There are things you’d love to do over and over again…but then, there are things you swear never to do again. To some, these things in the list may be
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Think your mum never lied to you? Think again. These are just 10 of the things your mother probably lied about, too! 10. I’ll tell your father! Mum’s favourite disciplinary method
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When I was about seven, my father enrolled me in a local kiddy league team. I’m sure he had visions of watching me plow through the opposition and score tries, giving
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I would rather bungy jump naked from the wing of a Tiger Moth than settle for instant coffee. If you consider I’m scared of heights, tigers and the crazy folk
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When I walk into the kitchen and Tracey is a blur of spray-bottled activity, I know enough to throw out a ‘What can I do to help?’ The worst possible
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Let me get this straight. If you’re a dad and you’re taking care of your child – for the afternoon, for the evening, for life, whatever – you are not babysitting. You
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BIRTH When I was born my dad wasn’t allowed in the birthing suite. He took this a step further and left the hospital. NAPPIES Apparently, in the sixties, nappies couldn’t
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Have you noticed how these days people do not really know their neighbours? There’s not a lot of talking over adjoining fences or street parties anymore. Most people try not to
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“Where’s the glass?” I asked Tracey. I was standing at the kitchen sink, staring at an empty windowsill. “What glass?” she asked me. “The one I had right there,” I
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Supervision. Make sure your partner is home and hasn’t sneakily organised an extra shift at work or a hen’s night. If you’re to be alone with a group of six
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We don’t usually do dessert in this house, but as a treat tonight Tracey made us all ice-cream cones with sprinkles. I enjoyed mine so much I had a second
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“What are you doing home?” I asked Miss9 at lunchtime. “You haven’t hurt yourself, have you?” I looked at Tracey. “She hit herself in the head with the shot put,
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Sometimes it’s like all the smarts fall clear out of my kids’ heads. And by sometimes I mean a lot. How is it they have to be reminded to bring
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Ah, a new baby. That can only mean one thing: change. Good change. But unexpected change too. Since your life of Jager shots and Halo nights might not have prepared
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“Daaaaa-aaaaaad,” came the mournful moan from Master8’s room. “Daaaaaaa-aaaaaaad!” I was busy doing important Facebook stuff so I looked at Tracey. She stared back, cocking an eyebrow in a superior
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To Snip Or Not To Snip I recently watched a show on telly about circumcision and it got me thinking. For the record, unlike me, my two boys haven’t been
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What He Really Wants for Christmas I remember watching my Dad on Christmas morning sitting in a big chair behind us kids, a pile of presents growing larger on the
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Knee Butter “Knee butter!” screamed Miss 2 for the umpteenth time. She was so frustrated she slapped the side of her head with her hand and then started bashing on the fridge door. Prior
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A Face Only a Mother Could Love Guest Article by Bruce Devereaux My children are beautiful – which is a real shit because apparently there’s good money to be had
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And the Award Goes To…. It seems young Master7 was called up on parade this week. How do I know? Because another parent told me about it when she came
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