Family Life & parenting
Making money with the #Dadtaxi
As a parent, I spend a lot of time in the car. It causes me pain because at heart, I am an environmentalist.
June 17, 2017
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Short car journeys are the bane of my life
If I had an office, it would be the family car. For someone like myself who thinks long and hard about their environmental responsibilities, it’s a painful thing to admit, but the car is effectively my second home.
January 6, 2017
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Parenting: fitting square pegs into round holes
This parenting thing: it’s a constant battle to fit square pegs in round holes, right? This is what it feels like to me.
December 7, 2016
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Childhood memories of the school run
Following six weeks with no school run, I once again find myself battling through traffic for thirty minutes, twice a day as I drop my eldest daughter off in the morning and collect her in the afternoon. I say undertake. Tolerate is a more accurate word.
September 28, 2016
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A photo of the North Downs, caught on the school run
Sometimes you just have to stop and admire the beauty of what surrounds you. The scenery in this picture made me do just that. I was driving the kids to school along some back roads at the edge of the North Downs to avoid major roadworks. It was a route I had only taken once
February 14, 2016
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