NORTHERN PLANNER

Sorry to be boring, a Dad post again. Cannot resist…

1. You love his Mum more, even you thought that wasn't possible. Something about seeing them together…..

2. You understand your own father a little more.

3. Out of what you have time for, you get really good at editing what is a luxury and what is necessary and prioritise accordingly.

4. Out of those luxuries, you re-realise what you REALLY enjoy and what filled the time. For example, my Saturday my bike ride is essential. The Thick of It is essential. Reading the Guardian from cover to cover is not.

5. Talking to women becomes easy – just talk about the baby.

6. You are re-aqauainted with being so tired you can sleep through VERY loud noise (like the maxiumum volume on the alarm).

7. Work becomes both less and more important. Less because it's just making transient stuff that doesn't change the world. More because it pays for nappies.

8. You look at the the things you've done/not done and regret/celebrate accordingly, in full knowledge there will be little chance to do again/for the first time for quite a while.

9. Mum calls more.

10. It's better.