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Monthly Archives: September 2011

Hi, Sorry, Who is This?

September 26, 2011by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

I’m bored. What shall I do? I know, I’ll text Dave, see if he wants to come out for a drink. I love Dave, he’s ace. ‘hi dave u wanna […]

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My Boys…

September 22, 2011by Ben Wakeling 1 Comment

Two photos, taken about three years apart.

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Goofy, Ted and the Opposite Perspective

September 20, 2011by Ben Wakeling 2 Comments

When I was a toddler, my favourite thing was a little Goofy soft toy. He would go with me wherever I went, and took pride of place on my bed. […]

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The Nostalgia of Conkers

September 19, 2011by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

Today, class, I want to talk to you about these. It is virtually impossible for me to walk past a conker without picking it up, which is why I was […]

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Outnumbered: There’s Too Many of Them

September 10, 2011by Ben Wakeling 4 Comments

Friends did it…just. My Family perhaps didn’t quite do it, but got away with it in the end. The Office definitely did it, to much upset at the time, but looking back it […]

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Sorry I Haven’t Posted in a While…

September 9, 2011by Ben Wakeling 1 Comment

…I’ve been really busy.

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Five Things…

September 4, 2011by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

I’ve set up a new blog, because I just have so much spare time. It’s a contributor-based blog, which means it needs submissions from funny, witty people like YOU in order […]

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Dropping a Deuce, Baby Style

September 3, 2011by Ben Wakeling 4 Comments

After my post of a few days ago, I’ve once again managed to tap into my 16 month-old’s thoughts. This is what goes through his mind when he’s just deposited […]

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What Does Marriage Mean to You?

September 2, 2011by Ben Wakeling 8 Comments

Hello, people. I’ll be on Tony Livesey’s show on BBC Radio 5 Live this Monday, and I was hoping to get some of your wisdom before I go on. We’ll […]

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Little Horrors

Santa's Watching You

Five Things You Will See At Every Nativity Play

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20 years from now

Three days on MacGregor Ward

The horror of playgroups

Potty training: easier said than done

How fortunate we are

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