Monthly Archives: July 2009

Is it a bird… is it a plane… no, it’s SuperMan(dela)

Posted on July 26, 2009 by

Nelson Mandela is in front of a birthday cake. There are candles. He’s grinning. Khwezi, my five-year-old son, looks at the newspaper photograph of the world’s most famous birthday boy and sighs. “It’s so unfair,” he says. He looks at … Continue reading →

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Purple dinosaurs and orange ice-creams

Posted on July 11, 2009 by

My friend Sean, a non-father, phoned me at the beginning of the month. He couldn’t contain his happiness. “Why you’re so cheerful?” I asked. “We’re in a recession, the weather is miserable and every morning I realise that I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Are-we-there-yet-sonderend

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

Anyone who trots out that sad cliché that it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey has never taken children on holiday. Believe me; it’s only about the destination. And if you don’t believe me, believe Khwezi – my … Continue reading →

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Sticky fatherhood solutions

Posted on July 9, 2009 by

The phone rang. “I’ve got the answer to your problems,” a breathless voice told me. “Sorry, I’m not interested in anything you have to sell me,” I snarled at the telemarketer, wondering why I’d apologised, and prepared to slam the … Continue reading →

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