"I am not judgin'. But for me the missin' G is not about speakin'. It's just about spellin'."
Tag: Fatherhood
What Have I Said Yes To?
"Sometimes I've said yes to as many as six impossible things before breakfast - because I wasn't actually listening."
Hand-me-downs: The politics of portable potty loans
"Children so quickly outgrow things that when you see a friend about to be sucked into the blackhole that is new parenthood, you want to help. (It's not at all driven by a selfish motive to clear out all the redundant kit cluttering up your house.)"
You’re NOT going out like that young lady!
"When I am a teenager I shall dye my hair purple, With red high heels that give me blisters and I can't walk in properly."
Lockdown Scavenger Hunt – A to Z of lockdown life
"M is for more coffee"
My Magic Wishing Chair – The adventures of a parent on bedtime duty
I sit in the shadows - waiting for the sound of breathing to become deep and even so I can creep out - and let my magic chair whisk me away.
Lockdown V.2 – Childfree but not carefree…
If my child is being cared for by someone else all day, what will I use to excuse all my failures?
What did you do at school today?
"Digging for treasure, juggling pheasants, playing the trumpet." What does your child really get up to at school?
Once upon a lockdown… children’s stories retold from a social distance
"When Grandma stuck her head out of the frontdoor wearing a mask over her face, Little Red Riding Hood did think her ears were looking rather larger and furrier than usual."
The social distancing police
"Let's not get bogged down in the things that Dominic Cummings could learn from a four-year-old...."