One of the things never mentioned in any of the parent manuals is
what the bloody hell to do when the weather is not great, you’re stuck at home
and there is rugby on the TV…
Now i’ve tried to watch the Rugby the at the same time as entertaining
the girls, it doesn't work, as Number 2 either stands at the TV shouting ‘Peppa’
or Number 1 wants some musical from the 1940’s or a Disney Film (thank god for
the excellent LoveFilm streaming service on the PlayStation 3).
I've tried playing with the girls while keeping an eye on my Sky
Go on the phone. But to no avail. As soon as my back is turned I recognise the ‘silence’
which means Number 2 is most definitely upto no good. Either climbed on the table, playing with the washing machine or digging in the cat food again.
Certain indoor games do work for a short while, you can buy 10
minutes at a time with Number 1 with hide and seek, sitting there counting
loudly to twenty then watching TV for 10minutes before an irate 4 year old susses
that’s she’s been played and then insists you hide as punishment. Even hide and seek leaves you with Number 2 who for that 10 minutes will get hold of the
remote, press buttons on it that will render your TV useless as a large “you
have no new messages” sign pings up slap bang across the middle of the screen leaving
you no idea how to get rid of it.
I've even tried deflecting the attention onto the cat trying to
make her the centre of attention, But NO she gets a blanket and a cuddle.
Even when Number 1 was going through a short lived Harry Potter
spell, where role play meant I could lock her in the cupboard under the stairs for
an entire afternoon, didn't last long after the wife pointed out that social services might not like it as much as Number 1 did.
Now that might make me sound like a bad parent, I love my
daughters dearly. So on Saturday at 2.35pm just as England kicked off against Fiji, i admitted defeat, pressed Rec on the Sky box and went
for a walk in the countryside. I loved it more than the girls did… but thank god
for 3G reception
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