Christmas carols inside. Helen and I chat about whether I worry about potentially developing unpleasant traits observed in my dead dad. We ruminate on why people are so willing to speak 'on record' on the subject of dead dads. I am asked whether I feel any aspects of fathering were missing from my upbringing and I ask when the best time for me to die would be (now that I am a dad myself).

 

I liken myself to a womble, we talk gardens, what happens when you angle grinder your thigh and whether fatherhood has made me less impulsive and more organised. Strongly infused with Christmas cheer…