The secret diary of a single parent bloke
I’ve received Natalia and Jack’s school reports. Both are very good, and I’m very proud of them. And like all proud parents, I phone up their grandparents to boast. Lydia is especially pleased, especially after the school’s earlier concerns. Pardon? What earlier concerns? Apparently, some months earlier, Kat had been asked to speak to Jack’s Read more…
Writen: Monday, June 20th, 2005. Uploaded: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010It almost seems like a contradiction: I’m so busy- I never seem to stop, and yet I’m also bored. As a single parent, it seems that probably the two most difficult things to overcome in the evening are loneliness and boredom. It’s odd, but when Kat was here she was often asleep on the sofa Read more…
Writen: Saturday, June 11th, 2005. Uploaded: Friday, May 28th, 2010After the shock at finding the credit card bill, I was understandably worried about what else I might find. But even after all of that, I still wasn’t prepared for what was under the bed. My efforts to tidy the house continue- it’s looking so much better, but I can’t believe how much work there Read more…
Writen: Tuesday, June 7th, 2005. Uploaded: Wednesday, May 26th, 2010The arrangements for getting Natalia and Jack to and from school have been erratic, but I’m hopeful that from September things will improve slightly. At the moment, I’m dropping Natalia off at her friend’s house in the morning, then driving over to Kat’s parent’s house to drop off Jack, then off to work. Kat’s parent’s Read more…
Writen: Friday, June 3rd, 2005. Uploaded: Friday, May 21st, 2010One of the most difficult things for a working parent to do is get time off during school holidays. Kat’s parents have had Natalia and Jack in the past, but I really don’t like them going there: they stuff them with chips, crisps and chocolate all day (often to stop them talking), dump them in Read more…