A Father’s Love
The wise father resists the urge To control even the wildest of daughters, Prefers to allow mistakes, remain as Sanctuary, help, at the most extreme Moments, in the hope that… Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: parenting
#NewMusicFriday – 06/12/2024
Parenting is a never-finished book. And it’s never straightforward. Much heartache. It’s against that backdrop that this week’s show went out. Swelle – Badlands Nostalgia Bias – As I Lay… Continue Reading
Day 336
On the go since 06:50. It’s now 21:15, and I’ve just got back from my walk (a short one tonight, in the perishing cold; should have worn more than two… Continue Reading
Day 332
The strangest thing about being on twitter and mastodon is that I seem to be using social media a lot less. Allow for the fact that I go to insta… Continue Reading
Day 323
SATURDAY AFTERNOON The playgrounds are full of a different generation Of parents, playing with their children, watching Their children, talking with each other. It’s enough to make the middle-aged parent… Continue Reading
Day 321
SCENES The train takes me past the football ground They use for cricket in the summer, where we Always either complained about the racket Of the metal wheels on the… Continue Reading
Day 273
The more water I drink, the more dehydrated I seem to become. And I don’t like it. Only quarter to 7pm, and it’s dark already, and a storm is… Continue Reading
Day 201
There’s a word in German – labil – which, about a person’s character, means weak or unstable (although I often got the feeling it also meant malleable, although the dictionaries… Continue Reading
Day 192
On a train from somewhere to somewhere else. All things are blurring right now, and energy-wise I feel like I’ve not been on holiday at all. And with these parenting… Continue Reading
Day 190
Just over five hours sleep from Friday night to Saturday morning is probably not the greatest strategy for beginning the weekend, but needs must. I came into the office to… Continue Reading