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How to Keep in Touch with your ParentsBy Jon HillThursdayRing! Ring!“Hello Mum, you O.K.? Can I speak to Dad?” “I’ll just get him.” “Hello Dad, you O.K.? Don’t tell Mum, but I’m going caving/climbing/abseiling/paragliding/skiing/ice-climbing (delete as appropriate). “You be careful.” ”I will. Bye, speak again soon.” MondayRing! Ring!“Hello Mum, did you have a ------“ “Why didn’t you tell me you were going caving/climbing/abseiling/paragliding/skiing/ice-climbing (delete as appropriate). “Well, I didn’t want you to worry. Anyway, it’s all perfectly safe. Is Dad there?” “Hi Dad, don’t tell Mum, but I nearly came a cropper this weekend.” “You be careful.” “I will. Bye, speak again soon.” Later same eveningRing! Ring!“Hi Mum, what’s the ------“ “Why didn’t you tell me ------“ “Well, I didn’t want you to worry.” A few weeks laterRing! Ring!“Hello Mum, can I speak to Dad? ------
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