I don’t ‘Home School’, or ‘Home Educate’ them as some call it. In fact, a few people have asked me, given our circumstances – why it is I haven’t taken this approach. Usually, after someone has whacked me really hard on the back and urged me to ‘get a hold of yourself woman’ and the […]
Planning Your Party? Probably Not.
This whole Queen and Country thing… a fantastic excuse to have a day off work and a knees-up? Or a ruddy great waste of money whilst we close our eyes try to oppressive western hierarchies, a feudal system still alive and the slaughter and submission of millions of people across the world during the last […]
Pack ‘Em Off?…
First day back at school. We were all rather gleeful. Three weeks trapped in British homes in British weather over the festive season is a tad too much familial familiarity for anyone. Well, after carrying out the usual school-bag search at tea time. I found a letter. Addressed to me. From the dinner lady (or […]
Funny Festive Bake Bobbins…
I am not quite sure why, but many people seem to think of FunnyLass as a lady who seems not particularly concerned with ‘home making’. Nothing could be further from the truth. This evening, for example – I managed to ensure that a large pile of ironing was completed. My partner noticed that the pile […]
St Paul’s Protestors Really Half Term Tightwads
Has it occurred to anyone else that the so-called ‘anti-capitalist protestors’ outside of St Paul’s are actually a bunch of tightwad parents who are trying to save money on London hotels, by pitching camp in the middle of the City? This photo said it all for me really. Bet the cheeky swines are off to […]
Going for A Special Massage…?
I INTERIOR: Kitchen strewn with fishfingers, damp washing, playdoh and paperwork. A (still) 30-something mother is attempting to persuade her 6 year old to tell her about the day’s events… MOTHER: So did you enjoy today then? Did you like Daddy looking after you all day? DAUGHTER: Yes. Sort of. (Shrugs). It was a bit […]
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