I grew up on a Council Estate and never once questioned my parents income, it was never a discussion.
We didnโt eat a lot of fast food because it was considered a treat, not a food group.
We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes and vegetables - (which were not an optional choice). No vegetables, no dessert!!!
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped neighbours with chores to be able to earn our own money.
We by no means were given everything we wanted.
We went outside a lot to play, ride bikes, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went swimming.
We rarely just sat inside.
Bottled water was unheard of.
If we had a coke, it was in a glass bottle and we didnโt break the bottle when finished.
We saved it and cashed it back in at the shops for a sweet.
After school, we came home and did homework and chores, before going outside or having friends over.
We would ride our bikes for hours.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with and be home when the street lights came on!
You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing.
What they said was LAW and you did not question it and you had better know it!
We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up, we would get a real telling off, it wasnโt called abuse, it was called discipline!
We held doors, carried the shopping and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked.
You didnโt hear swear words on the radio in songs or TV.
โPlease and Thank youโ, were part of our daily vocabulary! ๐ฏ
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
Consider Re-posting if youโre thankful for your childhood.
I will never forget where I came from and only wish children nowadays had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with!
And we were never ever ever ever bored ๐ฏ
@55in2020 Stay positive Dave. Understanding how you feel is difficult unless you have been through something like this. Lost my partner in March , he was 55. Cancer is a b@tch. Take all the help you are offered by family, friends & support services. Sending you love & keeping you in my ๐๐ป
@ElaineJeens@Grams1396@LairdOfTheManor Itโs called a Sgian Dubh but itโs pronounced as above ๐คฃ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ it means black knife in Gaelic
@djmcinnes03 @HenryRiley1 Iโll think you will find that all your so called taxes go to the corrupt Scottish government that you support so much! You really are a sad little man!
@ryan1mcq2 Why not! For your information it was when my partner was dying of cancer to make him happy! Oh and you do realise there were Scottish Clans that fought for the English at Culloden too๐คช just let me know if you want a history lesson!
@CensoredMen 6XL bathrobes๐ณ why are people so entitled! Definitely a case of an overactive knife and fork! The world does not revolve around you sweetie!