Good / Bad parenting.

[axs]

Oh God, the Dail Mail readers will have a field day on that one! Smacking, why that's worse the serial killing.

You can't blame the "brat", clearly the upbringing was to blame.

You appear to have misunderstood what stance a typical Daily Mail  reader would take on a subject like smacking, as this link represents.

BR, personally, I'd like to think that I wouldn't have smacked her, just picker her up from the floor, let her know that I wasn't happy, and taken her home immediately as I don't agree with smacking.

However, I don't have any kids yet (one imminent), so I can't really judge. I might turn into a mental kid beater.

she just had to get this bit in:

the children (who have different fathers)

thats what the daily mail reader wants to hear.

[axs]

Fair play axs, that's the first time I've laughed out loud at the forum for fucking ages. I'm sort of glad it was at my own expense.

I feel quite proud \ /

[axs]

If you fancy writing a dystopian novel in which a society has decided to throw away a certain demographic for the greater benefit of the rest of the people, then go for it Reg. I'll let you have the title.

They say everybody's got a book in them but I reckon that's bollocks. Well as long as you're judging on a reasonable standard of length and quality. Keeping the concentration level up to have consistent characterisation with a significant plot is something that at least my brain can't cope with. Others might have better luck.

 I started writing a book circa 1975...I'm still working on it.  Its not a work of fiction.

biography?

or either yourself or someone still living?

[axs]

connect 4 woohooo!

[flammableBen]

It's not something to be proud of.

[axs]

oh yes it is.

[Reg Smeeton]

If you fancy writing a dystopian novel in which a society has decided to throw away a certain demographic for the greater benefit of the rest of the people, then go for it Reg. I'll let you have the title.

They say everybody's got a book in them but I reckon that's bollocks. Well as long as you're judging on a reasonable standard of length and quality. Keeping the concentration level up to have consistent characterisation with a significant plot is something that at least my brain can't cope with. Others might have better luck.

 I started writing a book circa 1975...I'm still working on it.  Its not a work of fiction.

biography?

or either yourself or someone still living?

 Nah...nothing arty.  A photographic and personal interpretation of neolithic standing stones and stone cicles in the British Isles.

[flammableBen]

And it wasn't a real connect 4 as the connect 4 description was part of the connect 4. Sort of a post-modern connect 4.

[axs]

And it wasn't a real connect 4 as the connect 4 description was part of the connect 4. Sort of a post-modern connect 4.

meh.

[axs]

 I started writing a book circa 1975...I'm still working on it.  Its not a work of fiction.

biography?

or either yourself or someone still living?

 Nah...nothing arty.  A photographic and personal interpretation of neolithic standing stones and stone cicles in the British Isles.

lots of new theories flying about regarding stonehenge and there was a dig there very recently. On a random note, I worked there for a while ages ago with my old man taking detailed photos of the stones for a 3D display and conservation mapping.

[axs]

what was this thread about again?

[flammableBen]

If you fancy writing a dystopian novel in which a society has decided to throw away a certain demographic for the greater benefit of the rest of the people, then go for it Reg. I'll let you have the title.

They say everybody's got a book in them but I reckon that's bollocks. Well as long as you're judging on a reasonable standard of length and quality. Keeping the concentration level up to have consistent characterisation with a significant plot is something that at least my brain can't cope with. Others might have better luck.

 I started writing a book circa 1975...I'm still working on it.  Its not a work of fiction.

biography?

or either yourself or someone still living?

 Nah...nothing arty.  A photographic and personal interpretation of neolithic standing stones and stone cicles in the British Isles.

I remember some drunk frumpy older lady telling me about stone circles and history etc. around Swindon and Wiltshire in the beehive one night. Actually she's around the pub's of Old Town quite often if it's the same bird. Crazy, eccentric and very arrogant when drunk and in a bad mood. I think the only time I talked to her properly (ie. not having a cigarette outside the vic) she might have said she was a lecturer at Swindon college or something.

I'd imagine you'd know who I was talking about if I hadn't made her up or merged different people whilst drunk.

[axs]

are you sure it wasn't Reg in a dress?

[Reg Smeeton]

 I started writing a book circa 1975...I'm still working on it.  Its not a work of fiction.

biography?

or either yourself or someone still living?

 Nah...nothing arty.  A photographic and personal interpretation of neolithic standing stones and stone cicles in the British Isles.

lots of new theories flying about regarding stonehenge and there was a dig there very recently. On a random note, I worked there for a while ages ago with my old man taking detailed photos of the stones for a 3D display and conservation mapping.

  Sounds good....my main interest is away from the well known sites, which although fascinating in their own right, tend to be well documented. Which takes me to the little known and neglected sites.

[axs]

yes, there is probably a fair bit of competition for stonehenge / avebury books!