Another family without a backstory

1 · Rob Heaton · April 20, 2021, midnight
Previously on parenting: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5) (part 6) (part 7) (part 8) (part 9) Other people’s kids are just as interesting as Oscar, but I hate being reminded of this. It makes Oscar feel like another generic baby and the three of us like another family without a backstory. Even so, the idea of having other children and parents round to our house to play still feels like an unimaginable luxury. I can’t believe that one day, when the UK’s COVID restrictions lift high ...