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Paternity Leave: What It Was Actually Like & What I Wish I’d Known

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Dad, The North East Dad in a winter coat and bobble hat pushing a pram with a newborn baby outdoors on a park path.

Paternity leave for dads usually passes in a complete blur, and sitting here trying to write about mine 10 months on, I can confirm God it went by fast. I completely get it now when people say “the days are long, but the years are short.” Since our daughter arrived in October 2025, time has … Read more

Is Blogging Dead in 2026? My Dad Blog Experiment

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Open silver MacBook Air laptop sitting on a wooden table with the macOS desktop active.

“Dan, what are you doing? Starting a blog in 2026? Don’t you know blogging is dead? SEO is dead, blogs are trash, don’t you know AI is taking over, you won’t make any money. Everyone is on TikTok, YouTube, or podcasts, that’s where the money is!” Is it, though? I’ve spent over 10 years creating … Read more