It was equally frustrating and encouraging to watch Caitlin, daughter of ‘white’ Dee (picture: C4) on the infamous Channel 4 documentary ‘Benefits Street’ last night, declare her ambitions to work in fitness, much to the derision of her mother who couldn’t understand why her daughter would want to work for a living rather than effectively […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Many of the traits which make the best team players are developed on the football, hockey and rugby pitches, on the netball courts, in the swimming pools and even the ice rinks during our childhood and teenage years. But as adults it is all too easy to forget the lessons we learned in our younger […]
But can the kids be blamed entirely? For me, no, it’s pretty much down to the parents. Sorry, guys, man up, woman up, and do your job. Let’s backtrack to a more logical starting point. There are too many parents who categorically accept a version of events their child presents as gospel and act accordingly. […]