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No.1 son decided on the way home from swimming to talk about words; “What does truce  mean?” I gave him a brief explanation about how it’s just a way to make an agreement, and it’s a good way to keep the peace. In truth, my mind was already on making…

A while ago now — on a plane — the transatlantic in-flight film was a traditional style weepy called Marley & Me. Now, bearing in mind we had our three children with us, undisturbed movie watching was really not an option. But as we whizzed across the miles, the resounding sounds of…

There is a funny sense of lost time come the 2nd of September. Only a few children are left as most have returned to school, while parents emanate equal measure relief, exhaustion and sadness as they drift around in a state of confusion, having lost the thread of the ‘old…