What have I done????

I've failed as a parent, well and truly.
Today I saw a video on Facebook, which made me smile. I usually tag my daughter in any of these posts so she to can have an ah moment, or a chuckle. This one had both.
Little did I know it would make me realise I have failed so dramatically!
The video in question showed a seal on a beach with a labrador dog. The seal was being petted by who I take it to be, are the dogs owners.
They pet the seal and then the seal cuddles the dog, all very cute and warm hearted stuff. Wheres the failure in that I hear you cry?
We that comes after.
I picked up my daughter, I won't tell you how old she is, suffice to say she's in her last year as a teenager :-) lol.
We chatted about how cute the video was and I said, rather innocently, wow I've not seen anyone pet a seal before in the wild, they can give you a nasty nip. They have really sharp teeth.
Can they, came the stunned reply from daughter. Oh yes darling, razor sharp.
I didn't know they had teeth, came to gobsmakingly remarkable comment from daughter.
Sorry? I said, you didn't know they had teeth!!!!!
How do you think they eat fish, bloody suck them.

'Oi Dave, these blooming fish take an age to eat, sucking them'.
'Yes Trevor, for crying out loud don't try the squid, you'll be there forever'.

I was, to say the least, dumb struck.
Fortunately we have a wonderful relationship and I laughed endlessly at her, even when she started crying. :-)
Its one of the many things, that, unfortunately for her, I wont let her forget for a good while.
Thank you darling, your a star and I love you to bits

A hunting we will go :-)

Out of work and hunting for a job.
Signing on, never something that's meant to be fun, however, now you must spend 35 hours a week searching for that elusive position. 35 hours!! How am I supposed to have fun :-)
You need to log on to the job centre site, and log all the things you do to look for work.
I assume drinking extra strong larger outside the town hall is part of this!
No mater where you live, I'm sure you would have seen the like. People who clearly don't work, and more importantly, clear don't want to work, somehow managing to get by, with their benefits.
I however, due to my alcohol levels being almost nil I assume, need to justify what I'm doing to find a job. Selective bullying
How ironic it is that there is someone, or some people, employed to clean the streets, which must also include cleaning up after people who don't want to work, very amusing.
Wonder if I can include this blog post as part of my 35 hours.
Oh, and before anyone says. "I'm paying for you to sign on so you should do it"
I've paid my taxes for over 30 years so I'm taking back what I've already paid, not that I've had any benefits yet, however, if it bothers you that much rest assured when the 'huge' amounts of cash come rolling in, I'll be sure to say thank you, as I doff my cap and touch my forelocks. :-)


On a lighter note and away from job hunting.
As mentioned in a previous post a good while ago, about my transparent son, well, he's no longer transparent, he has some pigment.
I noticed this the other day whilst we was out on our bikes. He has, what for him is, tantamount to a tan, positively glowing he is. Well, he's kind of dark cream!

Anyway, enough is enough.

Look at the dust up here

I find, after a 3 month trial at my last job, I have once more cast been aside. Forced to crawl back to the scrap heap, the shelf for the very old.
I do want to work, but I do have certain standards I will not dip below.
Firstly, I refuse to prostitute myself on Facebook, with a tacky appeal to my friends for any news of work, no sirey Bob, never going to happen.
Ok, that might happen, actually, that might have happened already!
Secondly, and more importantly, I refuse, with much gusto, that I will, under no circumstance send out unsolicited emails to prospective employers, asking, no, begging, for employment.
Bugger, I've done that also.
Have I no standards, or morals? Hell no!
I will draw the line at working in a kitchen as a kitchen assistant, washing up for 5 hours a day, how can anyone do that, wow they must be desperate......................Yes, you guessed it, I was :-)
To earn my unemployment benefit I must log 35 hours a week of job searching or related projects, such as interviews, traveling to and from them. Writing emails, updating Facebook. I wonder if this counts?? Worth a try.
On a lighter note, July is here, and glancing out of my window, the heavy cloud definitely looks a lighter shade of grey today, fab.
Heres wishing you all a peachy weekend, unless your working, and if you are working I hate you lol.