"It's the anniversary of the day we brought Daisy home today," my daughter tells me as we're driving out to take the dogs for a walk. A lot has happened in those four years but I can't imagine having been through any of it without her. I've often thought that Daisy's sight problems are a … [Read more...] about Life Changing Moments
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The End Of Summer
On an unseasonably autumnal August Bank Holiday I am celebrating my birthday by sitting in the queue at a drive-in McDonalds, determined to have cheap ice cream. My daughter and her boyfriend are in the car in front, and my son and his girlfriend are in front of them. A text comes through from … [Read more...] about The End Of Summer
It Might Happen
I can remember once having a conversation with a client who suffered from an array of terrible anxieties in which he told me how hard he found it to either walk or drive across a bridge. One of the phrases I remember uttering to him in the course of the work we did together was something along … [Read more...] about It Might Happen
Senses Of Endings
Alone together on a Friday night, I wonder what I can put on the TV that will keep my daughter engaged with me and away from her phone. In a stroke of genius, I go for "Friends: The Reunion" combining my past with her present. We used to watch Friends before we had children, before we were … [Read more...] about Senses Of Endings
Dealing With A Dragon
Staring at the stud wall I'm trying to conceal my anxiety. My daughter asked me to put up a shelf for her some weeks ago but I'm nervous about using the right fixings and making sure it doesn't fall off again. "I just need to charge the drill," I say, playing for time and cursing my father for … [Read more...] about Dealing With A Dragon