“It’s easy enough to know who’s good and who’s bad on the telly…but people are not always what they seem to be, in real life…” No, this isn’t me posting a satirical blog about Nigel Farage et al. Rather, in celebration of half-term and The Kiddies being palmed off to various holiday clubs, outdoorsy-play schemes, […]
Zip It!
‘Zip It!’ A popular expression in our house. Normally employed for smaller human beings who are gobbing off beyond a reasonable level. But the recent horror of Charlie Hebdo has left me and many other parents that I know, wondering if we now need to be uttering this phrase a bit more at the kids. […]
Laugh and Be Liberated
You don’t need me to quote a whole load of stats and studies at you in relation to how laughter can be an exceptionally healing medium. For years I’ve been saying that the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon books should be made free on the NHS to all and sundry. Far cheaper for the state for […]
“You’ll Thank Me For It One Day!”
Whatever year you happened to be born into – whether you are a child of the 1940’s or a kid spawned of the 90’s, you’ll no doubt be able to remember some of the more ingrained parental scripts. Some of them stark. Some of them scary. Some of them bloody hilarious. And didn’t we all […]
Christmas Cards. The Good, the Bad an th’ Ugly…
At the end of November, I decided not to send Xmas cards. This was for a number of reasons: 1) I have 275 people on my list. When taking into account sheer costs of purchasing cards this amount to £23.37 2) Add to this some 55 UK 2nd class stamps (£28.60) and 32 overseas airmailed […]
Homework, Irony and the BBC…
MALE OFFSPRING: Arrrghhh! I can’t do this! I HATE this! I HATE it! ME: Oh for…..(stopping myself)…it’s just homework! The sooner you get it done – the better. MALE OFFSPRING: That’s alright for you to say! You said you never had nowt given you as homework when you were a kid. But I’m just 6! […]
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