Blogs about: Tinson1
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Cometh The Man
He was like a prototype, the one we practiced our parenting skills on, skills that, having perfected, we had totally forgotten by the time his siblings came along. We made formula milk the consistency… more →
Worth Doing Badly
Cometh The Man
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wrote 6 months ago: He was like a prototype, the one we practiced our parenting skills on, skills that, having perfected … more →
Time Difference
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wrote 8 months ago: We have just finished talking to Tinson1 via Skype, for the first time since he went to North Caroli … more →
Outward Bound
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wrote 8 months ago: When they are babies and you lift them from the cot they cling to you, tiny, chubby fists gripping t … more →
Than I'll Ever Know
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wrote 11 months ago: Having told you all that Tinson1 and I were going on the beer last Friday because his exam results w … more →
A Toast To Success
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wrote 11 months ago: There are now only two days on which I drink. One is Christmas Eve morning (morning?!?). This is one … more →
Hard Times
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wrote 1 year ago: Tinson1 started his Third Year Physics exams in Trinity College today. He isn’t home yet so I … more →
Outside The Kitchen At Parties
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wrote 1 year ago: Tinson1 and his class were yesterday given details of the graduation ceremony that they will enjoy n … more →
Can You Tell What It Is Yet?
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wrote 1 year ago: Amid all of yesterday’s congratulations and kind words (for which I thank you ) I noticed a ce … more →
As Years Go By
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wrote 1 year ago: Being a teenage boy is not easy. Until your teens your body is perfectly reliable. It runs about, of … more →
Trying Times
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wrote 1 year ago: They say that one of the telltale signs of age is how all the policemen seem to be getting younger. … more →
Little Ears
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wrote 1 year ago: Two things have prompted today’s post, yet another sorry saga of my poor parenting. The first is las … more →
Blog Meets Slog
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wrote 1 year ago: Tinson1 has taken up archery. His first lesson was last night and he arrived home with a strange lea … more →
Accurate Answers
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wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time, when Tinson1 was about ten, I rang home and he answered. “Is your mum there?” I as … more →
In Good Voice
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wrote 2 years ago: We are just back from watching our kids’ school’s production of Oliver. It was great fun as all scho … more →
Polling Day
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wrote 2 years ago: Today is a landmark day in democracy, a day to rank with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse o … more →
Recipe for Joy
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wrote 2 years ago: Take one small baby boy. Add love. Throw in a sprinkle of humour, a dash of discipline, a soupçon of … more →
Bata Fada
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wrote 2 years ago: Tinson1 has been baton-charged! Those of you who live in Ireland will have seen the yesterday’ … more →
Bad Dad
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wrote 2 years ago: Every now and then I use this blog to drag up some incident from the past that I’m not very pr … more →
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
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wrote 2 years ago: Why do we Irish insist on running onto the pitch at the end of hurling or football matches, no matte … more →
