I don't know whether to laugh or cry!

Falconbird

durhanjen having attempted to sign up for GN surveys, I notice applicants date of birth goes back to 1910.....how many 104+ year old GNs are there out there!

Mishap mine did too! She also told me that she had wanted boys, not four girls! She too also jumped down the stairs. She smoked like a chimney because even then she knew it would keep my size smaller. It's not surprising that I have more health problems than my sisters.

I am astonished that we turned out anything like reasonable human beings sometimes.

I was born 10 months after my little sister age 1 passed away. Everyone in the neighbourhood was shocked according to my aunt. This was in 1946.

My parents always had a strange attitude towards me, they didn't have anymore children, and I always felt they either loved me or disliked me too much. They were always amazed that I grew and prospered and I could tell they were always thinking about the child they had lost.

Mum frequently called me a changeling - the real baby had been taken away and a fairy child put in the cradle.

Went to see my mother in law yesterday, and she wanted me to take her to see her mother. She was upset that nobody would tell her what had happened to her mother. My mother in law is 93.
She told me that my husband was a deaf mute and no good. I just go along with it.

That must be so hard- I have to say. And I am very sorry. It makes me feel very privileged that I know my parents were so happy to welcome number 3 (1 boy from my mother's first marriage, 1 boy 1 year after their marriage) and that I was a girl.

How can a child ever be made to feel responsible for their birth, or their sex... xxx

Flip Mishap! That's appalling!

Flipping heck Mishap A friend of mine's mother also added jumping down the stairs to that little disclosure !
I've got used to the fact I'm not /married to/ a doctor but am constantly reminded I could/should have 'done better' for myself....but I still love her (bless!)
Mum doesn't have dementia (thankfully) so makes it somewhat harder sometimes

My mum happily told me that she had tried the gin and hot bath treatment when she found she was carrying me - I felt really welcome!

Your Mother's loss then Kitty.

What's not to love?.......We all do

Ann - the thing is that she didn't like me very much before but it gives me great pleasure to tell my brothers (who she adores) that she thinks they are a disappointment too!

Seriously, I rarely get upset by her comments now but when I was younger, and she meant what she said, I did!!

Yes, great idea bout writing a little book! perhaps with proceeds to Alzeheimer research.

Well done you for not giving up- as said before, it will help you so much to know that, when the time does come.

Wonderful!

LOL Kitty thanks for that

You can't possibly take any offence.She lives in a dream world and she loves you really

Laugh and laugh again- your mum is priceless. (((( hugs ))))

Did you ought to write all her sayings in a book?

kitty

Oh definitely laugh!