Tim Dowling: the oldest one is moving out – and this time it feels final

2026-02-21 - 06:03

I’ll have no one to watch Deadwood with any more, but at least we can fix the ceiling in his bedroom For the last couple of months, a dining room table has been squatting over the coffee table in our living room, like one animal threatening another. It’s not in the way exactly, but it’s still a strangely oppressive use of space. Anyway, in a few days it will be gone. The oldest one is leaving home for the third time – or the fourth, if you count going to university, which I do, because I cried that time, my vision blurring as I tried to punch my registration number into a car park ticket machine. Continue reading...