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 […]
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. […]
Mucky Puppy
My lad (aged 12) decided it was high time to cheer himself up – after 21 weeks of no contact with chums, none of the usual little joys etc. Now, I know that this isn’t a ‘necessary’ purchase, but given all of the misery around us – the purchase of a small, raspberry flavoured Slush […]
Choose Your Stomping Ground Wisely
“How did we come to live here, Mum?”“Well. We were living in the Kalahari as you know … and we needed to leave because the secret police kept giving us hassle”“Seriously?”“Yeah. Once they were tailing your dad in his Hilux and he stopped. They stopped. And he got out and walked back to them and […]
Gotta Get Outta
DAUGHTER: You took ages to get home today, Mum. Where did you go for your run?ME: Dunno… I felt .. I just gotta get outta this placeSON: The Animals! I’m learning that on my guitar!DAUGHTER: Well, it took forever. Let’s plot it on ‘Map My Run’ (she twiddles on the laptop) Oooh – that’s more […]
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