Caroline went away last Friday, leaving me alone with our four children for the weekend. Given that they’re aged eight and under, and I’d never been in sole charge before, it was something of a test. Could I cope?
I hadn’t realised quite how regimented my children’s weekends are until I sat down and digested the three pages of instructions Caroline had left.
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