Kids and Small Hotels and Breakfast Time Nightmares

PasturesNew

When I was a child I mentally converted every word into numbers as I was listening to people/things. A=1, B=2, C=3..... so cat was 3+1+20=24. Everything was converted into a number mentally.

I went to dad's friend's house once and was told to "be quiet", so I sat there and counted the roses on their wallpaper. The first thing I said once we'd got out of their house was "There were .... roses on the wallpaper in that room". I counted EVERYTHING. I still do count a lot of things.... all the time. If I am walking anywhere I'm not taking in the views, I'm counting my footsteps.

I can tell you how many paces it is from here to the steps at the end of the road, how many steps there are, how many paces it is to the beach and how many paces from the beach to the part of it where I've been going.

PasturesNew

jellyhead wrote: »

Imagine time travelling and meeting your younger self in a hotel breakfast room :eek::D

I wouldn't. We had caravans in farmers fields, with gas mantles and chemical toilets. Breakfast on holiday would be a box of Sugar Puffs in the caravan. I remember one year the Sugar Puffs had little pink sugary balls in the bag too.... size of small marbles. Strawberry flavoured.... most exciting thing EVER!

delain

PasturesNew wrote: »

When I was a child I mentally converted every word into numbers as I was listening to people/things. A=1, B=2, C=3..... so cat was 3+1+20=24. Everything was converted into a number mentally.

I went to dad's friend's house once and was told to "be quiet", so I sat there and counted the roses on their wallpaper. The first thing I said once we'd got out of their house was "There were .... roses on the wallpaper in that room". I counted EVERYTHING. I still do count a lot of things.... all the time. If I am walking anywhere I'm not taking in the views, I'm counting my footsteps.

I can tell you how many paces it is from here to the steps at the end of the road, how many steps there are, how many paces it is to the beach and how many paces from the beach to the part of it where I've been going.

That just tells me you're extremely intelligent

PasturesNew wrote: »

I wouldn't. We had caravans in farmers fields, with gas mantles and chemical toilets. Breakfast on holiday would be a box of Sugar Puffs in the caravan. I remember one year the Sugar Puffs had little pink sugary balls in the bag too.... size of small marbles. Strawberry flavoured.... most exciting thing EVER!

I used to love caravan/camping holidays. I used to go 5-6 times a year with my nan and grandad who were in the caravan club.

The twins ask how much things cost too.

And they can recognise the model of every girls Clarks shoe eg:

'your shoes are infant daisy bop'

PasturesNew

delain wrote: »

That just tells me you're extremely intelligent

Yes, but an exceptionally high IQ, combined with exceptional oddness ... isn't a good combination.

Lotus-eater

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was brought up to stay quiet .... probably because of the embarrassment I caused. My parents used to say they had to take me everywhere twice, the second time to apologise

So you know how horrible it is to be brought up that way, which surprises me at your attitude.

gingin_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Yes, but an exceptionally high IQ, combined with exceptional oddness ... isn't a good combination.

You have a very sharp, very dry sense of humour which makes me chuckle. You will probably say the humour is not intentional all of the time but your observations tend to be spot-on.

As I said before, I used to post on the housing board many years ago and remember your posts. I know you get a lot of respect on there.

PasturesNew

Lotus-eater wrote: »

So you know how horrible it is to be brought up that way, which surprises me at your attitude.

It's how most kids were brought up in the 60s. Children should be seen, but not heard. It wasn't horrible; it was the way it was.

PasturesNew

gingin wrote: »

You have a very sharp, very dry sense of humour which makes me chuckle. You will probably say the humour is not intentional all of the time but your observations tend to be spot-on.

As I said before, I used to post on the housing board many years ago and remember your posts. I know you get a lot of respect on there.

Thank you

I am not sure if it's respect.... or fear of getting a kicking from the others if I'm picked on

Lotus-eater

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's how most kids were brought up in the 60s. Children should be seen, but not heard. It wasn't horrible; it was the way it was.

Oh, so you really do think children should be quiet then?

PasturesNew

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Oh, so you really do think children should be quiet then?

People should be quiet. If I wanted a party I'd be in Ibiza.