It’s 5 am, still too hot for sleep, and I find myself wide awake hearing the patter of welcome raindrops falling against the window. I feel both grateful for a respite from the heat and a pang of regret that I left the washing out all night. I get up, go out into the garden, […]
How To Be A Failure
I’m playing “Grand Theft Auto” because my son wants to relive a little of his past. His girlfriend, who is isolating in the house too, is less keen so I decide to take it for a test drive but find myself hopelessly ill equipped. “It’s much harder than ‘Red Dead Redemption’” I complain. “I don’t […]
Why Time Is All That We Have
When I was much younger I had a relationship with a married woman that was destructive for both of us. For her, it was a reckless response to an unhappy marriage. For me, it was a hopeless attempt at finding something I wasn’t ready for. Whenever she could get away, she would come to my […]
How To Remember Your Value
When my daughter started at University I can remember having a conversation with her about how I thought it would suit her because she enjoys working on her own and seems to have no trouble in motivating herself to get her work done. She is less good at proactively emptying the dishwasher. What causes her […]
Why Making A Mess Of Things Is A Sign Of Progress
My daughter has been having relationship problems recently culminating in a painful breakup which isn’t quite a breakup. “I think he’s afraid of getting hurt somewhere down the line, so he’s trying to minimise it by breaking up now” she says. I’ve heard many similar excuses for bewildering behaviour in the name of progress but […]
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