Category Archives: Parenting

The perils, angst and blind panic of spawning

Paper Chase

Posted on May 20, 2013 by The Kraken

  You know those days when you want to grab the planet by its shoulders and shake it until it wakes from its social coma and sees sense. Well, kraken-lovers, today is such a day. Should you feel the ground … Continue reading →

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Brave Heart

Posted on May 15, 2013 by The Kraken

Another day, another globule of trickling arse-flannel from Disney. Look, you kraken-lovers should know by now that the ubiquitous Disney princesses have the same impact upon my blood pressure as a blocked artery. I never believed that anything so  inane … Continue reading →

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Top Off

Posted on May 10, 2013 by The Kraken

What in the giddy fathoms of fuck is this? Thanks to a merry band of kraken-lovers I have been sent details of a product that is available on the website of trinket-floggers Argos. Thing is, before I tell you about … Continue reading →

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Baby Blues

Posted on May 7, 2013 by The Kraken

Now, where was I? Oh yeah. I was going to give you the fabulously gory details about last week’s surgery wasn’t I? Thing is, I’ve seen something so berserk that I intend to write about that instead. So for those … Continue reading →

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Tiny Tears

Posted on April 23, 2013 by The Kraken

You have to goggle at the complete and utter bilge spouted in the name of parenting advice don’t you? In fact I’ve just heard a nugget that is only marginally better than hearing that torn up sheets wedged in your … Continue reading →

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