My son Niall has just had his 18th Birthday (and is remarkably sober well done Niall) for all intents and purposes that is him an adult. Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday that he and I would be sitting down to roar with laughter at Pingu (his favourite toon)
...Ohhh that is just sooooo good! :-)
Good old Neil Gaiman wrote in Sandman ...
"It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor."
It is such a damn shame we have to grow up ~sigh~ but grow up we do and lend our shoulders to the move the wheel of progress one notch further around. So a toast, here's to our children, long may we parents have them close in our hearts even when they are moving on to start their own lives ... Hurrah!
Showing posts with label Parenthood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parenthood. Show all posts
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Thursday 12 June 2008
Adulthood checklist - directed @ my sprog.
Okey dokey!
Tis nearly time for the McDonagh Sprog to make his way in the world as a newly fledged adult and whether he wants to or not he is gonna get a checklist which he will use from time to time to see how "adult" he is .. and this is it
01. All your houseplants are alive and you can't smoke any of them
02. Having sex in a single bed is out of the question
03. You have more food than beer in the fridge
04. 06:00am is when you get up NOT when you go to bed
05. You start to hear "your" songs in lifts in hotels
06. You go from 130 holiday days to 21
07. Clean jeans and a tee-shirt do NOT count as Dressing Up
08. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt
09. You start taking naps but claim you are "resting your eyes"
10. When you stop at the chemists it is for Ibuprofen and Antiacid not condoms and pregnancy tests
11. a £4.99 bottle of wine is no longer pretty good shit
12. You eat breaskfast food at breakfast time
13. 90% of the time infront of a computer is actual work not the other way around
14. You take your father out for a pint once in a while
15. You discover that nights infront of the TV aren't that bad.
Bugger I scored 5/15 , just goes to show ... :)
Tis nearly time for the McDonagh Sprog to make his way in the world as a newly fledged adult and whether he wants to or not he is gonna get a checklist which he will use from time to time to see how "adult" he is .. and this is it
01. All your houseplants are alive and you can't smoke any of them
02. Having sex in a single bed is out of the question
03. You have more food than beer in the fridge
04. 06:00am is when you get up NOT when you go to bed
05. You start to hear "your" songs in lifts in hotels
06. You go from 130 holiday days to 21
07. Clean jeans and a tee-shirt do NOT count as Dressing Up
08. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt
09. You start taking naps but claim you are "resting your eyes"
10. When you stop at the chemists it is for Ibuprofen and Antiacid not condoms and pregnancy tests
11. a £4.99 bottle of wine is no longer pretty good shit
12. You eat breaskfast food at breakfast time
13. 90% of the time infront of a computer is actual work not the other way around
14. You take your father out for a pint once in a while
15. You discover that nights infront of the TV aren't that bad.
Bugger I scored 5/15 , just goes to show ... :)
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