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Everything has definitely shrunk! Looking back on my childhood, perceptions of theworld around me, people, places and things all seemed bigger, taller and longer. Theschool playing field stretched into the distance as far as the eye could see. It’s actu-ally the size of a football pitch. Richard, the ‘big kid’ down the street, was a massivehulk of a lad – to be avoided if you had sweets. He’s actually only 5’ 8” and nowworks as a computer programmer in Bristol. And Curly Wurly chocolate bars were aslong as your forearm! These definitely have got smaller – maybe.When you’re only as tall as a large suitcase, travelling also seems to go on andon. I remember one particularly long holiday car journey to North Wales. It was hotand there was lots of traffic, so the going was slow. My brother, being older andtherefore slightly more strategic, had thrashed me too many times at travel battle-ships, we had spied almost everything there was to spy, and I’d spilled orange juiceon my new shorts. I remember being so bored that I spent the rest of the trip trying toextract some very sticky Starburst* sweets – left too long in the glove box – from theirwrappers. I think I ate a lot of coloured paper that day. Doubtless I also pestered myparents with the inevitable enquiry, ‘Are we there yet?’If you can remember seemingly interminable journeys as a child, or if you havechildren who routinely get bored when travelling (despite having their Gameboys,Mp3 players and in-car dvd entertainment), check out Carole’s articles on pages 18and 24.Incidentally, I still find long car journeys tedious, especially if I’m a passenger. I’drather drive than be a passenger. At least you’ve got stuff to do when you’re sat inthe driving seat.Hope you enjoy reading the mag.
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Magazine Aims:
To provide relevant material to help you with day-to-day living. To encourage you to stop and thinkabout a few things that perhaps you haven’t given much thought to before. To make you smile.
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LIFE snippets
Stories about the world we live in andthe people we share it with.
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Is obesity the new tobacco?
Could it be that fat is killing us fasterthan fags?
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15 minute fix
Get productive and sort your life outby making good use of redundantsegments of your day.
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Love your money
. . . and use this sensible advice to helpyou hang on to some of it.
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Are we there yet?
Got sweets stuck to the seat belts andnappies festering in the boot? Reducethe risk of parent rage with somesurvival strategies for travelling with thekids.
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Car games
More ideas from Carole to help keepyou and the kids entertained whiletravelling.
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Understanding ‘no’
This is an article about parenting, notnaughty children. Get the picture?You’re the parent, so
be
the parent!
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Everyone won’t like you – and that’snot a bad thing
You don’t have to be popular with every-body in order to be a valid person.
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You are invited
So many invites, so little time, but whichones to respond to? Lydia has,perhaps, the ultimate invite.
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Did you hear the one about themother-in-law?
A story about how giving love triumphedover giving grief.
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Narnia – the lion, the author and thelast battle
Sacrifice and salvation, Anita looks atthe deeper themes of the Narnia stories.
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Metamorphosis
It’s all about change – from the personyou are, to the person you want to be.All offers of help gratefully received.
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Who wants to make love like aporn star?
It’s a cautionary tale and a sad one atthat.
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Harping on about heaven
Will Eric Clapton be in heaven? If so,Kim Peckham would like guitar lessons.
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Lost world
Teenagers – a law unto themselves, butthey needn’t face this most difficultstage of their lives alone. Parents
can
help – if they want to.
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* I’m showing my age here, but at the time the sweets inquestion were still called Opal Fruits.
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