The Interactive Guide to Bad Parenting
There is one experience above all others where one is constantly judged, criticised and ruthlessly blamed for every tiny mistake. And I don’t mean Dancing on Ice. No, if you would like to wallow,...
View ArticleFurther tasty virtual flies from the Web
- These toy photography pictures are very pretty. I think most people who possess both toys and camera must have tried this (or at least I have: see picture). - Be your Own Souvenir. Who doesn’t want a...
View ArticleIn praise of the happily childless
So imagine you have a couple of friends. They’re both fond of you and you’re very fond of them, but you find hanging out with them a bit tiring because one of them wants to be looked after all the time...
View ArticleWhat are babies, exactly?
Interacting with babies is weird, especially if you are the person they used to live inside. Obviously what they are, technically, is very small people. But at various different times, and stages, I...
View ArticleBlaming the Parents
In my last post I mentioned that a multitude of culprits have been fingered for the recent riots and looting. One of the front runners now seems to be The Parents, as illusrated by the disturbing news...
View ArticleFive Obvious But Essential Pre-Baby Discussions
OBEDs, or Obvious But Essential Discussions, are the ones that you think you don’t need to have, and then some time later it turns out that actually, you really did need to have them. Potential...
View ArticleTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Mum
(First published on the Huffington Post) Two major films were released last Friday, both adapted from bestselling novels published in previous decades. Firstly, there’s I Don’t Know How She Did It,...
View ArticleThe Stormageddon Effect, and Other Parenting Emotions
(First published at the Huffington Post) When you tell people that becoming a parent has introduced you to a whole new range of emotions, they probably expect you to start going on about loving your...
View Article
