Tag Archives: parent

Abusive parental role play (Rousse)

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Dreamaticus

This was not my best idea for a bonding exercise: find a partner; allocate the roles of mother and daughter; perform role play on the basis that the parent hates the child.

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Sofas, snow, and singing on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street (Rousse)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Dreamaticus

Two new shops opened on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street while we were away on holiday. As an avid reader, I was pleased that one was a book exchange. The other was a posh furniture store full of University of Edinburgh students. … Continue reading →

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A hairy bridesmaid (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was honoured to have been asked to serve as one of JA’s bridesmaids, even though the only part that I had played in her life was to introduce her to some external work contacts and help her secure her … Continue reading →

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Discussing death by drain (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I managed to set up a sewer-phone line to P and SM by lifting a manhole cover in the street. We discussed by drain the death of Durham University undergraduate KF, and how we would deal with her parents later … Continue reading →

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Cat capture (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was speaking to my parents on the phone from the comfort of my own bed at 06:00am when three cats jumped into the flat through the bedroom window. I left TPR to chase the intruders out again.

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Entertaining a former fitness model – in a dirty blue and white spotted bikini (Rousse)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Dreamaticus

JS came to visit us at the new house that we were sharing with TPR’s parents. It was a rather small semi on a housing estate, but all the rooms were perfectly proportioned and we believed that there was possibly … Continue reading →

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Cousin colouring comparison check (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Dreamaticus

GT stuck his ginger head through the kitchen window of the log cabin in rural Canada. ‘Who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?!’ he demanded to know. He had no idea that the ‘English squatters’ now … Continue reading →

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Hope for hoarders dashed (Rousse)

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The back staircase was decorated pink. The neat piles of junk on the steps were numerous – perhaps an indication that, at long last, my parents were having a clear-out. However, when I stumbled over a box of out of … Continue reading →

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Incidental divorce lawyer advice (Rousse)

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My parents, sisters and I travelled in our pyjamas to Dryburgh Abbey for my father’s last hurrah. On the way back home we stopped off in Corbridge. Here we called in on my grandmother’s house (which had not been knocked … Continue reading →

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A hall of residence for horses (Rousse)

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I stabled the grey mare in my new hall of residence bedroom with a degree of reluctance. First I was dubious as to the ‘legality’ of keeping a horse on campus. I also harboured concerns over my skills as a … Continue reading →

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