I will never forget the day of my tenth birthday. I got up expecting to receive the usual clothes passed down from my older cousins, second hand shoes, etc. But I was in for the suprise of my life when I arrived down stairs. There was not one present waiting for me. In fact, all I got was--- "what do you want for your breakfast Jim?" this was said by my Nan. "Sorry but that's all I can offer" she said. "It has been a bad year for all your aunts and uncles so they have no clothes to spare this year. But don't worry, I'm sure Christmas will be better." I was absolutely gutted while she said this. I noticed my grandfather who was sat in his armchair had a strange smile on his face.
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Monday, May 1, 2017
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Worst time, to be a man-child!
Let me start by saying that "no child who is on the edge of becoming a man should be told that he has a baby sister" like this. ...
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Let's Begin Hi my name is Jim. I was born in the UK in 1954 into a very big family. like most in my era I did not appreciate just...
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A lot of you must wonder why I don't talk about my mum on here. Truth be told, I really did not know her. Apart from sometimes seeing h...
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I hope that any one that reads these posts will forgive me for the order they appear. I started them after my wife Kathleen encouraged me t...