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Tag: family

  • Ruth, Dan, JTA and the kids at the top of the slides at a soft play area.

    Poly Parents Evening

    Ruth, JTA and Dan went to a school parents' evening as a trio. And everything was fine.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (705 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 7 December, 2018
  • Image representing post: 'Boring and normal': the new frontier of polyamorous parenting

    'Boring and normal': the new frontier of polyamorous parenting

    by Zosia Bielski Sometimes Stephanie Weisner doesnโ€™t know how two-parent families do it all, without a Mike in tow.

    Weisner, 38, has been in a polyamorous relationship with her husband, Ian Hubbard, and her work colleague, Mike Wissink, for eight years. The three adults all live together in one home in Moncton, alongside Weisner and Hubbardโ€™s โ€ฆ

    Read more (315 words)

    • Repost
    • 1 comment
    • posted 3 December, 2018
  • Robin in GBK

    Challenge Robin II

    Following the success of Challenge Robin earlier this year, Robin's sent out on his toughest adventure yet...

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1768 words)

    • Article
    • 32 comments
    • posted 9 November, 2018
  • Robin wearing a "Sexy" blindfold.

    Challenge Robin

    Dan drives a blindfolded man into the wilderness, steals his phone and wallet, and abandons him. But it's all okay!

    Read more - about 3 minutes (548 words)

    • Article
    • 6 comments
    • posted 1 August, 2018
  • Image representing post: Bonky bonk bonk!

    Bonky bonk bonk!



    Bonk! Bonky bonky bonk bonk.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (9 words)

    • Video
    • posted 19 May, 2018
  • What is a "Bag of Choppy"?



    dobegood posted to Reddit:



    My mum just used the phrase "we'd be in for a bucket of custard." I'm not sure if this is a real phrase or she's having a stroke. Please advise.


    dobegood




    My mother once described her new cat, which was very skinny when she got it, โ€ฆ

    Read more (276 words)

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 7 January, 2018
  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode: IRL Special - Mum's 60th Birthday

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode: IRL Special - Mum's 60th Birthday



    Does this review look familiar? It might, a little... my content was shamelessly reused.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (18 words)

    • Video
    • posted 10 October, 2016
  • A Suitable Boy, seen from the edge

    A Suitable Blog

    Dan writes the 594,000th (surviving) word in his blog, making it longer than virtually every novel, and reveals that his family will be getting a little larger this year.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (610 words)

    • Article
    • 6 comments
    • posted 21 June, 2016
  • Image representing post: This morning my partner's daughter chained two words together for the first time :-)

    This morning my partner's daughter chained two words together for the first time :-)




    She's 16 months old and while she's gotten the hang of a few words (notably "cat" - she's very interested in cats), this morning she surprised and delighted us all as I took her off to nursery by turning to her mother, waving, and saying "buh-bye mum-muh." Totally adorable.

    The little tyke herself.


    Read more (52 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 13 May, 2015
  • How my poly family organises our finances (aka. means-assessed money management for multi-adult households). [x-post /r/polyamory]




    Hi /r/polyfamilies. After much pestering by people who know us, I finally got around to writing about how my polycule and I organise our finances, and I thought that you might be interested to. The whole thing's described behind that link, but I didn't want to be seen to be gathering karma or self-promoting, โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 3 minutes (498 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 14 October, 2014
  • How my poly family organises our finances (aka. means-assessed money management for multi-adult households).




    Hi /r/polyamory. After much pestering by people who know us, I finally got around to writing about how my polycule and I organise our finances, and I thought that you might be interested to. The whole thing's described behind that link, but I didn't want to be seen to be gathering karma or self-promoting, โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 3 minutes (498 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 14 October, 2014
  • Ice and Lemon, by Pete Hartley

    Ice and Lemon

    Recently, Dan read a book about an alternate-universe version of himself, authored by somebody who very-nearly shares his father's name. Once he's done being creeped out by the coincidences in it, he recommends it to you, too.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (878 words)

    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 22 April, 2014
  • Sarah and Richard announce to the rest of the family that they're now married.

    Surprises, e.g. a Brother-in-Law

    While on the way to a stag night in Edinburgh, Dan stops to perform magic in Preston and is surprised to discover that his sister has secretly gotten married.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (937 words)

    • Article
    • posted 18 March, 2014
  • Dan, sitting in the sunlight, rocking the baby.

    "Uncle Dan"

    Dan reflects briefly on the birth of "tiny", and the crazy week that's come since, along with some adorable photos of the little rascal.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (793 words)

    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 14 January, 2014
  • Image representing post: Family Vlog Moments - Falcor

    Family Vlog Moments - Falcor



    Unused footage from Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog covers the debate between Godzilla and her mother about whether or not Falcor, the luck dragon from The Neverending Story, is a mammal.

    The argument remains unresolved.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (38 words)

    • Video
    • posted 20 November, 2013

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