Our oldest child, Michael came home and told me about an interesting lesson he’d had. He’d been told that good parents give their children what they need, not necessarily what they want. This was a revolutionary thought for him, but instead of feeling grumpy and stropping about all of the times we’ve said no and made him eat his greens, he said this was quite cool. I have to admit this surprised me, until he pointed out that it means that parents are a bit like the TARDIS in Dr Who (No not that I’m a lot bigger than I look-thankfully!). The TARDIS never takes the Doctor to where he wants to go, but where he needs to go. I love the way he looked at this, it made me think that maybe we’re not doing a bad job as parents after all (fingers crossed). It occurred to me that our new business is a bit like having a new child. It’s just as demanding, mentally and physically, and we watch each new progression with pride. We are always learning as we go along, and put as much effort into each new project as we would in to taking care of a toddler. So although I still might have a lot to learn, I’m ready for the challenge!