The Kick-Em-Out List
You’ve heard of a bucket list, right? Basically, it’s a list (duh) of things that you want to do before you die. It could be that you want to start […]
Tag Archives: children
The Adventures of Cap-man and Plump Scot
Some men wear caps indoors, and some women are plump and have a soft Scottish accent. This morning, in a kind of minor coincidence, I had both sitting next to me […]
Potty Mouth
My two sons are like sponges, in that they absorb everything (and go mouldy if they’re a bit damp for too long. And you can scrub your back with them, […]
Fish, Death, and Swirlies
The first clue I had that one of our two goldfish had died was that it was lying on its side, in stationary limbo between the bottom of the tank […]
All in a day’s work
It’s that moment of disbelief when you put your two-year-old son down after carrying him only to find a smear of poo on your index finger. It’s also that moment […]
The Great Bogie Extraction
I love my wife, but I’d never voluntarily pull a bogie out of her nostril. (I say ‘voluntarily’ as if there’s the chance that one day I might be forced […]
My son, toasted teacakes, and the human grenade
It’s 6.30am, and I’m snoozing on the sofa as my son, Noah (2) watches Milkshake. Now and again I open one eye to have a cheeky leer at Jen, the […]
Why I Hate Easter
Today has been one of Those Days with the kids, the kind of day where even when they’re tucked up in bed you can’t relax, like you’ve got your finger […]
My Daddy Hurts Me
This is not a post about whether or not you should smack your child, although it may turn into one. Instead, this is a post about my son’s big mouth, […]
Can’t you please just ACT poorly?!
No-one wants their child to be ill. I certainly didn’t want Isaac, our four year-old, to be unwell when he was pulled past me by the arm as I got […]
