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'I hid my pain by grinning like Carol Smillie on crack'



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" "Call it tough love, but she'll have to cultivate a palate for Pot Noodle" "
Published Date: 21 May 2008
By HUGH REILLY
IT IS the exam season, a time of bliss when classroom contact with upper-school students is much reduced, thus Sir is able to step outside the hamster wheel that is teaching Higher and Standard Grade courses.



Unfortunately, my happiness was shattered when my 17-year-old daughter uttered the words that every father dreads: "Dad, I have been accepted by Dundee Art School."

Naturally, I tried to hide my pain by grinning like Carol Smillie on crack...



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  • Last Updated: 20 May 2008 7:46 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Hugh Reilly
 
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Switzerland 21/05/2008 02:01:39
Cheeky git. That's my alma mater you are maligning. I lived off 10 bob a week too. Your daughter made a sensible decision in choosing to flee the west though. "Carol Smillie on crack cocaine"? Ho, ho, ho. I hope she sees this and sues you, comedian.
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