As it’s Father’s Day, I wanted to shine some light on all the awesome dads out there and in particular, dedicate this piece to this guy: my partner in crime, my other half, the father of my beautiful daughters: my man, Jade.
I generally tend to focus on all the ways mothers struggle with parenthood and the impact of raising children has had on my life, but I also think it’s really important to pay tribute and give praise where it is deserved – and my man Jade really deserves a big fat gold star.
I’ve always been really lucky with Jade, because he’s a natural dad and loves his girls fiercely.
I’ve also never had to worry about whether or not I can trust him to look after them, or whether or not they are safe because I just know he’s got my/their back.
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As with many mothers, I have had the tendency to tell him to “do things this way” or “don’t dress her in that!” but I’ve learnt along the way that it’s important for me to let that stuff go and let him do things the way he does it.