17 Mar 2017
Looking up, and down, on dad
"Her father had been found but he had not made everything all right. Instead everything was worse than ever, and her adored father was bearded and thin and white and not omnipotent after all" -...
Category Archives Family
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23 Apr 2016North, South and East … Growing up without Westerns
Read moreMy kids will NEVER be like me because of one huge difference in their upbringing. They are growing up without Westerns and Swashbuckling adventures.
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17 Apr 2016Disappointing Daddy
Read moreDads … DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO … it induces strong feelings of inadequacy and parental failure. And whatever you do, do NOT allow your kids to see it.
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02 Feb 2016Preparing for the Adventures Ahead
There are many things you discover by accident when you become a parent. It might be the 1001 uses for baby wipes in daily life (I’m serious, these things are magical), or how to quickly...Read more -
03 Nov 2015Re-record, not fade away
My seven-year-old’s short life literally flashed before his eyes this weekend. Birth. First bath. Learning to walk. Birthday and Christmas parties. Holidays abroad. Playing with his sister. All vividly recalled. It wasn’t a nasty experience. On the...Read more -
30 Nov 2014Autumn Walks, Teddy Bears and a Galaxy S5
Read moreWhat really made the Galaxy S5 stand out was the camera – and so this is what we put through its paces more than anything.
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17 Sep 2014On small rebellions and small school ties
Read moreIf you’d asked me what my son could possibly ask me about school that would startle me, this would not even have been on the list. It was unimaginable.
