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Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People
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lostinrates wrote: »Families confusions are much more accepted now I think.
Certainly more accepted now than 50 years ago. But I think if you go back further, they were quite common and perfectly accepted 100 or more years ago, because so many more people (like my grandfather) were widowed while still young enough to have a second family.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.
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The EA listing from when I bought the house says it's 11'8" x 7'3".
What sort of size do you think your rug / mat should be? Presumably not as big as the whole room, if you've got machines and baskets of clothes in there?lostinrates wrote: »Because I was such a late arrival to the party I am totally behind the rest of my cousins / sibling, though my sibling was the first that side of the family, I was the last.
Families confusions are much more accepted now I think.
In terms of my closer family, no confusion at all - no first cousins, on either side. Two uncles, neither of whom had children. And the 4 of us are pretty close in age, as I was 7 when my Bruv was born, with two sisters in between.
I don't think confusions are more accepted now; rather the confusions are different. With much greater adult mortality in wars, accidents, childbirth and illness, you had lots of "blended" families, but what wasn't nearly so common was ex-spouses on the scene - as in Lydia's example, you had widows or widowers re-marrying, far more than now, but you didn't have nearly so many divorced people re-marrying. So half-siblings and step-siblings were probably a lot more likely to be brought up in the same household as each other than they are now?Yet another way in which your family is like mine.
My grandfather lost his first wife, remarried some time later and so had two families. My mother therefore had half nieces who were closer to her in age than her half sister was. Some of the children of my mother's half nieces are older than me, although a generation down. When we were little we took delight in referring to each other as "half first cousins once removed" but now I just call them cousins.
The gaps weren't, in my Dad's mother's family, caused by more than one marriage, but partly by war. My grandmother was 15 years younger than the eldest of her 4 sisters, and the 3 of her sisters who married did so young and started having their families. My grandmother's marriage was delayed by the Second World War (although in prospect before it) and her sons, first my uncle, then my Dad, were born after the war, when my grandmother was in her late 30s.
There could be quite a gap, though, between Isaac and any first cousins he might end up with. My sisters, my Bruv and OH's younger brother show no signs yet of procreating, and Isaac could easily end up with first cousins who are 15 years younger than him, or more, I suppose....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I really fancied a chinese tonight... couldn't decide indian or chinese, so decided chinese as the indians here aren't all that brilliant and I'd not had chinese for awhile.
Well, then I got a bit tight and thought I'd go into Mr S and get some chicken dippers and cook my own rice and make curry sauce with that ..... but when I got there they only had bags of 42 chicken dippers..... and as one piggy portion is 6, there's no way I could cook/eat those in the next 3 days.
So I ended up having half a can of spagbol on toast and two nuked poached eggs. Cost 35p, but somehow not the same as a chinese
Problem with being one, they are doing 4 dishes plus 2 sides for a tenner at Mr S.
But will it keep you as warm?neverdespairgirl wrote: »Sounds more fun than insulating, perhaps?I think....0 -
Yes, I think I was thinking more of complications like step parents or half siblings/ step siblings who might not live with you.
I remember trying to explain to people who the man who was sometimes a our house was was my siblings dad and it confused ( other children that is). If. Said he was my step dad it was more easily accepted, though obviously ver inaccurate!
Now I think. 'Thats my mothers other babyfather'
or some such would pass with no confusion by many kids . 0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »What sort of size do you think your rug / mat should be? Presumably not as big as the whole room, if you've got machines and baskets of clothes in there?
The ebay one that I'm currently bidding on is 5'6" x 4'0".neverdespairgirl wrote: »The gaps weren't, in my Dad's mother's family, caused by more than one marriage, but partly by war. My grandmother was 15 years younger than the eldest of her 4 sisters, and the 3 of her sisters who married did so young and started having their families. My grandmother's marriage was delayed by the Second World War (although in prospect before it) and her sons, first my uncle, then my Dad, were born after the war, when my grandmother was in her late 30s.
My dad's two older sisters, although only 4 & 6 years older than him, both met their husbands in the forces during the war, married in 1945 (when my dad was only 19) and started having kids immediately. He didn't marry until 1956, and I'm the youngest of 4, not born until 1969, when my dad was 43. So I've got full first cousins who are 23 years older than me. The oldest of their kids is not much younger than me, but I've only met him once because he lives in America. His son is the same age as DD.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Now I think. 'Thats my mothers other babyfather' or some such would pass with no confusion by many kids .
You'd need to say it in a rather fake south London / black accent, though, really.
"Dat's me Momma's udder babydad" would do.
I absolutely loathe the words "babymomma" and "babydad". Yuck....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »You'd need to say it in a rather fake south London / black accent, though, really.
"Dat's me Momma's udder babydad" would do.
I absolutely loathe the words "babymomma" and "babydad". Yuck.
The real accent is pretty much why I got sent to uk to school I think. 0 -
lostinrates wrote: »The real accent is pretty much why I got sent to uk to school I think.
I have absolutely no problem with a real Caribbean accent.
I have a serious problem with a spotty white 16 year old from High Wycombe doing a bad imitation of it in the youth court, with added Souf Lon'on glottal stop....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »I have absolutely no problem with a real Caribbean accent.
I have a serious problem with a spotty white 16 year old from High Wycombe doing a bad imitation of it in the youth court, with added Souf Lon'on glottal stop.
Actually, the black ones often have as little cultural affiliation. ( nothing wrong wit pride in roots,which is different, or cultural Affiliation. Which is fabulous....when its there)
They are British kids foremost, all of them, whether first gen, second gen, third gen or 55th gen. . Its a shame they aren't proud of it. Its a shame we have not commanded their respect.0
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