Hello, I'm Josh Riddicham, and I'm Rob Becky.

Welcome to Lockdown Parenting Hell.

The show in which Rob and I discuss what it's like to be a parent during lockdown, which I would say can be a little tricky.

So in an effort to make some kind of sense of the current situation and to make me feel better

about my increasingly terrible parenting skills each episode will be chatting to a

famous parent about how well they're coping.

Or hopefully not.

And we will be hearing from you, the listener, with your tales of lockdown parenting woe.

Because let's be honest, none of us know what we're doing.

Hello and welcome to lockdown parenting hell with

Josh we can rock back. Lockdown parenting hell with That is Freddie who is three years old. His favorite toy is a little nasty cheap children's keyboard.

The moment my wife boy at home last year, I knew it was a big mistake and sure enough, two months into lockdown,

the thing was driving me around the bend.

Not sure which is worse, the incessant loop of the demo tracks or the infernal ding made from smashing the keys in a random order to his heart's content.

I know I should be encouraging him to develop his confidence in musical abilities, but enough was enough.

With the dumps being shut and the charity shops not taking donations,

had to think long and hard how to get rid of it. One evening I left it in my neighbour's recycling

bin. As I walked home the feeling of elated relief turned into guilt. How could

I crush his dreams like this? I went to turn it back to retrieve the toy,

but then was too afraid that the bin might be contaminated with coronavirus.

Oh God! Yeah, that's the breeding ground inside the bin with knowing, in it.

I prayed he wouldn't notice, but like clockwork he came and asked where it was the following morning. I told him that they don't make batteries for it anymore, so he had to send it back.

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