Tag Archives: parenting

Parenting – Winning The War Or At Least Losing Gracefully

Posted on Jul 22, 2020 by TanGental

This is based on a post I wrote some years ago and was triggered by a somewhat bizarre discussion with my mother in law about taking medicine. A parenting lesson, which a conversation today brought back to me and which … Continue reading →

Posted in thought piece | Tagged parenting, pokemon, thought piece | 15 Comments

Telling Tales #stories #nationaltheatre #review

Posted on Nov 24, 2018 by TanGental

I’ve been suffering with a tooth issue which recently has been bugging me. And as with most aches in my life it emanated from the school of the absurd. I damaged my tooth biting on a baked potato skin. The … Continue reading →

Posted in family, miscellany, review, theatre, thought | Tagged dorfman, National Theatre, pain relief, parenting, review, stories, theatre | 26 Comments

Parenting – Winning The War Or At Least Losing Gracefully

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 by TanGental

A parenting lesson, which a conversation today brought back to me and which I thought I’d share. Back in 1998 when we visited friends in Bahrain, the Lawyer, aged 8, was heavily into Pokémon – the soft toys, the cards and … Continue reading →

Posted in families, humour, miscellany, thought piece | Tagged anime, parenting, pokemon, pokemon go | 46 Comments

Listing hopelessly… Ten things they fail to tell you when you are about to become a parent

Posted on May 5, 2016 by TanGental

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt about parenting and that is that the advice you receive is guaranteed to be wrong for you. But you will still receive it by the bucket loads. All well meant and thoughtfully given – … Continue reading →