was Zoom, but I’m keeping up with the alliterative titles! By November, Jess was starting to get quite upset. She missed her family and friends, and all of the occasions where we would all usually meet up, had to be cancelled due to the lock-down. And by now, it was becoming apparent thatContinue reading “Skype Shower”

Appropriate Automobile

My job has the perk of providing me with a van for work. This means that me and Jess are able to share a car. It’s great, bills, travel expenses and even our impact on the environment are all lower than they otherwise would be. Before I had this job, we did use 2 cars,Continue reading “Appropriate Automobile”

Covid’s Coming

For weeks, before we got married, there were rumbles of a new infectious disease originating in Wuhan, China, known as Coronavirus, or Covid-19. Despite warnings, though, the west including Europe and America felt invincible, and we were all adamant that we would be fine. I’m pretty sure I don’t need to catch you up onContinue reading “Covid’s Coming”