tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post2851771343032979686..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: TELLING IT ON TUESDAY.....(part 10)....1950Mimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-7435831910913882132014-03-12T18:07:05.573+08:002014-03-12T18:07:05.573+08:00Thanks River. I have such happy memories of my yo...Thanks River. I have such happy memories of my youth that I guess it was interesting. Yes Terry's suicide was a tragedy but I've heard since then that people with compositor's jobs tend to suffer depression. I am not sure if it is true but I am sure I read it somewhere and Terry was a compositor with the Western Australian newspapers.<br />Maybe you folks had a similar agreement to my folks about how they would behave in front of the children.<br />Strangely enough my daughter was very aware of friction in my first marriage where her younger brother had no idea anything was wrong. I believe that is often the case with men too. A woman says she is going to leave her husband and he will come back with the question "Why what's wrong?" It may be a man/woman thing perhaps.<br />I am now wowser but am sure people and alcohol and children are not a good combination. I do think people are more selfish these days (or are they?)Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-79874814711369928162014-03-12T18:01:59.187+08:002014-03-12T18:01:59.187+08:00Thanks Rae. I can't help smiling at how a ver...Thanks Rae. I can't help smiling at how a very ordinary life can arouse such interest. I'm always interested in other people and obviously you and other bloggers do too. So many lives are different and I guess we like to compare ours with others.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-85374475716971468862014-03-12T17:59:45.886+08:002014-03-12T17:59:45.886+08:00Thanks Yam. Your comments are spot on. It's ...Thanks Yam. Your comments are spot on. It's always difficult being a parent and finding the happy path to take in regard to aspects of family life.<br />Yes, June was a real character and she and Margaret were such special friends. They sort of complemented each other. Thanks again. xxMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-33713455107530164462014-03-12T17:58:06.666+08:002014-03-12T17:58:06.666+08:00Thanks Denise. I don't have the writing abili...Thanks Denise. I don't have the writing ability of many bloggers but just try to tell as it is or was. It's certainly great to have those old black and white photos and to look at them and remember friends from the past.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-28724663486455645302014-03-12T17:57:01.571+08:002014-03-12T17:57:01.571+08:00Thanks Delores. As said to EC...nearly all the me...Thanks Delores. As said to EC...nearly all the memories are good so easy to recall most of the events that were special to me.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-44641360174426191462014-03-12T17:56:10.025+08:002014-03-12T17:56:10.025+08:00Hi Beatrice and thanks for your kind comments. I ...Hi Beatrice and thanks for your kind comments. I began this story about 10 weeks back but not sure if you read any of the earlier ones.<br />It gives me something to do and it's nice to look back on what was a simple but quite enjoyable longish life.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-39563804835032398832014-03-12T17:54:45.849+08:002014-03-12T17:54:45.849+08:00Not good you are having trouble but glad your comm...Not good you are having trouble but glad your comment came through loud and clear here. I'm not sure I was always a joy to my folks but I don't think I really let them down too much. : )Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-69817469694246710582014-03-12T17:53:41.323+08:002014-03-12T17:53:41.323+08:00Thanks EC. I think without there being anything b...Thanks EC. I think without there being anything bad in my young life it is so easy to remember the good things that took place.<br />It was a tragedy and not long afterwards I moved a distance from North Perth so lost touch with the people I'd known locally. I don't know if Mary married again but I hope she found someone to share her life with as she was such a likeable person.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-48664901628954466732014-03-12T15:52:13.372+08:002014-03-12T15:52:13.372+08:00Such interesting times, your life has certainly be...Such interesting times, your life has certainly been very full. I was sad to read of Terry taking his own life. <br />I don't remember my parents fighting at all, but they must have, for they separated when I was quite young. I think if appearances are kept up, children just don't notice what's going on in a marriage. These days kids hear much more with parents discussing more with them too. It's better this way, although the parents who have drunken brawls in front of the kids really shouldn't. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-27278095467646110872014-03-12T07:19:04.875+08:002014-03-12T07:19:04.875+08:00Oh Mimsie, thank you for sharing your story xxxOh Mimsie, thank you for sharing your story xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757728297450699103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-23620661360881083402014-03-12T04:10:52.289+08:002014-03-12T04:10:52.289+08:00Hari OM
As the others, I am loving to read your au...Hari OM<br />As the others, I am loving to read your autobiography. "Not in front of the children" was a comedy show in 1960s Britain which demonstrates the ethos of the times regarding the family unit. I do wonder though, if indeed children can be too sheltered. Then again, there are those who are exposed to much wrath and bitterness when parents cannot be adults and let it 'all hang out'. Seems to me yours did what was right for you and although it ended, clearly they would have benefited in their turn from the common focal point you created by your presence in their lives. And didn't those lasses have spunk, driving the Nullarbor?! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-56954823259672803222014-03-11T22:32:35.085+08:002014-03-11T22:32:35.085+08:00A very interesting post Mimsie, beautifully writte...A very interesting post Mimsie, beautifully written. I was sad to read your mum and dad split up. That must have been very hard for you. I did enjoy the photos. Such treasures!DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-87564604514759043472014-03-11T20:59:41.661+08:002014-03-11T20:59:41.661+08:00I am enjoying these posts so very much and stand i...I am enjoying these posts so very much and stand in awe of your excellent memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-38180575910630757092014-03-11T20:29:30.652+08:002014-03-11T20:29:30.652+08:00I very much enjoyed this post, Mimsie, as it was i...I very much enjoyed this post, Mimsie, as it was interesting and enjoyable to read about your life, especially with the accompanying photos. You have many happy memories as well as the sad ones too, as do we all. Thanks for sharing. <br />I also enjoyed the previous posts about the schnauzer and maine coon cat.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-16506963339934010092014-03-11T19:14:15.226+08:002014-03-11T19:14:15.226+08:00Oh Mimsie I am having trouble leaving a comment it...Oh Mimsie I am having trouble leaving a comment it is probably on my end. I just really wanted to say how much I am loving hearing about your very full life and all the friends and adventures you had. You were such a joy to your Mum and Dad I just know it. HUGS BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-45708997572818574122014-03-11T12:42:03.031+08:002014-03-11T12:42:03.031+08:00I do love these posts Mimsie. I admire your memor...I do love these posts Mimsie. I admire your memory too. And love the elegance of clothing then.<br />Poor Mary. Losing Terry like that must have been an awful shock. So very hard on her and on the children.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com