CHARLIE CONDOU - No.289

COFFIN

 

Charliecondou: @LucyJo_Hudson Please ask your hubby what he's drawn for me. I can't work it out and it's driving me nuts!!

 

LucyJo_Hudson: @Charliecondou haha Al said he thought he pressed "dustpan" so he drew a dustpan, but he must have clicked on coffin by accident! Haha x

 

Charliecondou: @LucyJo_Hudson he's a moron haha

THE VOICE

 

Charliecondou: @JOJEHARVEY I wish I was called Twinnielee

 

JOJEHARVEY: @Charliecondou I bet she does too!

 

simonfromgosh: @Charliecondou Charlielee x

 

msm4rsh: @Charliecondou @jojeharvey what are you talking about??? X

 

JOJEHARVEY: @msm4rsh @charliecondou twinnielee was the name of a contestant on The Voice! X

 

msm4rsh: @JOJEHARVEY @charliecondou oh yeh I see. X

 

JOJEHARVEY: @msm4rsh @charliecondou Twinnielee Lomas has a ring to it
 

The three of us

Two dads, one mum – one family

by

Charlie Condou

The Guardian, Saturday 24 March 2012

[…Catherine, Cam and I take it in turns to do Georgia's storytime, but we all have more or less the same routine. After bathtime we take her into our room to dry her and get her dressed. Then we get into the big bed together and snuggle down with a book. After the story, I take her upstairs to her own bed and tuck her in. Then she asks for another story, not from a book this time. She always wants the same thing – "Tell me a story about Daddy's Manchester." So I'll make something up about Daddy and Georgia going to Manchester together and having a lovely adventure…]

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Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books

caramckee: @Charliecondou Junkyard Dragon, by Beth Webb, has a mum, an uncle max (stepdad, I think), and kids in the family.

Charliecondou: @caramckee thank you!

ekesse: @Charliecondou re: your book list - http://t.co/JRjtwar8

Charliecondou: @ekesse thanks

JonnyUttley: @Charliecondou Can You Catch A Mermaid by Jane Ray. Beautiful book about single dad and his girl

 

Charliecondou: @JonnyUttley ta x

 

limlouisa: re kids books for @Charliecondou, look out for Mini Mia and her Darling Uncle by Pija Lindenbaum. Its great! about a little girl living w grandma & struggling w her favourite uncle's new boyfriend.  about jealousy, acceptance and love

 

Charliecondou: @limlouisa great, thanks

 

ehtdoc: @charliecondou "Are we nearly there?" by Louis Baum abt a toddler with separated parents was loved by my pre-school son. Fab illustrations.

 

Charliecondou: @ehtdoc thank you x

 

hebdensnapper: @Charliecondou Hi. Re alt family books- there's the excellent Not Ready Yet by Tamsin Walker, pub by Only Women Press

 

Charliecondou: @hebdensnapper excellent, thanks x