My eldest is five so the stakes are a little lower than with driving, but I still find myself doing this sometimes and have to remind myself to back off and walk away. Fortunately she is the kind of kid that will remind me if I forget - "mummy, I am doing it leave me alone".

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Sarah FitzGerald
Sarah FitzGerald

Written by Sarah FitzGerald

I write funny things about parenting and well researched things about linguistics

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