Land of the giants

A return to the days of the hunter-gatherer caused unexpected chaos in the Blair home.

- AMANDA BLAIR

My husband has been home more than usual. This is not an unusual scenario in this unprecedented time of unprecedented viral infection and unprecedented lockdowns forcing unprecedented thought bubbles of: “Why did I marry this person?” and “Do I actually like any of my children?”

This time at home has thrown up some big life questions. For example: “When I’m in the shower, why does somebody always come in and use the loo? I’m only in there for three minutes. Can’t they wait till I’m out to do their No. 2?” Also: “Why is it that everybody spends so much time alone in their rooms on devices until the moment I put on a TV show that I want to watch? Then, like zombies in Michael Jackson’s