Something that in one child can be irksome and irritating, can be charming and funny in another. And so Boy Three put his first toe through his first sock probably as a consequence of much baby walker action. The Panther of News, not known for his kindness to socks, was very proud. Serene acceptance of […]
Things I learned from my children today #20
Things I learned from my children today #19
Beware the bib. When you’ve got a small baby in the house, you’ll likely have had several warnings about going out with milky sick on your shoulder. Everyone knows that. No one, however, tells you about how those pesky little bibs with the Velcro fastenings can adhere to the inside of your coat, at the […]
woman writer uses virtual bandages to bind her breasts and become a man
Do you remember all those stores of brave heroines disguising themselves as men and generally saving the day. You can see it – long hair hacked off, breasts bound flat with bandages and in brother’s too big clothes. Hurrah – these ladies generally gave the chaps what for, got taken seriously and were all-round good, […]
Things I learned from my children today #18
Write Factor – thanks for all your support
The Write Factor results are in and sadly I didn’t win. But thanks very much for all your lovely support and comments, it was great fun. The winner was David Coyle who rustled up considerably more clicks than the rest of us. Well done David. On the bright side, normal (ish) blog service should be […]
Things I learned from my children today #17
The inability to do two things at once starts early. It’s impossible to watch a Dr Who sonic screwdriver battle and drink your milk. My children don’t have much concept of stranger danger. The newspaper I sometimes put in an appearance as a subeditor held what passes for a Christmas night out in these streightened […]
Things I learned from my children today #16
Sometimes the simple things are enough. Boy One wants cardboard boxes for Christmas. Why? In order to make empires for the Bakugan he anticipates getting. The funniest thing in the world is the Panther of News singing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It was pretty funny actually. Children don’t know as much as they think they […]