Growing up, not growing away
Lately I’ve seen so many posts on social media from parents of tweens and young teenagers saying things like: ‘Will make the most of it,…
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University: You do you
When young people go away to university, there are so many unwritten rules that well-meaning people are desperate to share with them: Don’t go home…
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Sport, Euro 2022 and inspiring a generation
Do you remember the slogan for London 2012? Inspire a generation. Part of London hosting the Olympic games was that it should have a legacy,…
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Can clever kids be good at sport?
Can clever kids be good at sport? The short answer is yes, of course, they can. There are plenty of ‘clever kids’ in professional sport….
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Parkrun 2021: End of year report
It has been another short parkrun year. Here’s my family’s annual report of achievements. I think it’s an achievement in itself that my family often…
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Generation X
I saw a meme a while ago which said something like: For every Boomer that hates the Millennials, there’s a generation in between that hates…
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Covid-19 returned to our family
Covid-19 recently hit our family, having hit us for the first time in April 2020. (There was no testing then, but I had textbook symptoms….
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Return to parkrun (and Lanhydrock parkrun)
On 24th July, my dream (and the dream of many other people) finally came true – parkrun came back. There had been no parkruns in…
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10 years of blogging
Ten years ago, on 1st August 2011, I was reading my friend’s blog, when I realised I could just click a couple of things to…
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Reflections on year 12 and year 10
Another school year is over and my kids have reached the end of year 12 and year 10. It’s been a big year for both…
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Parenting teenagers or toddlers: Which is easier?
For just over two years now, I’ve been parenting three teenagers. Parenting any teenagers isn’t easy. Parenting three of them at once is definitely no…
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The end of the school run
After nearly 16 years, it seems that I have come to the end of the school run. My son is in year 12, he recently…
