Dad stories"Do anything good for your birthday?" one of your friendly B3TA moderator team asked in one of those father/son phone calls that last two minutes. "Yep," he said, "Your mum." Tell us about dads, lack of dad and being a dad.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 25 Nov 2010, 11:50)
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My APAged Pere. Ancient Papa. Call him what you will - I know I do.
My mom died when I was just about school-starting age, leaving 3 boys. My dad went a little off the rails at that, and for a year or two I thought the world smelt of dettol, as we lived in kind of an antiseptic bubble. Never allowed to use public toilets, for instance, which created one or two nasty incidents.
Wavy lines.
My son was born when I was in my 30s, and being older gave me a real laissez faire attitude. Whereas for years my AP wouldn't let me jump in puddles, I actively encouraged my boy to jump in them (and I would too), even going off on puddle hunts with him. What's a little mud and a pair of wet pants to the unencumbered joy of a child finding their own way in the world? Carry a spare pair of pants and some dry socks, and you can't go wrong.
(, Sun 28 Nov 2010, 5:20, 1 reply)
Weeblaireau and I have been having an absolute hoot in the snow this weekend ;-)she'll be 4 in about ten days.
as will i, it would seem!
just sliding that decimal point one place to the left...
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blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sun 28 Nov 2010, 11:42,
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