To the men who gave us a family

My wife and I always knew that we wanted to start a family together, and it was inevitable that we would need assistance of some sort. Even if we opted for the simplest method of conception, at the very least we would require the help of a sperm donor. In 2013, we found ourselves ready …

A new writing job

I’ve been offered my first writing job. I went for a meeting ten days ago with the Managing Director of a company that specialises in running research projects. We sat down and discussed what she wanted me to achieve; the project is innovative and multi-faceted, and the work will take me several months. As I …

Frozen Babies

A BBC news article caught my attention this week. The link stated ‘Frozen Babies’ and it was entitled "The Americans who ‘adopt’ other people’s embryos". The article focused on the issue of ‘embryo adoption’, or embryo donation as it is more commonly referred to in England. This is the process whereby frozen embryos are donated from …

Bristol Zoo Gardens

One of our favourite places to go as a family is Bristol Zoo Gardens in Clifton. We have had family membership for the last 18 months, so we can pop in whenever we get the chance and don’t need to feel guilty if we only visit for an hour or so in the afternoon. One …

An Evening with Leon

I was lucky enough to attend Novel Writers in Bristol to hear Kit de Waal talk about her debut novel, My Name is Leon. I pride myself on being organised and prepared, but unusually for me I hadn’t managed to buy, let alone read, the book before I attended. With a 7 week old baby …

Changes ahead

Following the birth of our first daughter in early 2014, my wife and I have both continued to work. I work part time in Human Resources whilst my wife works full time as a secondary school teacher. This arrangement has been working well for us; it gives our daughter chance to socialise and play at …