Nine year old is happy again now. Had a chat with his father, enjoyed staying the night there and he’s calm again. I do strongly believe that this is why, above all else you have to maintain a reasonable relationship with your ex partner if you have children.
He brought back a poem he’d written whilst away last term with the school.
Here’s another example of why he will probably end up being a chef. It is very hard to distract somebody from wanting to eat or cook or talk about food when it is somehow built into their hardwiring. It would not occur to me to think about the food on a school trip:-
“Our trip was very fun
Unpacking my stuff in my room
Never got bored on the walks
Interesting things to see
Playing in the field having fun
Eating my lunch in the dining room
Really tired, falling asleep
Hiking up the hills
All day long
Lying in my bedroom
Long night
I can’t wait until we have breakfast”
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 am
Am sitting in a coffee shop laughing like a drain at your hilarious post, to the consternation of fellow coffee drinkers. What an adorable little poem. x
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:31 am
Wonderful poem, typical boy sentiments!
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
haha. my boyfriend and my sister's husband always make fun of us because our main point of discussion is where/when/what we will next eat and when asked about holidays our main point of reference is usually 'well the food was…'. your son would fit right in!
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Does he have any French blood in him?
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Oh that made me smile! Someone I know went on a little trip abroad last week and all I wanted to know was "what was the food like?"
I am also quite keen usually on probing the quality of the sausage in the hotel in the morning. Can't abide gristle.
Food is often the first thing on the young traveller's mind and I speak from experience of Butlins, Wales and Tenerife. Good day to you.