**Explaining the intricacies of boy parts, and girl parts to little girls and little boys is a veritable MINEFIELD. Case in point, the explosive response to a few short lines in Lena Dunham’s book, Not That Kind of Girl. I’ve occasionally wondered how it’s possible to explain to the little people these mysterious, curious things, […]
I’d place my arm around her shoulder, guide her gently to one side and have a quiet word. Gobby woman to gobby woman. Coming from your Aunty Anne, a prolific chatterer, to say, “think before you speak”, is quite something. In fact, I’d go so far as to say, it’s (earth-shattering) pertinent and important to […]
I’d play a game of ‘Let’s see who can stay quiet, the longest’. Russell, sweetheart, it’s time to stop talking. One must know how to recognise that moment when it comes, and accept it. And more than that, one must know one’s limits. And you have well and truly reached yours. Fingers on lips, while […]
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I’d say; “Dear heart of mine, dear, dear, sweet, handsome boy. Sweet heart, darling Jude: STOP GETTING WOMEN PREGNANT ALL OVER THE BLOODY PLACE. *siiiiiiigggghhhhhhhh Did your mother never give you ‘the chat’, when you were a wee small boy? For Heaven’s sakes above! It is not true that if you wish hard enough […]
*There are some good people in the World. The lovely waitress in the café just got a substantial tip from a tourist, simply because she picked up his wallet, after he dropped it on his way into the bathroom. Then handed it back to him when he came out again. She didn’t want to accept it, but […]
Soooo then, I might have exaggerated my love of routine just a touch, in yesterday’s post. Work is good, of course, and I’m lucky to have regular hours and lovely people to teach, and be building my little business, but I LOVE TRAVELLING, LATE NIGHTS, MUSIC, WHISKEY AND LOOSE WOMEN!! (Maybe not that last one), […]
After a holiday that seemed to go on for ever, and yet somehow seems non-existent now, I started back to work-full schedule-this week. It was surprisingly lovely to get back into the office, see some familiar faces, and meet some new folk too. But, I’ve also discovered, much to my chagrin, that I worship at […]
Isn’t it just the loveliest thing, when people are genuinely pleased to see you, after a long period of time? Also read, Reasons why I love my job #8 First week back to my regular students. Happy days.
If I gave birth to boys, I’m afraid that I would have to attempt to *beat seven shades of shithead out of them, from a very early age. FACT. Because it seems that, irrespective of your background, there is something in the nature, that overrides the nuture, that means they all become arseholes at some point. There […]
The Secret Diary of Anne Pank 