Learner Dad: You need a break between rushing the kids out and logging in

"Normally I’d be allergic to getting trapped behind a tractor on a narrow country road. Now I look forward to it."

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I’m going to miss my commute.

Our house move to east Cork was delayed so we ended up driving the kids up and down from Cork city to their new school in Ballycotton for a few weeks. I was dreading this two hours and more in the car every day but it turns out there are worse things you could be doing on an autumn morning than taking a quick spin down by the sea.