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A gutless ruckus over us luckless klutzes

08 Sep 05:55am

Filed under: Children, Clumsy Gene, Parenting, Society, Weekend Punch

My sons are smarter than me, better looking than me and know more than me. (Ed’s note: not true, though they do have more hair!)

These aren't the author's children. The author's children would be writhing in agony somewhere beneath this play equipment. Pic: Liam Driver

I’m still puzzled as to what I actually contributed in the baby-making process, considering my wife is slightly smarter and slightly funnier than me. I’m not arguing on the looks. She is the female Benjamin Button.

But there’s one thing I can lay claim to (if you don’t count the dimples) and that’s my irrepressible clumsy gene. The boys never stood a chance.

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Austin 3:16 says:

06:13pm | 09/09/12

Hey CD, Rightio so parents are doing such a great super bang up job that the answer is to increase the staffing levels in child safety departments. How does that run against the grain of what I was saying exactly ? If you have kids I sincerely hope that they… Read more »
CD says:

08:19am | 09/09/12

@austin. Or simply not enough staff for the numbers. Add more staff not more rules. Problem solved. You’ve got a very weak and specious argument. I hope you don’t have children. They’re probably padded up for safety. Read more »

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