I wrote this a few days ago and didn’t know whether to make it public. It’s never an easy thing to have out there, even so long after some of the worst things that happened. But here it is, the honest truth of how I feel. It could be longer but it’s enough. Dear Dad,… [Read More]
Bits And Pieces Of The Past
Between facebook reminding you of something you posted years ago every day and the fact that internet never forgets anything (wayback machine anyone?) every so often I get a reminder of my gramps. Not that he was big on facebook or anything – that would be impressive, but because I posted some old photos of… [Read More]
Poem: Blank Look
Blank looks are reminders that you’ve forgotten again. Start again. We drank tea late at night telling me stories that you’ve forgotten now. I remember. Mum died of cancer. Dad was a postman. You are a forgotten hero but only forgotten by yourself. Start again. They didn’t understand, we did. You don’t understand. Neither do… [Read More]
Anxious Mum
I suffer from a few mental health problems that I have tackled well over the years. Once I was a very sick young woman but now I’m much more stable, much happier. Much better. But not perfect. No one ever is going to be 100% mentally or physically healthy and I am very aware of… [Read More]
Ten Awesome Things My Wife Didn’t Have Growing Up In America.
In case you hadn’t noticed my wife is an American and has been living in this country for over six years now. She first came here as a student to learn some Welsh, then to do her Masters, and then she married me. She’s working on becoming a citizen of the UK, and is very… [Read More]
Climbing Up Snowdon For Parkinsons
On the 14th May, my sister and my nephew, my dad and his friend, are walking up Snowdon for Parkinsons UK. My nephew has already raised £100 a few years ago for Parkinsons, with a sponsored swim. He’s quite a fit little lad (despite an x-box podge) and while I’m not sure he’s looking forward… [Read More]
Word Of The Year: Family
Over at Alphabet Soup, it’s time to chose a word of the year. I didn’t think it was possible to do this. A word of the week maybe, a word of the day like those calenders, but a word for the whole year…I wasn’t sure I could that. A word that meant the whole year,… [Read More]
I’m Thankful For More Than Pumpkin Pie Honest….
So it’s Thanksgiving. Okay, so I know, I’m British, we don’t do Thanksgiving and we do enough American crap as it is what the hell? Except, my wife is American remember, and loves Thanksgiving. And it’s a become a bit of thing for us because it’s the one time I can get my mother and… [Read More]
Awkward Baby Making
Be fore warned of the following: language and awkwardness. There are few things more awkward in the world than having a guy come over to your house and wank into a cup. One of those things is talking about how you’re trying to find a guy to come over to your house and wank into… [Read More]
