Ah, parenting. After 300,000 years of
keeping kids alive, you’d reckon we’d have it nailed. But, as the decades roll
on, it seems we’re as clueless as ever. In the great tradition of mums and dads
throughout history, we’re still making it up as we go along.
Hopscotch may have given way to Xbox and
fish fingers to quinoa-kale organic nuggets, but, when it comes to parenting,
some things never change.
A laugh-out-loud look at parenthood
through the ages by comedian and father of three Dave O’Neil.
‘Buy this book. Maybe then Dave will stop
asking me for money.’ — Kevin O’Neil, Dave’s dad