Spirited away
I can’t remember when it was exactly. Probably more than a decade ago now, I had a great purge of all my ‘stuff’. Gave away most of my books, games… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Parenting
Baby Yoda
I can’t decide whether my ten month old is channelling the Jedi order. Or a Narwhal tusk wielding Polski… I encourage her to stab the monster (the basset hound) in… Continue Reading
Citrus Swallowtail
Me and my daughter found a chrysalis in our vegetable garden the day before yesterday. We pried it carefully off the wooden box it had attached itself to and we’ve… Continue Reading
beLIEve
It fills me with a sense of relief that there are other people out there that follow this particular parenting technique. The lies I have told for little cooperation! *hangs… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Parenting
Imaginary friends
My three year old has an imaginary friend. Perhaps I should say three and a half years. Six months is a lifetime with little people. I use the imaginary friend… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Parenting
Don’t tell mom
My daughter told me that the older kids in her pre-school were calling her and her friend babies. (She’s in the youngest class). Joeys parenting solution, *shrugs* ‘Just call them… Continue Reading
Weekendness
‘If you don’t use your crutches I’m not going to give you anymore sympathy when you say your foot hurts’ ‘I haven’t got much in the way of sympathy anyway…’… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Parenting
Rites of passage
The time is 23h20. You wake up… you’re not sure why. The three year old is sleeping in your bed because she’s not feeling well. Your wife is sleeping in… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Parenting
Blasphemy.
I’ve been really good about my cuss words around the three year old. I mean REALLY good… and as a result I hardly swear at all anymore. Except… this one… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Parenting
Reality check
Sorry kid. There’s no going back. Once the party’s over, its over. I mean in a Freudian sense you spend at least some portion of your adult life trying get… Continue Reading