Victorian white working class poor identifying their plight with that of the black African slaves … Winter 1863. The starving thousands rioted in Stalybridge. Then in Ashton and then in Dukinfield. And the hussars on horseback arrived – charging the crowds in this Mancunian town – some 44 years after Peterloo. But how many of […]
The Neighbours
We were on a walk around a neighbouring area – a very pretty little hamlet. With daughter (15) and son (12). My son began with: SON: It’s really nice round here. I do love our house though – and I was going to buy our house off you, when you’re old. ME: Nice to know. […]
Maths and Sex. The Practicals.
STRESSED PARENTS! Here’s a tip on how to get your kids away from you and to dispatch them very quickly into another part of the house: (NB – WARNING: PARENTAL GUIDANCE FOR THIS POST – ie. best to try this approach only if they’re aged 12+) (Conversation addressed to daughter aged 15 and son aged […]
Lack of Care
On a little bike ride. Me for the 3rd time in about 35 years. Son (12) really getting into it now. Parked up to go to the local farm shop. SON: When you just came out of the shop then, with your bag of carrots and your lycra thingies on, I just thought … it’s […]
“HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE”*
Since lockdown (and putting societal emergency healthcare to one side for a moment) there have been countless column inches and observations in relation to the effects that these weeks may have on peoples’ mental health, both short and long-term. There have been amusing chatter and memes about how lockdown will crush the (majority) extrovert segments […]
An Obituary. Sort of.
Enforced Home-Ed today. Child no.2 had to write an ‘Obituary for King David’ in Religious Education as requested by school.It turned out that meladdo didn’t know what an obituary was. So, I spent ages explaining what it was (versus a ‘eulogy’). I shared with him some very moving obituaries of incredible, human rights activist and […]
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