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and they're like Willis's topic was dinosaurs so it was like little fun activities that you could do and I'm like see that that's great for a Saturday afternoon when it's pissing the rain and there's nothing to do it doesn't feel like homework yeah but I feel like I'm also structured play a little bit involved in it I'm well up for that yeah I agree or a project give me a project that was one of them I like a project we did a Taylor Swift thing with Ella before and it was like a

I'm not then making them have dinner because they're not hungry for it I actually use that and say we've already eaten a big meal yeah if you want something we'll switch but I'll tend to switch it and go you can have something lunchy like I'll give you some crackers and ham and cheese or something like that if you want a wee picky plate yeah you're not having another big massive meal because you're not having a roast dinner at lunchtime and then fucking spaghetti bolognese at your dinner exactly honestly I just think it's I think it's pure important because

I want them to try it.

I feel like at one point I was like, no, no, if you don't finish dinner, you're not getting up for the table or whatever.

Where I see now...

having overcome the overeating and everything like that.

Now I'm like, see, as long as I know you've tried it, at least attempt it, eat what you can and then see nine times out of 10, they will eat a little bit more and then they go, no, I'm like, I'm done.

Like, I don't want anymore.

And I think, well, do you know what?

i totally agree make and dance do you know what though i am i must admit i'm not one of these parents that'll instantly be like um oh right come on i'll get the arts and crafts out for you if they'll actually say to me i'm bored i'm like go and find something to do sometimes i just leave the stuff out though see if i'll just go and get like the pens and pencils and the paper and all that and just put it on the table then i'll just let them find it because if i suggest it they go no i don't want to do that that is something that my my girls will do that

off their own back like see quite often we'll say to the girls like especially during the holidays it'll be like right it's wind down time now so you can go up into your room teeth are all brushed jammies on lights are down low obviously I'm trying to enforce Scandinavian living as well of course

and um i'm like you can go into your bed and you can watch program for like half an hour and then it's lights out you're back to bed but nine times out of ten i'll go up they'll have their tellies on in the background but the two of them will just be sitting at their wee vanity desks just coloring in and i'm like oh stop it's so awesome i'm like that's what i used to do but that's not even me going right going coloring in or something because you can remember what it was like when your mom said to you like i'll go and draw a picture and you'd be drawing you'd be like i don't want to fuck

I can't do anything!

Fuck you!

Fucking apple, you fucking, I want these apples!

But then she would always come swinging the door back open.

And you'd go...

You just know it, but you have to teach them.

It's a rite of passage.

I have two polar opposites.