Results tagged “beer” from Birmingham Mail - Bad Dad

NEARLY 15 years ago I cradled my newborn son in my arms, the proudest bloke on this earth.

On Friday I watched a snapshot of the Edgbaston lunch session between England and S Africa from the pub near the office...a very proud man once more.

MY older, wiser colleagues at work warned me it would happen.

When your children get to a certain age, your beer starts to disappear.

Sadly that time is now upon me.

BREAKFAST in bed, a bar of my favourite chocolate, the Coldplay CD and rare little kindnesses being shown to me all day...I wish every day was Father's Day.

Whenever a deliberate wind up began - something my three are experts at - one of them would remind the others 'not today., it's dad's day...leave him'.

It was as if an amnesty had been declared on baiting me and sending my blood pressure soaring.

CAN anyone help me with one of life's great mysteries?

A loaf of bread weighing 800g costs £1.20 and a load of 400g costs 60 pence, a pint of beer costs £2.50 and a half will set you back £1.25.

So if a pair of adult size nine shoes costs £35 who do child's size 5 shoes using half the leather costs errrrr, £38?

Doesn't make sense to me, especially as I've just been told both my lads need new school shoes about two months after their last pairs.

The bloke who invents stretchable shoes will become a millionaire overnight.