2/2 He then spent the next half hr letting his phone ring and ring whilst our son sat in silence reading a picture book eating his porridge.

The waitress, indignant at his rudeness walked up to him and said "please turn your phone off, this baby doesn't want to listen to your phone screeching"

1/2 Our son was around a year old and we were in a hotel away on business.

We were seated for breakfast when the man on the next table announced loudly that he'd like to move as his wife won't want to be seated next to a screaming baby.....

Spend every Sunday jamming a chorizo sausage into a Yorkshire putting and call it integration....

We've got a sign on our office wall that says "I'm sorry for all the things I said when we were putting up the tent".

The other is a sign asking "have you spoken to Jesus about your van hire requirements?"....but that's a different story for another time.

Dementia is shitty. You lose the person you once knew so much sooner than when you physically lose them.

Don't worry. Our local squirrels prefer either blanched Californian whole almonds or whole walnuts. I have to pop in to Grape Tree weekly.

My husband is used to it now!

This hit home. Similar situation with my Dad because it's what my school report said. I was lazy. Unorganised. Didn't apply myself. I was a daydreamer.

In the end, it became hard to fit into his box that I broke free. I became the "tie dye sheep" of the family with my own hippy business for 17yrs!

Fast, cheap and easy.

*home. I was so overwhelmed, I can't spell.

I saw this online during lockdown and thought it spoke volumes about loneliness and the effect the birds had on our family although, I think the actual meaning of this sculpture is different to my personal interpretation.

Birds gave us so much without knowing as does art.

Absolutely love this. Your dad's got a great talent and imagination. He should print these, they'd sell like hot cakes! 🐾