Colm O'Regan: The cycle of life, now I'm teaching my daughter how to ride a bike 

People make the assumption that parents will do anything for their children. That’s not true. It depends on what the thing is

It isn’t always obvious whether or not you’re doing a good job as a parent. Sometimes you get a hug or a comment out of the blue. But they’re too unpredictable for people like me who crave affirmation. Mostly it’s when it’s an absence of something. Like hassle. A lot of the job is wondering whether the people are watching you lose an argument on the street with a small human who has acquired about 90% of the logical skills necessary for life in general and 100% of the skills necessary to beat your equivocating weak ass.

But every so often there is a moment where you can just stand back, blow on your fingernails and pretend to polish them and say to yourself: “Yep. You want a job done? Best call The Wolf. Cos this cub just caught its first prey.”