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Published: Irish Times, April 24 2012One man and a little lady
His sister is going away for the weekend and he’s volunteered to babysit her sweet little two-year-old Lola – what can go wrong? Well, apart from a toilet incident, the lost buggy, mental exhaustion…, writes EOIN BUTLER
FRIDAY
There is a pigeon flapping in the rafters at Heuston Station. Below him, an endless procession of students tramp through the airy terminus, slinging their dirty laundry west for the weekend. My sister is seated at a tiny stainless steel table at the edge of the bustling concourse.
On her knee, my two-year-old niece, Lola, is slobbering over a bagel. Read the rest of this article here.
April 24th, 2012.
April 25th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Entire family enjoyed your predicament. You are a good uncle. Daffy but a good uncle. Child has to have some fun with funny relatives. Question , was she every willing to get back on the potty? Marked for life? S
April 25th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
She cried at the time, but subsequently wanted to recreate the falling-in incident every time I brought her to use toilet.
April 26th, 2012 at 9:07 am
Eoin: Hilarious, as always. …Wanting to fall in every time is a great punchline!
Your “joyride” over at THE RACKET is pretty great too….