I’m a weekend dad. I’m introverted, cynical and blunt and so is my kid. Trying to find things that fulfil the following criteria is proving difficult:

• She has to enjoy it, because she has a short attention span and no tolerance.
• I have to enjoy it, because I have a short attention span and no tolerance.
• It has to be cheap, because I live on a student loan.
• It has to be in the East Midlands.

Now, cheap things to do are plentiful everywhere, but we think they are all shit. She is growing up fast, and enjoys horse riding and playing on her abundance of computers and consoles. If I take her riding, she buggers off on a pony for an hour while I stand around waiting for her to come back (and hoping she hasn’t been thrown and/or trampled). If I let her play games all day, we hardly speak. Neither are ideal.

I really struggle to find things to do when I see her. I fell asleep while she was playing Sims 2 last week, and now she thinks I hate her. Oops.

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