Family stories

Kids have a mind of their own

My 8 year old daughter decided to have a slumber party. All I kept on hearing from the room was the boys in our class did this and the boys in our class did that....

John
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Sometimes the Sweetest Things are the Most Dangerous

Don’t stick things into electrical sockets. Let sleeping dogs lie. Never anger pregnant women. These are 3 lessons I adhere to in life....

Andy Thompson
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Fat Chinas

So I was at a friends christening and have reached that stage in life where people look at you with sympathy or fear as you sit there on your lonesome! ...

Daisy Shepherd
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Maggots, basically.

I dread Christmas, but last year I was feeling better about it, less judgey and adolescent. I guess that season is one big flashback to a time of hav...

Sean Bedlam
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The Crushing Pressure of the Socks

I think I've done a great job at being a parent. Well, except for that time I watched Jurassic Park with my son when he was 3 thinking I would be abl...

Andy Thompson
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Parents are always right, damn it.

Remember as a kid when your parents told you not to do something because they knew what would happen, but you did it anyway, realised they were right...

Adsy
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