‘Mum, can we play donkey pole?’

‘What’s that? Do you mean Donkey Kong?’

‘No.’ He pulls out a light sabre from behind his back. ‘I mean donkey pole, where I get to donk you over the head with this pole.’

‘Oh. Well in that case, no thank you.’

‘Okay!’ He runs off, and as he does says, ‘I’ll wait until Keira gets home!’

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity