Tag: Parenting
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The Son
That could have been my son I could have been his dad A child lying fast asleep Snatched too soon from my hands
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Mark Latham v Lisa Pryor (Feminists Are Parents Too)
Like Mae West, when Mark Latham is good, he’s very good. Witness his eulogy to Gough Whitlam. Unlike Mae West, when he’s bad, he isn’t better. Witness his garbled article stating that left feminists hate children. After several reads and re-reads of this, I may have worked out the gist of what he’s saying. He…
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The Parent Trap (Who Are The Best Parents?)
It was a great party. I’m mingling with strangers asking them how they knew the guest of honour. It was easy. All I had to do was be quiet and let them talk. I was having a very enjoyable time until… The conversation turned to parenting. Initially it was easy to listen. I’m a parent…
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Mothers Day is for Everyone
It was Mothers Day. That Sunday we (my then second wife Tracey and I) were with my youngest sons for their access visit and sleepover. That Sunday morning, I quizzed my sons. Did you give your mother a card for Mothers Day? Yes, they chorused. Did you want to phone her? Yes! A quick hello…
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How To Get A Baby To Sleep
This is a speech I gave many years ago for Toastmasters. I’ve decided to post it due to an interesting Twitter exchange as follows: Here’s the speech where I play the role of a trainer for a post-natal class! Welcome to today’s post natal class. Today we’ve come to the hard part. You’ve calculated feeding…
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Father and Daughter : Spiders and Cobwebs
Yesterday when I got home from work I couldn’t check my post box or even open my front gate. My way was blocked. By a little girl standing in front of my house. Who of course was no threat. She didn’t even notice I was there. She was busy staring quite intently at the front…