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For those who weren't around 50 years ago I thought I'd start a thread for those who were around 20 years ago.

I was a care assistant looking after children with special needs. I cycled to work and back; 4 miles round trip. I also applied to do nursing. I was single with a boyfriend who lived miles away in Norwich. He's now my OH.

Janet xx

Hi Jello,

Although I was around 50 yrs ago, I was also around 20yrs ago, can I still join in LOL.

I moved out to my new abode about then, a lovely Barn conversion.
and have loved it ever since.

I'm in Norwich at the present...lovely isn't it !!

well fifty years ago I had just got married - Easter Saturday 1959

Now fifty years on I am alone and a little bit sad, but on the other hand have extremely happy memories of a lovely day, a great honeymoon, and a lovely married life!! not many can say that

20 years ago I was working up at our local farm which is also a DIY livery yard, working with my own horses, and others.........great life, outdoors in all weathers and never had a cold......

......since I gave it up after the death of my last horse in late 2005, I have had cold after cold, and flu this Christmas.....

.......my 3 kids were still at home and teenagers, and life was noisy and very busy........it is all so different now.....

sally

20 years ago, I was still at school was in 6th form :-)

Working not in shoes but B**TS training on the Beauty counter ~now i need polyfiller............lol.

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I was at Secondary School, Listening to Stock Aitken and Waterman classics!
Drooling over the best boyband in the world - New Kids on the Block - No change there then! lol

Pat

I was 10 days away from my 18th birthday and busy looking after my nearly 4month old son.................. who is now in 2nd year of uni!!

Twenty years ago I was recently widowed with two sons, aged 5 & 6 years old, and very disilusioned (sp?) with life.

Today I am the proud mum of a nearly 15 year old daughter and a doting nain to my 13 month old grandaughter. You never know what is around the corner.........or the next.

Sis, hugs for you love. I was doing the same, but also juggling having the house modernised around us both and working part time plus about to be dealt the blow that my Dad had lung cancer from which he died in 1990. Had just coped with my Mum having a heart attack and developing full blown diabetes too so trying to divide myself into so many bits to deal with everything, all by myself. No wonder I am barmy now!

Lizxx

Everyone welcome on here whether you were around 50 years ago or 20 years ago.

Hi all,

Hi Marilyn yes Norwich is a lovely place although I didn't spend much time there. My Oh lived there for 3 years and he liked it. We have friends there who we met on hoiliday. Must go back one day.

All, When you look back overtime makes you realise how much we've all come forward and achieved, even if its only the littlest of things.

Janet xxxx

Wondering if I should get shot of other half,still am,wish I had!

20 years ago I had been divorced for 4 years, had 2 children aged 8 and 6, had recently moved here from an estate in the middle of nowhere and had started work as a LSA at the local primary school.

I was 6mths pregnant with my second child and had a 3 year old at nursey...I was working part time still washing with a twin tub and brought my first tv instead of renting one......

20 years ago I was trying to cope with a six year old with food allergies, and a 4 year old with severe speech problems. Life was lived on a knife edge. I never knew which of them would blow their top first.

20 years ago i worked as a caretaker at a youth club for five years,there was never a dull moment ..
Exploding kettles , mice in the cupboards,kids barrackading the doors and my first job in the morning was to knock the darts out of the ceiling , luckly i had a crash helmet
Happy memories, i still chuckle looking back

20 years ago I was 18 footloose n fancy free working for £17.50 a week YTS idolising Jason Donovan lol big hair bat wings filofax shoulder pads ~ happy days!

20 years ago today was my cousins 21st birthday!

Can't remember what we did to celebrate - some sort of family do or meal no doubt.

I was working in a bank where I had been for 3 years. I stayed for another 17 before I left - bearing in mind the current climate - just in time !!!


Penny

i was living in sandhurst surrey
bringing up my 2year old daughter

we had just moved back to britain from germany, and i was happier than i had been, nearer home,

I was working for Barclays Bank at their HO in London and had just bought house with boyfriend in Stevenage.

We still live here but I was made redundant in '95 and now I work locally

Great Thread

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