Children: It’s downhill from here If I could be bothered with video it would show my shiny face shouting into the camera and lots of zoomy, angled shots to try to create excitement where there is none. But I can’t, so tough. I thought I might share my current parenting challenges and some possible solutions. […]
Things intended to be funny, that aren’t.
Clowns The boys and I popped into Ikea for a meat-ball based lunch and found, to our utter disinterest, that it was a family day. That’s why there was a torn-faced clown wandering around spinning plates. Clearly bored riged, he tried to strike up conversation. The topic? Our local undertaker. Top Gear Three grown men […]
Proof that children don’t read the parenting books
Boys Two and Three didn’t read the chapter on loving natureand how educational historical role play is. The theory of being an excellent parent is fairly straightforward. All you need to do, is follow the sage advice in one of those books, you know the ones, and all will be well. It’s a bit like suggesting […]
Wake up and eat the cup cakes – PR goes mad
Questions about modern life?
If they can make planes that break the sound barrier, why can’t they make roads that don’t have potholes in them? If they can create fake tan that doesn’t smell of biscuits, why can’t they invent a painless way of putting sunblock on children? If they can eliminate smallpox, why do we still have athlete’s […]