Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

mhoc

I just want to apologize to anyone who I have offended earlier or who thinks my attitudes stinks.
All three of mine have done the mindless, low grade minimum pay jobs – eldest child started at 15 working in a hotel restaurant and then went on to work in pubs, hotels and bars throughout uni and beyond, eldest son worked in a butchers mopping blood off floors before he went into the army and Errant son started at 16 working as a pot scrubber in a hotel kitchen for 6 years while he went through college and uni – so they have all done their fair share of slave labour mindless exhausting jobs.
But thankfully they all went on to do exams, their college courses and degrees, to get good enough jobs and promotion so that they don’t ever have to go back to that stage again – even Errant son will be working in his chosen career before long with a dollop of my daily and constant nagging .
My dad worked for the council cleaning out drains until the work affected his back and he had to retire in his 50s. My mum cleaned – she cleaned stations, hospitals, people’s homes … They came across to the UK in the late 1940s and early 1950s with the minimum of education and had no choices. Home life was miserable, we had no luxuries, nothing much of anything and we were hungry and I expect it was a hand to mouth existence.
I was doing shop work myself at 14 while I was at school.
This is why I made sure my 3 got their education and grew up with a strong work ethic and they worked at whatever jobs they could find whilst at college and uni.

Tinyshoes

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Early evening paw sniffers:D

Late afternoon for the softie southerners:D

Off for a catch up.

Do we know about the free hot cross bub(singular) in M tomorrow after 11. Check out their FB for more details

Certainly still feels like a beautiful afternoon down here in the South of France.

I'm just about to hang out a 3rd load of washing...:rotfl:

bubbs

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Early evening paw sniffers:D

Late afternoon for the softie southerners:D

Off for a catch up.

Do we know about the free hot cross bub(singular) in M tomorrow after 11. Check out their FB for more details

I am not free from morries:eek:

TrulyMadly

pk04 wrote: »

I vote 5 - 1 rabbit, 2monkeys, 2 parrots

Where the devil have you been?:D

Lovely to see you pk:T

TrulyMadly

pk04 wrote: »

Ask TM

...

I'm going for "mineral"

Just to be on the safe side:whistle::whistle:

TrulyMadly

Surely those parrots must be in a cage...how on earth could a monkey carry them:o

TrulyMadly

savvy_sal wrote: »

Afternoon all

Sorry I haven't been here.I picked up a nasty virus that wiped me out for about a week.

I feel better today so went for a quick womble.Only found one.

1x Vanish Stain Remover Powder Gold for Whites (1.41kg) £12.00 £8.00
A v W

Great to see you sal....I always worry about you on that crazy hover board :rotfl:

Great womble by the way:)

bubbs

Birdies in SD gone out the 3 for £3 again

TrulyMadly

mhoc wrote: »

I just want to apologize to anyone who I have offended earlier or who thinks my attitudes stinks.
All three of mine have done the mindless, low grade minimum pay jobs – eldest child started at 15 working in a hotel restaurant and then went on to work in pubs, hotels and bars throughout uni and beyond, eldest son worked in a butchers mopping blood off floors before he went into the army and Errant son started at 16 working as a pot scrubber in a hotel kitchen for 6 years while he went through college and uni – so they have all done their fair share of slave labour mindless exhausting jobs.
But thankfully they all went on to do exams, their college courses and degrees, to get good enough jobs and promotion so that they don’t ever have to go back to that stage again – even Errant son will be working in his chosen career before long with a dollop of my daily and constant nagging .
My dad worked for the council cleaning out drains until the work affected his back and he had to retire in his 50s. My mum cleaned – she cleaned stations, hospitals, people’s homes … They came across to the UK in the late 1940s and early 1950s with the minimum of education and had no choices. Home life was miserable, we had no luxuries, nothing much of anything and we were hungry and I expect it was a hand to mouth existence.
I was doing shop work myself at 14 while I was at school.
This is why I made sure my 3 got their education and grew up with a strong work ethic and they worked at whatever jobs they could find whilst at college and uni.

I think you are happy when you feel your children have reached their full potential.....whatever that might be:)

emerald21

marmitelovemehateme wrote: »

Well....I'm not short of a sparkle in my eye...;)

No I ll bet