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Now this is a proper father

32 replies

Janh · 21/01/2006 13:40

John Simpson

All say ahhhhhhh.

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paolosgirl · 21/01/2006 13:44

Ahhhhhhh . That's lovely....

Beetroot · 21/01/2006 13:45

i have my daughter singing on my mobile

kama · 21/01/2006 13:48

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Nbg · 21/01/2006 13:52

Lovely

61 years old ey! Respect.

Flamesparrow · 21/01/2006 13:58

Damn these hormones!!! Sat and sobbed

Littlefish · 21/01/2006 13:59

He's a fascinating man. I've read a few of his books. What a lovely article.

WideWebWitch · 21/01/2006 14:06

Ahhh, that's lovely, brought a tear to my eye, soppy old mare that I am.

winnie · 21/01/2006 14:24

made me cry too

edam · 21/01/2006 14:30

Another soppy and tearful old mare here. And it's so nice that his daughters are happy for him. Met John Simpson once and he seemed lovely.

OldieMum · 21/01/2006 14:36

I find this moving, as did DH. He is 57 and we are expecting our second child in July.

Wallace · 21/01/2006 14:47

Ahhhh....

Nice to know also that I am not the only one with a half brother younger than my own children!

Me too flamesparrow...damn hormones

Aloha · 21/01/2006 15:12

Read this this morning and this jumped out at me:

"Until now, at 61, I have led a pleasant and fairly quiet life that centres mostly on her (his wife), our friends and relations, our house, our books, and the Chelsea Arts Club."

It's going to be a big shock! I hope they have some good childcare.
But yes, he does sound happy and I'm pleased for his wife who had four miscarriages in five years, poor soul.

TeddyRobinson · 21/01/2006 15:24

Me too WWW - I'm so sentimental! Lovely article.

tortoiseshell · 21/01/2006 18:10

Really lovely!

Blu · 21/01/2006 18:51

Aaaah!
Feel like e mailing him and telling him to join MN!
Where he would find out that he doesn't HAVE to do Gina, if it doesn't suit him, dw and baby.

mummytosteven · 21/01/2006 19:00

lovely, lovely, lovely.

Meanoldmummy · 21/01/2006 19:03

Four miscarriages, my God they must be a strong couple. I am so happy for them....and it's a relief to read something from a good, intelligent father who loves his wife and his daughters. It does sort of counter the article that other swine.

Original poster
Janh · 21/01/2006 22:30

Exactly, Mom

Amazing that they're in the same paper on the same day (different sections though).

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suedonim · 21/01/2006 22:39

It's v happy news but I bet if it had been a new mum of 61 with a 41yo dh the reactions would have been a bit different!

LadySherlockofLGJ · 21/01/2006 22:42

FlameSparrow

I am not pregnant and I sobbed my way through that, I always had a lot of time for him, now he is right up there.

I had one M/C, but can have no more, lucky to have DS, but this bit had me sobbing.

Until that moment, Dee and I had come to associate scans with a sudden quietness in the room, a sympathetic voice telling us it was too soon to give up all hope just yet, and a silent cup of coffee in the high street nearby while we both tried not to get upset. And those dreadful D&Cs, where the last vestiges of our hopes were flushed from the womb. Four times: that's a lot of sudden quietness and coffee.

franke · 21/01/2006 22:54

Lovely article and the perfect antidote to that whining idiot whose children 'ruined his marriage - twice'.

harpsichordcarrier · 21/01/2006 22:56

I know LJG that part really resonated with me too
beautifully and tenderly put

monkeytrousers · 21/01/2006 23:32

Yes lovely. but Rafe and Jasper??? Go with Laurence mate!

LadySherlockofLGJ · 22/01/2006 11:57

Bump

Because this deserves bumping.

QE2 · 22/01/2006 12:09

Another one here with a half brother younger than own kids. Totally transformed my father's life and kept him hanging on fighting the leukaemia which threatened to take him when said younger bro was only 4.

Big respect to JH.