Category Archives: the parenting bunny

Pirate Party

By 6000 | 6000 | April 17, 2011

This isn’t some late entry for the upcoming municipal elections (although… no), this was the immediate and unequivocal choice of my son when asked what sort of party he wanted for his fifth birthday. Personally, I couldn’t really see the attraction, but then I wasn’t looking at it through innocent 4.96 year old eyes. No, [...]

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Blip on a Screen

By 6000 | 6000 | March 4, 2011

More from The Streets’ Computers and Blues (I’m going to end up putting the whole album on here if I’m not careful), and this one will strike a chord with currently expectant fathers (you know who you are) (I hope, anyway) and all those of us who have been there and done that. It’s a [...]

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Spray

By 6000 | 6000 | February 19, 2011

Weekends are meant for relaxation, but mine has been full of sorting out the garden, making biltong, upgrading the software on my phone, trying to stay calm despite having manic kids underneath my feet all day and enjoying enduring the worst meal ever at Spur. (Which shouldn’t surprise me, I know, but this was even [...]

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Valentine

By 6000 | 6000 | February 14, 2011

I got given this by my 2½ year old daughter this morning: Look, to be honest, the painting isn’t up to much, but on the plus side, her typing is really coming along (despite missing the apostrophe). I also received a butterfly-shaped Valentine cookie which I haven’t dared to eat yet. I’d happily trade it [...]

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Future criminal?

By 6000 | 6000 | January 26, 2011

I was pointed to this article by [someone] on twitter. I can’t remember who. If it was you, you can claim the credit and I’ll insert your name in between those square parentheses right there. But anyway, having young children and being of a scientific disposition, I was immediately intrigued by the …recently-completed study that [...]

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