Lockdown Week 3 (Tues)

TUESDAY

We’re all a bit taken aback at the news that Boris is ill. Seriously ill. He went into hospital on Sunday for tests, then ended up in intensive care yesterday evening. Some news reports suggest he’s probably been overdoing it.

There's a long discussion about the word ‘sloth’ this morning. The 15-year-old immediately becomes defensive. I point out that she hasn’t managed to recall a single thing she did yesterday apart from get dressed and eat. She rolls her eyes and goes back to WhatsApp.

The eight-year-old is thrilled to be called a sloth, because he loves Ice Age - an entertaining film, until you’ve sat through it 34 times. Then not so much.

The teenager moodily points out that ‘sloth’ is also a verb – hence it’s an insult. The eight-year-old momentarily contradicts her before realising he might be on shaky ground; he sneaks a look on Google and goes quiet.

I wish I’d never started this conversation now.