LESSONS from my DAD

Hayley Sproull and dad Craig

“My dad is my great mate. I’ve always said he’s a clown disguised in a suit. He’s a hard-working business owner from nine to five, but otherwise he’s the life of the party, the class clown and the best set of ears. As a kid, he was always trying to make my brother and I laugh with his silly characters and faces, and often you’d find him playing with our toys – even if we weren’t there. As an adult, he’s become a wonderful friend. We’ve spent a lot of time sharing fried rice and a dozen wontons, pondering the bigger questions of the world with a bottle of cheap red nearby. He’s taught me a lot of things, but here’s just 10 of them...

1 The difference between good music and bad music, leading me to believe music peaked around 1975 and has been slowly declining in quality since then.

2 A sense of humour