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Five things I want you to know about your Father

Now boys, I could tell you your father is a great man, a giving, loving, caring and respected man, but hopefully you will already know this. At the moment your Daddy is your hero, the person you most look up to and also the person you most want to be. As far as I am concerned that will tell you all you ever need to know about your Daddy, so instead I am going to tell you some other things about the man I am proud to call my husband.

He is the perfect person to have on your team at a music quiz. We wer

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A love so strong

14 Comments / MadDad, Uncategorized / By Jen Walshaw

ven after all these years I look at you and just melt, but we are more than that.

You are my rock, my companion through life and my best friend.

You are the first person I turn to in times of trouble and times of joy.

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Irrational Fears

11 Comments / MadDad / By Jen Walshaw

I watch him as he sleeps, The gentle rise and fall of his chest, The familiar sound as he breaths, The ever present warmth of his skin against mine. I close my eyes and try hard to sleep, Focus on the out breath, Try to feel peace at my core, But in its place

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Love

29 Comments / love, MadDad / By Jen Walshaw

Love for me is the man who stands beside be everyday. The man who has been there for me through some really tough times. He has given me injections, changed dressings and nursed to back to health. He is a great provider and wonderful listener. Together we have created two boys with the most amazing

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Behind this Good Woman, is A Great Man

MadDad / By Jen Walshaw

He stands behind with solid arms to catch me should I fall His tender words, his comforting stance The safety net in my world He watches with a knowing eye that only time can bring He is ever present, should I need him Not pushy or making demands He is the banks that my river

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A Family of Emotions

emmotions, MadDad, maximad, me, mini mads, minimad, The Gallery, Wednesday writing workshop / By Jen Walshaw

Mini just can not control them, they are so visual, so transparent. It is like looking at me. I see burning red and hot orange embers. The lava flow that just erupts before he has a chance to think about anything else. He has no hold on them, no way to stop acting on the

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The Gallery – Men

cat. Smudge, help. minimad, MadDad, maximad, mend and make do, mini mads, The Gallery / By Jen Walshaw

This week’s prompt over at The Gallery is Men. Pictures of the men in your life – dads, sons, uncles, teachers, partners, brothers. Let’s hear it for the men! So I give you the men in my house: My wonderful constant companion thought life, he can be many things to many people, including a maker,

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15 years ago my body let me down

5 Comments / Eyes, link love, MadDad, marriage, Wednesday writing workshop / By Jen Walshaw

I could go down the I have a genetic spelling mistake and my body is my biggest enemy, route, but been there done that and there is something more apt, something more perfect for today. As today is my 15th Wedding Anniversary. Picture this I was 21 years old and we had set the date,

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