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b'I can\\u2019t believe we\\u2019ve reached our last guest interview for the year! My gosh, we\\u2019ve had some touch and go moments in 2021 - in and out of lockdown (and therefore in and out of motivation) with rapidly changing schedules and everything in between, but we made it and I\\u2019m so proud of the yay we\\u2019ve created in our third year together.\\n\\nI can\\u2019t say enough how grateful I am for the yayborhood, you\\u2019ve absolutely kept me sane this year and given me so many reasons to smile with our healthcare worker care packs, Q&A episodes and just your lovely messages each week. I\\u2019ll be taking a proper break over the festive season but as usual re-releasing some favourites in case you missed any, and will be back early next year (with Ang of course) to bring you bigger and better yay next year.\\n\\nFor today, I couldn\\u2019t think of a more perfect guest (or should I say guests) to finish off the year on a high than the two amazing humans you\\u2019re about to hear from. And this episode is all the more special because, despite amassing an enormous community with whom they share so much of their lives on social media, this is the first time EVER that they\\u2019ve shared their story on a podcast and I\\u2019m still pinching myself that they said yes.\\nOf course, I\\u2019m talking about the Real Dads of Melbourne aka Jarrad and Michael Duggan-Tierney who give the beloved sitcom Modern Family a good run for its money sharing their life as parents to son Reid who was born via a surrogate and now foster parents to baby Junior. They probably need no introduction to most of you, stealing hearts all over the nation (and beyond) for their hilariously down to earth recounting of the ups and downs of family life.\\n\\nIf you haven\\u2019t heard about them yet, you are in for an absolute treat (and even if you do know them, given that this is their first podcast, this is the Real Dads as you\\u2019ve never heard them before covering everything from coming out, meeting at Qantas, the process of surrogacy and teaching your kids to embrace their uniqueness). We\\u2019re very lucky to share an incredible manager (shout out to Gen at Day Management) and I live around the corner from the dads, but there\\u2019s so much I hadn\\u2019t heard before\\u2026\\n\\nI usually give away more teasers in the intro but my words just can\\u2019t do their wit, honesty, love and genuineness justice \\u2013 there\\u2019s laughter, tears, and every other emotion in between. I\\u2019ll let Jarrad and Michael tell you their story themselves and if you\\u2019re not as in love with them as I am by the end I\\u2019d be surprised.\\n\\n+ Follow the Real Dads here\\n+ Announcements on Insta at @spoonful_of_sarah\\n+ Join our Facebook community here\\n+ Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!'