Sam de Brito, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2012
YOU have to wonder if the ”bloody kids” have replaced ”the missus” as the perceived ball and chain around the modern man’s neck.
Both are topics of conversation I find older guys will use to establish a rapport with a stranger – particularly in client meetings, at conferences and work functions.
Sport might also get a mention and, perhaps, commentary on the attractiveness of whatever woman is nearby but once these subjects are exhausted it’s fascinating how often men will riff on the onerous nature of parenthood, and ”how you’ve lost the next 20 years of your life”.
