Selfless

I have finally cracked the code of having a photo taken with The Eldest - let her take it!

I can’t believe this didn’t occur to me ages ago! By having her take the snap, we completely circumnavigated the “Dad, you always make me look awful…” or “Give me a minute, my eyes look fat” moans and groans. Instead it was all over in a couple of seconds with only the minimal of hair tossing and smile reconfiguration - yes, her not me.

It was an easy drive to Manchester and a quick turnaround as she was off on a night out with the boyfriend. Interesting to see how she gets on this year - living in a shared house with three other girls. Already she was grumbling about shelf and fridge space allocation.

Not without a little wry smile to myself did I make my exit as I remembered Watchmen and Rorschach’s war cry upon being incarcerated with his enemies:

“I’m not locked in here with you. You’re locked in here with me.”