Jeff, who has two children, 11-year-old Bobby and 10-year-old Freddie, with the late Jade, wrote about the challenges he and his sons face together in an article in The Huffington Post this week.
Paying tribute to his friends for their support, the 35-year-old said: “It’s so important for parents, especially single parents, to have a strong and reliable support network around them.”
“Nothing induces guilt like parenthood but we all have work. As a presenter, I travel fairly often…but I entrusted the boys with my best friends Dean and Dawn, as warm and caring a family as you’ll meet. Knowing the children are having fun is exactly what you need when you’re out working to alleviate the sense of feeling like you should be somewhere else,” he wrote.
Jeff went on to explain how he has been working through his sons’ changing moods and personalities of late, recalling a heartbreaking incident with Bobby that has helped them to make progress.
“Bobby remarked whilst in tears that he is rude to me because ‘he has nobody else to take it out on’…to hear such a mature and honest statement come from the mouth of a child was ahead of his years and very meaningful to me,” wrote Jeff, adding that the incident has had a majorly positive impact upon their relationship since.
He seems to be such a devoted father. We bet there are many parents out there who can identify with his situation and struggles.
