General Chat

i remember the summer of 76 it reminds me of weymouth beach and hearing the teenagers of the day playing their radios on the beach, radio one and 10cc im not in love was the summer hit. they were calmer times not as depressing as these days i feel, i dont feel a disapproving tone that hayley feels in this thread, some kids misbehave some are wild but most of the ones i know are just kids and want some fun but its restricted by so many complaints, thats outside not on this thread. then saying that i suppose some of the kids are like some adults , think the world and his dog owe them a huge gratitude. however memories are nice of 70s 80s

Glad you all enjoyed it, as you can tell i have been really busy at work today. For a more modern one take a look at 'another one to make you smile' lisa

Lol...my mum loved it, she is now going to send it all to my nan via text....will take her ages!! lol

boy did we have fun then you brought back some wonderful memories

didnt mean to be contraversial, its just something i had an opinion on and i dont see why its wrong to express that opinion

My mum never baked, but my nan always did, still does!!!lol

Gee I didn't realise it had become contraversial. Ok so we went off topic a bit for a while. But back on course now with memories of Mums baking :-) Jeanette x

lol- when i was younger, i thought that when we got to a certain age we had to change our name...so i decided i was going to be called angel...i always loved that name!! i was very sad when i was told that it didnt actually happen!!!

Lorr, your daughter is very lucky to have a mum like you...-x-

Yes Lor , My Mum used to do alot of baking..... she doesn't now ! lol G xxx

Why does it always have to get so serious? We start off talking about something fun and its a shame that the thread has become controversial. I thought this thread was about childhood memories, maybe not appreciated by all ages.... but give it time. My kids are 18 and 20 and love talking about when they were young, they talk about Postman Pat and Thomas the Tank Engine, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Count Duckula, etc in just the same we talk about Watch with Mother. The games they played were sometimes the same but often different, we didn't have videos or computer games, but the good old days were just as good for them as they were for us. So lets just enjoy the thread as it was intended - surely we don't have to go through life always being serious and looking for controversy. G :-)

Hi Lorr Sounds like you've done a grand job there. It obvoiusly wasn't easy for you. And I don't think going without things does any harm. My parents weren't that well off and spent as much as they could afford on a house away from the city were they thought we would have a better up bringing. When birthdays and xmas came around all my friends used to get fantastic presents - all the latest things (Stylaphones - remember them!). We used to get necessities like a new dressing gown or pair of jeans! lol. And Mum always made sure we were clean and presentable and there was a hot meal on the table at tea time. She always used to bake on a Friday aswell, a talent that has sadly passed me by! lol. Apart from the baking I do all of these things for my kids and hopefully they will do them for theirs. After al,l kids use us as a role model and only copy what we do Jeanette x

You sound like an excellent mum Lorraine, i wish everyone had your attitude

Yeah ive got great memories from when i was growing up (i suppose i still am really), but i dont know about transporting 'bad' people to a far away place will help any. These people are created mostly by their environments and tyhe only way to make less bad people is to change the kind of lives some are born into. Its not a matter of if we ignore it it might go away, it definately wont

lol...i still do!!!!lol

Some lovely memories there folks, we were talking about similar things at work the other day, and when Mum told us to do something we did it!..

ha ha...yeah- take em all to a desert island!!! lol Sounds like im blowing my own trumpet...but i know that my mum has brought us up well...its been tough for her shes been through some really rough times...but she has put her life into making us who we are, and she is the bestest friend i could ever wish for.... no way am i saying im perfect...cor, ive put her through hell before, especially when i was 15, but i have never dis respected her...i did runaway from home one night(when i was 15) i was naiive and believed what i was told and ran off with a boy and spent a night in the park (in the middle of November) mind you i went straight home the next day!!! xx

Awwwww Steph thanks I don't feel so bad now! lol I hope I'm doing a good job of brining my girls up but it's not an easy task. And it must be even more difficult if you're a one parent family. I think it depends on how much effort you're prepared to put in. And sadly it seems a lot of poeple can't be bothered. I agree with what your saying there about Councils doing more. If they made a concerted effort to get rid of those that make the estates into a bad place to live, they will only be left with decent poeple. Only problem is the bad ones have to live somewhere so they could turn up in anyones street. Our ancestors had it right when they transported them to a far away land! lol Jeanette x

i know what you mean, but dont think 'you all' are to blame...there are just different people and different standards....i live on a council estate and its not very nice...i am definatley no prude and not very posh but have great respect for people and i know what is right and wrong....sometimes i think people in authority are to blame...i.e the Council..for letting these places get in such a state...xxx

Hayley and Steph As is usually the case the majority spoil it for the rest, hence you get tarred with the same brush. Both of you sound as though you've had a good up bringing, all credit to your parents. Fortunately there are still some 'old school' parents around. When you think about it, it must be my generation that's to blame (I'm just old enough to be your Mum Hayley!). We're the ones rearing the youngsters of today. And if we don't teach our children respect for others then nobody can. Jeanette x