My Diary of Triplet Fatherhood

It can be hard to avoid clichés when you’re a parent, and although I do normally try to do so, this time shan’t.  Here goes…

Don’t they grow up fast!

Walking up to school with my little girls in their oversized uniforms, I felt like time might have been an elastic band. It had passed slowly enough over the last few years of being at home with my gils much of the time but on that day – whack! Someone had let go of the other end and what had seemed a long time a few weeks ago was suddenly nothing. Time had compressed into birth, babies, first words, walking, school.

OK, perhaps a bit of an exaggeration but… sorry, I was about to try an explain more before remembering that this is a cliche for a reason. It happens to all parents. That’s why all parents say it. I’ll move on.

How about some pictures.

The girls were nervous as we got ready, just as they had been in the weeks leading up to school starting. But J and jollied them along, never sure whether it was them or us we were reassuring.

And then we arrived. And they were off, exploring all the exciting new toys and activities while Ja nd I tried to catch them so we could get a kiss goodbye.

I guess it was us we were reassuring after all.