I didn't do naughty until I got very grown up indeed - in fact Ma says that she's aware that on several occasions I tried to take the blame for my little brother's naughtiness - I was that good!!! Sadly brother was totally unappreciative of my life as his doormat - and fortunately I got wise
I'm not a 'bad girl', but do have a tendency towards innocent mischief
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was pretty good as a child too, quiet, shy and studious. Then I became a teenager and became naughtier, all those hormones kick in! I became a nurse and it was very supervised. The nurses home door was locked at 11pm and we had to kneel on the floor before matron so she could check that our hems touched the floor! It was the era of the miniskirt.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Then after my first marriage disappeared I made up for it. Had alovely time all those suppressed teenage years were undone - wahay
Then I met OH who wondered what he had found. We lived together (shock horror) in 70's and thought my parents would be shocked. When I told them they were totally supportive and didn't know why they hadn't . Now 2 children live with partners.
And they all had the wild teenage time - made sure of that
Still find it hard to be 'naughty', make jokes etc though
I lik the the kind of minor naughtiness that leads to fun and laughter. My DIL is very grown-up and I sense disapproval occasionally when I do silly and mildly disrespectful things with my grandchildren. She thinks they should learn to behave properly and with decorum. I just want to have fun with them, the naughtier the better.
46 years ago, I married a good man who has always been entirely trustworthy. He's the rock that steadies this foolish dreamer who goes into 'child' at the slightest provocation. (Not that my ex-pupils would recognise me in this description, more's the pity. I should have had more fun with them).
Going to see my garnd daughter next weekend - Can't wait - haven't seen her since the end of January except on Skype. She can sit up and is experimenting with food.
I have already had words with her and told off for talking to her in the wrong way - Don't care
Rosa, we grans have to learn to live with minor disapproval. Here's a conversation from around ten years ago. (Things have improved since then). Robbie was two.
DIL: 'Robbie tells me he has pop and biscuits with Grandad. Don't think he does not tell me, because he does!'
Me: 'He gets one biscuit and drinks water because he does not like fizzy pop.' Thinks: 'Since when was it a crime to have pop and biscuits?'
Dissatisfied silence on both sides.
I do have a lovely DIL. She is strict about food and good manners.
I think I have a lot to learn. They said no choclate for Easter (she's 7months) so sent her an egg cup with choco buttons in. Thing is I know when mine were growing up I was as strict about choco and I understand where they are coming from. Don't have to admit it though
It is lovely to see that you ladies have calmed everything down and as a bonus you have managed to see off the boring old fart who used to answer lots of gardening questions, well done
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I didn't do naughty until I got very grown up indeed - in fact Ma says that she's aware that on several occasions I tried to take the blame for my little brother's naughtiness - I was that good!!! Sadly brother was totally unappreciative of my life as his doormat - and fortunately I got wise
I'm not a 'bad girl', but do have a tendency towards innocent mischief
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was pretty good as a child too, quiet, shy and studious. Then I became a teenager and became naughtier, all those hormones kick in! I became a nurse and it was very supervised. The nurses home door was locked at 11pm and we had to kneel on the floor before matron so she could check that our hems touched the floor! It was the era of the miniskirt.
I was 'golden' as a young thing
Then after my first marriage disappeared I made up for it. Had alovely time all those suppressed teenage years were undone - wahay
Then I met OH who wondered what he had found. We lived together (shock horror) in 70's and thought my parents would be shocked. When I told them they were totally supportive and didn't know why they hadn't . Now 2 children live with partners.
And they all had the wild teenage time - made sure of that
Still find it hard to be 'naughty', make jokes etc though
I lik the the kind of minor naughtiness that leads to fun and laughter. My DIL is very grown-up and I sense disapproval occasionally when I do silly and mildly disrespectful things with my grandchildren. She thinks they should learn to behave properly and with decorum. I just want to have fun with them, the naughtier the better.
46 years ago, I married a good man who has always been entirely trustworthy. He's the rock that steadies this foolish dreamer who goes into 'child' at the slightest provocation. (Not that my ex-pupils would recognise me in this description, more's the pity. I should have had more fun with them).
GG, that's what grandmas are for, breaking the rules.
Going to see my garnd daughter next weekend - Can't wait - haven't seen her since the end of January except on Skype. She can sit up and is experimenting with food.
I have already had words with her
and told off for talking to her in the wrong way - Don't care
Thanks, PP.
Rosa, we grans have to learn to live with minor disapproval. Here's a conversation from around ten years ago. (Things have improved since then). Robbie was two.
DIL: 'Robbie tells me he has pop and biscuits with Grandad. Don't think he does not tell me, because he does!'
Me: 'He gets one biscuit and drinks water because he does not like fizzy pop.' Thinks: 'Since when was it a crime to have pop and biscuits?'
Dissatisfied silence on both sides.
I do have a lovely DIL. She is strict about food and good manners.
I think I have a lot to learn. They said no choclate for Easter (she's 7months) so sent her an egg cup with choco buttons in. Thing is I know when mine were growing up I was as strict about choco and I understand where they are coming from. Don't have to admit it though
It is lovely to see that you ladies have calmed everything down and as a bonus you have managed to see off the boring old fart who used to answer lots of gardening questions, well done