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Who Cares About 30 Under 30? – Here are the middle-aged people who just got their big break after years of hard work

January 15, 2020

I know, it’s not as catchy as ’30 under 30′, filled with young startup ‘CEOs’ straight out of college, or young bosses who are younger than most of their staff, but I was inspired by TV Writer, Melissa Hunter’s tweet to share some of the amazing people who replied and shared how they got their big break later in their career. At the end of 2020, instead of 30 Under 30 and NextGen lists, please profile middle-aged people who just got their big breaks. I ...

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8 Tips to Encourage Independent Play

January 11, 2020

Since our daughter is an only child, I always just thought that either my wife and I should be playing with her the whole time. I worried that she might feel lonely or feel rejected if I said ‘no’ to a request of hers. It turns out that wasn’t exactly true. By saying ...

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Why I’m losing my age – 37 Before 37

January 1, 2020

This year, I’m on a mission. I know it’s a similar mission, but this time it has a logo and that makes it super-official. I’m going to lose 37 lbs by the time I hit 37 years old. That’s July 17th, 2020. I started today, on 31st December 2019 and weighed in at 204 lbs, ...

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Learning to Ski on Cypress Mountain

December 30, 2019

I’ve always wanted to properly learn how to ski. The closest I ever got was going on a school trip to Austria but the slopes were icy, I was completely out of shape, and the bigger kids found it super funny to knock me over every chance they got. Skip 20 years (wow) and I’ve finally ...

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Hosting a Birthday Party at Kidtropolis

December 15, 2019

I’m sitting quietly, writing this as my daughter and nineteen of her school friends run around downstairs in the miniature town, scaled perfectly for kids. I’m safe in the knowledge that they’re taken care of, they can’t escape without being buzzed-in by the staff, and ...

Power Your Toys Like Never Before

December 12, 2019

Picture the scene, it’s Christmas morning, the kids are opening their presents and can’t wait to turn them on and play with them. Oh, they need batteries. No problem, you’re sure you’ve got some in that top kitchen drawer with the envelopes, tiny Ikea pencil, and a selection of elastic bands. ...

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Breaking Up with My Phone Provider

November 27, 2019

“Why won’t you walk in a straight line?” I passively grumble to myself. The person in front of me on the closing quarter-mile of my walk to work is on his phone and is meandering around the sidewalk. “What kind of phone call takes this long?” says another inward thought before I catch it ...

Win a Copy of DreamWorks’ new movie – ABOMINABLE

November 27, 2019

From the studio that brought you How to Train Your Dragon, this heartwarming and humorous story follows teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet) as she encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in China, she and her mischievous friends, Jin ( Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng ( Tsai Chin), ...

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My Daughter Doesn’t Owe You a Hug

November 22, 2019

Ah, Christmas time, the season for the friends-of-family, neighbours, and that aunt who isn’t your real aunt, but a friend of your parents, you think. They all want to pop round after you guiltily include them in your festive gathering. It’s a time for being kind, relaxing (unless ...