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How naughty were you as a child?

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downtoearth Tue 19-Jan-16 09:08:34

I was the one over the road your mum warned you not to play with grin

Teetime Tue 19-Jan-16 09:07:39

Apparently I was an extremely naughty child (according to Mother) but I cant remember anything I did that was so bad except what she called 'back-chatting' her. I fear its become a life long habit I always seem to have something to say. grin

downtoearth Tue 19-Jan-16 09:05:38

well you did ask and theres plenty more where that came from grin

Imperfect27 Tue 19-Jan-16 09:04:44

Re yoghurtgate ... I was always such a goody-two-shoes, they never even suspected me! As a teacher, I have tried not to make assumptions on those occasions when some thing goes missing ... (but it wasn't me gov!)

downtoearth Tue 19-Jan-16 09:03:39

I was forever being told I was a horrible child,I was forever sitting on the kerb rolling in/playing with dirt,consequently I was always filthy.
My partner in crime was my best friend S together we would roam grimy streets and bombsites getting up to allsorts and being where we shouldnt,we played cricket where we shouldnt have and half brick we where using as a ball sailed through her neighbours front window and smashed the telly....what did we do ..run like the clappers...we never got caught,in a small garage area someone had parked a delapidated caravan,which then became our den,but we felt it needed a few finishing touches...so we decorated it using some bright red paint we had found,funnily we didnt like the decor and moved on to another den down a back alley where found rhubarb ,runner beans, and apples, a little poke of sugar secreted out of the door provided us with a picnic lunch...and the syrup of figs stayed in the cupboard for the duration.....I gave my 2year old brother a pot of creosote to play with, and tied him to the linen post down the end of the garden by means of forcing his legs down the sleeves of his coat and buttoning it up at the back round the post ......me I was a good child grin although not my mums favourite..grin..I didnt pinch anything though in my favour.

ninathenana Tue 19-Jan-16 08:31:37

Aged about 12 I arrived at my desk in English class and found the previous occupant had left a rather nice fountain pen behind which ended up in my pencil case at the end of the lesson.
The next time we had English the teacher who was actually one of my favourites, made some very pointed remarks about finders not being keepers whilst looking straight at me blushblush

Auntieflo Tue 19-Jan-16 08:11:58

i remember being told that I drank the last tiny drop of orange juice that Mum had been saving for my baby brother. The bottled sort that used to be given out with cod liver oil. Another time when staying with friends at Christmas, I pinched a strawberry from a setting fruit jelly that was in their larder, not realising a telltale hole would be left. Then when I was at senior school one day we were let home early for some reason. Mum was pegging out washing , and I told her I had been expelled. Her face went quite white, and I have no rhyme or reason as to why I said it, but just felt terrible for hurting her so. I still feel the guilt today. sad

Imperfect27 Tue 19-Jan-16 07:04:42

I remember listening all agog and somewhat appalled as a child when my mother told me the story of how she stole cream buns - we are talking 1938 here. She was seven and ran errands for a wealthy neighbour who had an account at the local bakery. One day my mum went in and ordered 4 fresh cream buns and asked for them to be put on 'Mrs Brown's account.' She then took them to the local churchyard and scoffed the lot. It caught up with her a week later when the account needed settling and she was given the belt by my granddad!

Fast forward 35 years and picture me sitting at lunch with my own little family, telling them how, in 1973, I stole a teacher's strawberry yoghurt (early life kleptomania must run in our family). I was 10. Our classroom was next to the staff room and some of us were given the 'privilege' of washing up after break, usually in pairs, but this time I was on my own. There wasn't a fridge and I espied a bag with two pots left on the table ... I couldn't resist, peeled back the lid of one and helped myself to some. Somehow I didn't think the loss would be noticed!

After lunch the head and deputy came in and made us all stand to attention. They proceeded to accuse two boys who were known to be trouble, but who vehemently protested their innocence. We were kept standing for some time as they waited for someone to 'crack'. No result. We were then told that if the culprit did not admit their offences, none of us would go swimming that afternoon. None of us went swimming that afternoon!!!!!

It was as I was telling my children this story (some 30 years later), that I suddenly felt overwhelmed with guilt and said a heartfelt 'sorry' in my mind to my class and especially those two boys. I also realised, as I was retelling the story, that I had avoided eating strawberry yoghurt for years - and likely could trace it back to that event!

Naturally my own children were agog and appalled, which added greatly to my sense of shame! However, I am reminded of these stories because I was chatting to my 2 week old GS (as you do) and telling him what a lovely mum he has and how I have lots if stories to tell him about her ... including the time she vandalised a bench ...

What is your story - if you can bear to tell?