Just a Small One

The title was originally a mantra for life, a stock response offered when asked if I fancied a drink, a drop, a brew.

Now that I have become a parent, it has an altogether different meaning and reflects the responsibility I now share with my wife in raising and bringing up the bundle of joy we have created together.

I would like to think that I am a decent citizen and actually contribute something to this world. I am no saint, but I would like to think I have good morals and that I can share this outlook with the newest member of our family. To use the title of a Nigel Planer book that I have never quite gotten around to reading I hope to be a "Good Enough Parent".

As long as the nipper stays away from my wine stash and joins me in persuading my wife/ her mother that the cricket needs to be on TV then we'll be alright!