This is a follow-up to my previous ‘someone mistook my son for a dog in a car’ post. I’m driving my 13 yr old to his grandparents for a few days. He’s not been able to kip there since March 2019 and needs a few reminders: ME: Right. Your grandparents won’t be used to the […]
Don’t Call Us
Just called my mum. It took her about 8 rings to answer and when she does, she says; “Can I ring you back in a minute? Your dad’s just choking.” And people wonder why I have had to develop a dark sense of humour, in order to cope with life.
Tams n Tights
I’ve despised every second of hunting for a prom dress for my daughter. I mean, this is for a girl who owns no dresses and who refuses to wear them. But now … it’s all about proms for the Year 11s isn’t it? Can’t say I blame them, though. It’s been an utterly vile year […]
Embarrassing The Geeks
My children were asked what was the most embarrassing thing that their mother has ever done. Apparently, it was the time we were in The Geek Side shop and I started telling the shop assistant how much I loathed Dobby and how Dobby was the most ridiculous creation ever, and should have been blasted to […]
Fit for Purpose
It’s an anxious time for kids in their final GCSE year. And most of us parents are doing the best that we can to support them in their studies. Although… when it comes to do with anything to do with Maths, many of us are incapable off any real help, other than offering something along […]
Power Struggles. And Strippergrams
“Mum, why is it, that no-one ever arrests strippergrams for ‘impersonating a police officer’?” I mean … I’ve always preferred the sort of kids who are interested in political and sociological issues, who chat about concepts such as the ‘police state’ and who possess an inquisitive mind, but …. this question did stump me somewhat. […]
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