How old are the OSers here

mags50_2

Caterina...I have to admit that I had never heard of a 'doula' before...so had a quick 'google'....what a wonderful job you have...it must be so rewarding!

Jacks_xxx

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Caterina

mags50 wrote: »

Caterina...I have to admit that I had never heard of a 'doula' before...so had a quick 'google'....what a wonderful job you have...it must be so rewarding!

Thanks Mags, it was great while it lasted (and it was fab to be my own boss!), then after 20 years of looking after my family and the last of those also looking after other families I decided it was time to look after number 1, so I gave up doulaing. But I am still working for an organisation that provides volunteer doulas for mothers in prison, only I am doing the admin and website instead of the care side.

Caterina

DoWhatULove-LoveWhatUDo

I'm in the 25-30 age bracket, and I came to OS via an interest in being more "green" and not wanting to fall into debt now that I have finally left the parental nest and have bills to pay.

I loved reading your story Caterina.

Justamum

Caterina wrote: »

I was brought up quite OS - the food thing is mostly because in Italy everybody, rich or poor, tends to cook from scratch so I picked up cookery skills very early, I cannot remember a time when I did not know how to cook.

My MIL is Greek Cypriot, and they are usually brought up to cook from a young age. Except my MIL :rotfl:. It appears she was a rather indulged only daughter (had two younger brothers) and her dad preferred her to study rather than learn to cook, etc, though why the two can't mix is beyond me (the other women in the family are all professionals and can cook really well). Suffice to say the only time we had any good Cypriot food was when we went to Cyprus to stay with some of DH's relatives and had wonderful "proper" Cypriot food.

buxtonrabbitgreen

I am 55 and married with 5 kids between 35 and 15. I wonder if the reason there is not so many of us oldies is because a lot of the people I know are technophobes. The only reason I am not is because I have teens in the house.
As a child we lived a very os life. A pump in the kitchen for water and a tin bath. No heating except for a coal fire in the lounge, and dads old army blankets on our beds for extra warmth in the winter.
From the age of 4 I had a 2 mile walk to school. And woods at the back of our house to play in all summer.
I din't learn to cook at home, though my mum used to cook from scratch and bake the occasional cake, but didn't really like us getting in her way in the kitchen. However she was a very good needlewoman and made all our clothes (and hers)
Being at school during the late 50's and early 60's did mean I learnt to cook and sew at school, which has stood me in good stead.
I have always mended rather than throw away and was shocked that some people don't.