The bearer OF GIFTS

Jeremy reckons kids are in it just for the loot, but sometimes they truly care

- JEREMY CORBETT

As all parents know, there comes a time in the adult-child relationship when roles become reversed - the enjoyment pendulum swings and things you used to find burdensome become precious and rewarding, while the child's attitude goes from excitement to ennui.

My daughters are slowly becoming disdainful of adventures they used to cherish, like fort-building, storytelling and talking or breathing the same air as their parents.

I get it. It's part of nature's plan to start them on the path to independence. They need to cut the apron strings and find adventures of their own. I just wish they weren't so... brutal.