Just your cup of tea, from ajft via flickr “Would you like a cup of tea?” “How nice, yes please. Just milk.” A perfectly ordinary exchange, like millions heard in offices up and down the country. But don’t be fooled – behind these 12 innocent words is a complex web of social obligation and potential […]
I hate the way my children eat…
I hate the way my children eat…They don’t like green things, won’t try new stuff and squint suspiciously at anything in sauce. If it’s not beige or shaped like a toy, they won’t try – not hardly a nibble. Then splat, splat, splat. There’s ketchup everywhere. Surely it all tastes the same. And they’ll spin and tip, elbows […]
Nativity: The mother and father of bad manners
Today was Boy Two’s Christmas show and for another year the festive spirit was somewhat flattened by the rudeness of a few parents. At our primary the Christmas show takes place on three consecutive mornings to accommodate everyone. The format is fairly fixed. Nursery first for two songs, then a couple of numbers each from […]