Sometimes I visit friends of ours who have recently had kids

[Peter]

They are never really difficult, at least mine weren't. Even the 'sleepless nights' bit was a nonsense, I remember none of those. Some interrupted sleep? Sure, but that was easy enough to get used to.

Kids are a joy, I wish mine were young again. Teenagers are not a joy. Now I can't wait for them to leave.

I do NOT like being woken up. I wont tolerate it.

I would think the teenagers are a laugh. Ap ain in the arse, possibly, but I think I would find that funny. Although these days you cant give them a smack can you?

[SWv2]

I do NOT like being woken up. I wont tolerate it.

I would think the teenagers are a laugh. Ap ain in the arse, possibly, but I think I would find that funny. Although these days you cant give them a smack can you?

You can go for a pint with your teenager mind you.

Actually I go for a pint with the 10 year old.

[Peter]

You can go for a pint with your teenager mind you.

Actually I go for a pint with the 10 year old.

Plastered

[IUFG]

You can go for a pint with your teenager mind you.

Actually I go for a pint with the 10 year old.

Do you use him as a homing device, sw?

[SWv2]

Do you use him as a homing device, sw?

Packet of crisps or nuts, sugar free soft drink. He may bring his iPad or play something on my phone and we will converse not 1 word.

A true modern day family scene.

[IUFG]

A true modern day family scene.

the only time the kids speak is when the wifi goes down.

otherwise it merely a series of grunts.

[World's End Stella]

Packet of crisps or nuts, sugar free soft drink. He may bring his iPad or play something on my phone and we will converse not 1 word.

A true modern day family scene.

We are as one on this, SW.

Little Master WES and I down our local every Sunday at 12pm. 2-3 pints of bitter for me, 2 pints of coke for Master WES and a large plate of fries which we share.

Chat on the way there, chat on the way back, at the pub itself we say nothing more than 'another drink?', 'crisps?', 'fries?' and 'time to go?'.

Proper father/son relationship.

[Pokster]

We are as one on this, SW.

Little Master WES and I down our local every Sunday at 12pm. 2-3 pints of bitter for me, 2 pints of coke for Master WES and a large plate of fries which we share.

Chat on the way there, chat on the way back, at the pub itself we say nothing more than 'another drink?', 'crisps?', 'fries?' and 'time to go?'.

Proper father/son relationship.

Is he not a footballer WES? Sumday is the day for having to drive all over the place watching various offspring kick a ball about

[World's End Stella]

Is he not a footballer WES? Sumday is the day for having to drive all over the place watching various offspring kick a ball about

Sadly no, I blame Mrs WES.

And worse, he isn't any good at maths, either. He's likely to read - and I struggle to write this without a tear in my eye - history at Uni. He seems to be very good at it.

My son, an artsie.

[Burney]

Packet of crisps or nuts, sugar free soft drink. He may bring his iPad or play something on my phone and we will converse not 1 word.

A true modern day family scene.

See, I find this odd. Increasingly, I find I go to the pub specifically in order to be alone. Taking someone with me who hasn't even the merit of being able to go to the bar for me seems to defeat the object of going to the pub in the first place.