No umbrellas at school!
The problem with telling my daughter she can’t keep her umbrella with her at school is that I end up walking back to the car carrying this…
January 22, 2014
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Children; the impact they have on friendship
In the first of a couple of blog posts about friendship, I consider the impact of having children on my personal relationships. I’ve been thinking a lot about friendships over the past few weeks. I had a couple of experiences over the Christmas break that showed just how much friendships can change once you’ve had
January 6, 2014
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Daddy does hair care Part 2
After an entire school term of getting my reception-aged daughter’s hair ready each morning, a tough decision has been made. My wife and I have agonised over the issue, but we’ve concluded that Helen’s beautiful long hair is going to be cut, probably into a bob, before the start of the next term. The little
December 30, 2013
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My first term as a school gate dad
With the Christmas holidays having begun, my first term as a school gate dad is over. More importantly, it concludes my daughter’s first few months in the school system. During this time Helen has learned all manner of new skills and developed skills she already had. Helen’s reading and writing have come on massively and
December 21, 2013
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Swimming for beginners
Some years ago an eight year old boy was called to front of the entire school at his weekly assembly to receive an award. What should have been a moment of celebration was one of complete humiliation for him. The headmaster congratulated the young boy and gave him the award; a sew-on badge destined for
December 19, 2013
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