Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

michaels

GDB2222 wrote: »

They had a very interesting sign up in the Indian GP's. "Ultrasound: We will NOT tell you the child's sex."

I fear this may disappoint you but when we went for our scans in Herts within the last 10 years we were told official policy was not to tell the sex as there had been a statistically noticeable increase in female babies failing to reach full term when they had routinely offered to state the babies sex

(Also in a definite example of 'institutional racism' they were happy to tell us the sex if we wanted to know)

Generali wrote: »

I wrote a fairly long post that was really heartfelt. A summary:

I'm a bit sad and a bit happy. The weather's great. It was my birthday a few days ago.

Bloody Internet.

I hate it when that happens. I am guessing but did the birthday bring on a bit of the old 'reflection on life'? Best to be like my DW and I and basically ignore birthdays, life is quite full enough of trials and tribulations to waste time and effort reflecting on it.

vivatifosi wrote: »

My understanding is that it is smaller than that. If mine was at LA ward level there would be more deprivation: I live in the same ward as a lot of council housing but where I live is private. It seems to be smart enough to work out that where I live is different, but not smart enough to get it bang on. I think it is done by postcode, probably postcode sector. If it was by postcode unit (ie my full postcode) the results would be different.

You are probably right, the sad thing is I have worked on at least one project classifying regional organisations based on a mixture of census and ACORN data so I no doubt did know how they fit together but just can't remember.

michaels

I don't remeber Easter ever being a big deal when I was growing up and it seems we are passing that same lack of big deal ness on to our kids although they get a lot more of the religious side than I ever did.

And now a confession. With all the car and other hassles of the previous weeks I have failed to get them any Easter Eggs this year. Normally we try and get them one small egg each (I am generally fairly anti sweets and chocolates on health grounds and I can instantly see when any of the kids have had a sugar hit in terms of increased activity and stroppiness). however I looked in the cupboard and found 3 buttons eggs we had bought in the past and not given them, in this case the past being best before 03/11...however they were still interested and on opening them they seem ok so they have now been eaten - I will let you know if there are any ill effects. Please don't tell the NSPCC.

GDB2222

michaels wrote: »

I fear this may disappoint you but when we went for our scans in Herts within the last 10 years we were told official policy was not to tell the sex as there had been a statistically noticeable increase in female babies failing to reach full term when they had routinely offered to state the babies sex

(Also in a definite example of 'institutional racism' they were happy to tell us the sex if we wanted to know)

That's very interesting - particularly their agreeing to bend the rules if you looked like you wouldn't do any more with the information than choose the paint colour for the nursery.

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

I don't remeber Easter ever being a big deal when I was growing up and it seems we are passing that same lack of big deal ness on to our kids although they get a lot more of the religious side than I ever did.

What I can remember is: school being Easter-focussed, with lots of drawings of chicks and probably a bit of "chick making" involving egg boxes and pipe cleaners - and these masterpieces would be taken home.

Church would have told us the Easter story and we'd have coloured in Jesus pictures at the Sunday school.

Shops were full of eggs, that you were told you couldn't have. Lots of chick-based advertising in shop windows and displays.

Visit to gran before the day - get given an easter egg.

On the Sunday, eggs galore (probably about 2-4 regular sized ones), along with any acquired along the way (e.g. gran, neighbour/s, random reasons).

A big Turkey Roast dinner.

I think I was about 11-12 when it changed. Then we got a box of Maltesers. And when I was 14 I got given 50p and it was all over.

CKhalvashi

PasturesNew wrote: »

Is that even a place? Never heard of it.

It's our temporary office, near the Latvian border. We're looking at either Vilnius (too expensive) or Klaipeda (a port town) as a more permanent home.

It's definitely a place, as my PA's parents are going to be running shop for 6-12 months for me, and that's where she's originally from

Have a good Easter everyone, I'm taking OH and the girls out shortly.

CK

zagubov

GDB2222 wrote: »

That's very interesting - particularly their agreeing to bend the rules if you looked like you wouldn't do any more with the information than choose the paint colour for the nursery.

I have a feeling this one of those things best left undiscussed (well on an NP thread anyway).:cool:

i totally missed out on getting an easter egg for DS. Easter clashes with another important date this year and I can't juggle everything.:(

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

I don't remeber Easter ever being a big deal when I was growing up and it seems we are passing that same lack of big deal ness on to our kids although they get a lot more of the religious side than I ever did.

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Christus resurrectit, resurrectit vere (someone will correct my spelling I hope).

How 'big' it was depended on where I was I think.

Tbh, I don't think Christmas was quite as expansive, though always dominant over the two here and in the states.

If someone with a christian background looks back and just thinks of eggs I think it's a bit sad, it's a beautiful thing, whether one believes it or not...the idea is beautiful. ( edit...I am clumsily saying that I think Michaels, its not a fail from you)

I gave the toddler I sometimes borrow an egg with two toy cars in it. This kid is a chocoholic (his mother is furious about this, his dad and paternal grandmother feed him chocolate and imply its because they love him more) but the toy cars went down much better than the egg.

zagubov

michaels wrote: »

I don't remeber Easter ever being a big deal when I was growing up and it seems we are passing that same lack of big deal ness on to our kids although they get a lot more of the religious side than I ever did.

My dad remembers Christmas not being a holiday in Scotland before 1958. Don't ever recall any fuss about Easter at all.
Got the impression it was an Episcopalian feast day (as the Scottish equivalent of the Cof E was called).

Hallowe'en was massive (going door-to-door was called "guising" not trick-or-treat), and Hogmanay too.

We're always in England for Christmas and Scotland for Hogmanay so I don't really know how they're celebrated on the "other" side of the border. Actually allthess's would know more because of where he lives.

silvercar

Hallowe'en was massive (going door-to-door was called "guising" not trick-or-treat)

My kids think they are deprived because I wouldn't let them go trick-or-treating. The whole idea seems so wrong. Maybe its heredity, I was never allowed to go because then only the chavs (but they probably weren't called that) did it.

zagubov

silvercar wrote: »

My kids think they are deprived because I wouldn't let them go trick-or-treating. The whole idea seems so wrong. Maybe its heredity, I was never allowed to go because then only the chavs (but they probably weren't called that) did it.

I loathe trick-or-treating. In guising, you told a joke or sang a song but you never do anything mean-spirited, no matter how negatively you were received.

It was a universally good-natured event. Way to ruin a benign tradition.:(