Riding elephants! Flying through the treetops with gibbons! Touching tigers! Unfortunately, a two-and-a-half-year-old was not compatible with any of those things.
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Hartley Pool: Life begins at forty?
If achieving four decades of life was to be accompanied by financial stability and a fond farewell to your 21-year-old son, I had none of that.
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After watching your son for the past ten minutes, I’m afraid I have to tell you that he might be artistic,” said the doctor.
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Five restaurants and a man selling chewing gum later, we were on the verge of grabbing a tuk-tuk and heading back to the hotel.
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Since re-familiarising herself with the controls of a car several months ago, my wife Anita has gradually been piloting us further.
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“Oh no! You are not the same woman as last time!” You couldn’t argue with this, especially given that the cashier was a 12-year-old boy.
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I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a snail surprised into swiftness, but I doubt it, because it’s biologically impossible.
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I did it again - spoken too loud in a public place about inappropriate topics, offending everyone’s religious, moral & cultural sensibilities.
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Anita, got her licence several years ago but unfortunately, life hadn’t afforded us the necessity to practice those skills until now.
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The Wonderful World of Public Transport
We endured the expensive ride without voicing any of our concerns over the bitieness of the insects, bumpiness of the road or burpiness of the driver.
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