tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post8342452008083911808..comments2023-04-02T14:41:46.225-01:00Comments on Not quite The Spectator Essays: sick, but not tiredScholiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10219626585108690444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-25479509406938082412008-04-25T22:52:00.000-01:002008-04-25T22:52:00.000-01:00Ohh ;(I didn't know there was such a tradition as ...Ohh ;(<BR/><BR/>I didn't know there was such a tradition as staying over at school. With the way most schools are over here, that would be a health hazard :PDevil Moodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083722657651175729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16794036.post-86372110981706686042008-04-25T21:56:00.000-01:002008-04-25T21:56:00.000-01:00It's those small disappointments in a child's life...It's those small disappointments in a child's life that can break your heart. Once when my niece was about five or six and staying over at my place, she scalded her tongue while sipping some hot chocolate I'd made for her. She shed a few tears, and after a moment quietly slipped away to the bedroom and tucked herself in for the night, while the other kids were still playing. More than a decade later I still remember her little-girl sadness and surprise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com