The Patter of Tiny Feet

As I write this week Imagine are on tender hooks as Bushey Partner Jason Baker’s other half, Charlotte, has literally just gone in to labour this morning (Monday).

There are a few concerns the new born may arrive already sporting Jason’s trademark ‘goatee’, but with luck the new Baker will have retained its mother’s looks in every department. We’ll get a picture on the website as soon as possible.

It’s all made me a little nostalgic looking back at my daughters 11 years. I’m currently at the “Dad, don’t embarrass me!” stage whereby anything resembling affection, discussing possible boyfriends or being seen as a human by her friends is apparently, “So, not cool”. Every other sentence ends with the word “like” and if I dare to suggest 4 consecutive episodes of Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel is overkill, I get looked at as though I’m some sort of freak.

This is also an age where shopping and putting on make-up become hobbies rather than treats. I understand this is a practise that may last for 50 or 60 years. Still, I cling to the bonus she hasn’t quite grasped the concept of quality goods yet though and so I can at least buy her attention quite cheaply. I’ve managed to get a whole week of immaculate behaviour in return for the promise of a £5 goodie bag from Claire’s accessories.

All that said, just when as a parent you wonder if you have spawned some sort of devil child, Easter week she sat down, unbeknown to me, and produced a PowerPoint slide show presentation (following on from some lessons she had been having at school) on why people should use Imagine. It was clever (it included stating they had the best Boss in the world), well thought out, very artistic and when I got thee email with it attached truly brought a tear to my eye.

For Jason and Charlotte that really sums up the wonder of parenthood. You will be challenged in ways you never expected, you will have emotions you didn’t know existed released and you will discover a bond so deep it can’t ever be broken.

From all of us at Imagine, ENJOY....