One of my regrets (and I have a few
) is that I didn't ask my parents more about their lives before they were married and when they were young.....
That isn't one of my regrets because I was a nosy child and my dad was a perfect raconteur. I do have 2 regrets, but I can't put a voice to them until I'm just about kicking the bucket. 
we had similar thread to this, C4 i think
mine is when my ma phoned and said my dad was trying to phone her (he was ill in a nursing home but had a mobile) but cos he was a 'stroke victim' she couldnt understand him-but i could, we had my then girlfriend little sisters round at the time-chaos-so i phoned, couldnt get through-i thought, i'll phone him first thing
but i had a call in the morning from the home saying my dad had died
and
i regret not trying again-cos i wanted to know what he was wanting to say to us
always felt guilty
but my mates said i wasnt to know, so.....
Pirate, that's waaaay too sad
You're obviously such a lovely, caring person that, whatever he wanted to say, must have been a good thing, of that I'm sure
The only thing to regret is living in the past
The only thing to feel sorrow for is not living each day to the fullest.
The only thing to do to repent is to sincerely say, I'm sorry.
Don't live your life regretting yesterday.
Live your life so tomorrow you won't regret today.
If only I could do this
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One of my regrets (and I have a few) is that I didn't ask my parents more about their lives before they were married and when they were young.....
I have this regret too Baz. I think they must have spoken about it at times but I was to wrapped up in myself to have listened properly, I wonder if my two daughters will have the same regrets?....
I think times are different now, my Mum & Dad were "Just" Mum & Dad"...
My children see us as "Mum & Dad" but, see us (we allow them) as people with a past......(and not just an Historical one)
Ditto Syd I did pick up a few *tales* but by the time I was really interested there was no one left to ask. I have albums full of photos, and don't know half the people in them... and never will now...
i regret not trying again-cos i wanted to know what he was wanting to say to us
always felt guilty
but my mates said i wasnt to know, so.....
You had/have good mates xxxxx
Feel a few regretful tears reading and agreeing with you Baz.....
One of my regrets (and I have a few) is that I didn't ask my parents more about their lives before they were married and when they were young.....
I have this regret too Baz. I think they must have spoken about it at times but I was to wrapped up in myself to have listened properly, I wonder if my two daughters will have the same regrets?....
I think times are different now, my Mum & Dad were "Just" Mum & Dad"...
My children see us as "Mum & Dad" but, see us (we allow them) as people with a past......(and not just an Historical one)
Ditto Syd I did pick up a few *tales* but by the time I was really interested there was no one left to ask. I have albums full of photos, and don't know half the people in them... and never will now...
do the family tree. You will find out loads.
Feel a few regretful tears reading and agreeing with you Baz.....
One of my regrets (and I have a few) is that I didn't ask my parents more about their lives before they were married and when they were young.....
I have this regret too Baz. I think they must have spoken about it at times but I was to wrapped up in myself to have listened properly, I wonder if my two daughters will have the same regrets?....
I think times are different now, my Mum & Dad were "Just" Mum & Dad"...
My children see us as "Mum & Dad" but, see us (we allow them) as people with a past......(and not just an Historical one)
Ditto Syd I did pick up a few *tales* but by the time I was really interested there was no one left to ask. I have albums full of photos, and don't know half the people in them... and never will now...
do the family tree. You will find out loads.
I have actually done quite a bit Cologne..... but while it is really interesting it can only fill in the bare bones really...... and just made me realize that I didn't really know my parents as people in their own right...... cos I was brought up in the children are to be seen and not heard generation
Believe it or not - my nieces and nephew never called me auntie - it was always Soozy (or Soozy woo) my sister called her youngest after me .............I am Big Soozy Woo and I have a niece (now aged 30) who is known as little Soozy Woo. It's wonderful to bear your own children but ...............it is really wonderful to be a loving (and loved) auntie too IMO.
Mine dont either. My name was pronounced as ninny nennon by first niece and before long everyone in the family was calling me that. Subsequent nieces followed suit. It has stuck ever since, even my brothers and sister call me nennon.
Originally Posted by Smarting Buttocks:Believe it or not - my nieces and nephew never called me auntie - it was always Soozy (or Soozy woo) my sister called her youngest after me .............I am Big Soozy Woo and I have a niece (now aged 30) who is known as little Soozy Woo. It's wonderful to bear your own children but ...............it is really wonderful to be a loving (and loved) auntie too IMO.
Mine dont either. My name was pronounced as ninny nennon by first niece and before long everyone in the family was calling me that. Subsequent nieces followed suit. It has stuck ever since, even my brothers and sister call me nennon.
My daughter is an auntie to her brothers son. Her name is Georgina (we call her George) my grandson couldn't do 'G,s' he called her Tooer ..............it has stuck - more often than not she is Tooer
Super. I wear the best auntie crown in my family. When my now adult niece was little she believed everyone had a Mummy, Daddy and an Auntie Helen.
Where's the like button on here SB? is it this
we had similar thread to this, C4 i think
mine is when my ma phoned and said my dad was trying to phone her (he was ill in a nursing home but had a mobile) but cos he was a 'stroke victim' she couldnt understand him-but i could, we had my then girlfriend little sisters round at the time-chaos-so i phoned, couldnt get through-i thought, i'll phone him first thing
but i had a call in the morning from the home saying my dad had died
and
i regret not trying again-cos i wanted to know what he was wanting to say to us
always felt guilty
but my mates said i wasnt to know, so.....
Pirate, that's waaaay too sad You're obviously such a lovely, caring person that, whatever he wanted to say, must have been a good thing, of that I'm sure
ta for that
guilt is crap
dont get you anywhere though
just slows your life down
with constant thinking
Mine dont either. My name was pronounced as ninny nennon by first niece and before long everyone in the family was calling me that. Subsequent nieces followed suit. It has stuck ever since, even my brothers and sister call me nennon.
That reminds me of my friend's family - they have an Auntie Jean - who they have always called Arnazene (because one of them couldn't pronounce it properly).
She's 101 yrs old now - and known to all and sundry as Arnazene 
Baz I'm soooooo lucky in that regard, used to sit in bed with my gran and my mum , hearing all of their 'stories,' could never get enough of them when I was a little girl, asking about the 'olden days'! My dad,well, although I was completely devastated when my mum died,it gave him and me a chance for him to 'come into his own' and me to hear his stories rather than him doing 'I'll pass you on to your mum!.....Could get a bit maudlin here BUT, for you young uns on here....take heed!
Baz I'm soooooo lucky in that regard, used to sit in bed with my gran and my mum , hearing all of their 'stories,' could never get enough of them when I was a little girl, asking about the 'olden days'! My dad,well, although I was completely devastated when my mum died,it gave him and me a chance for him to 'come into his own' and me to hear his stories rather than him doing 'I'll pass you on to your mum!.....Could get a bit maudlin here BUT, for you young uns on here....take heed!
That's really lovely Super and yes..... youngsters take note
I'm soooooo lucky in that regard, used to sit in bed with my gran and my mum , hearing all of their 'stories,' could never get enough of them when I was a little girl, asking about the 'olden days'! My dad,well, although I was completely devastated when my mum died,it gave him and me a chance for him to 'come into his own' and me to hear his stories rather than him doing 'I'll pass you on to your mum!.....Could get a bit maudlin here BUT, for you young uns on here....take heed!
xx
I regret my grandparents weren't around when i got older so i could hear more of their stories, my grandad (only 1 i had) died when i was 11 and i knew some of his stories of when he was captured during the war but not all of them and i loved him too pieces (i was the only granddaughter)
My daughter has all her grandparents (all in thier 60's) but she rarely spends time with them anymore, too busy with her own life, sad really my dad and her used too be really close, cause he worked when she was younger he used too walk too my house (instead of using his car) and take her out in her pram to the park (awww)
Believe it or not - my nieces and nephew never called me auntie - it was always Soozy (or Soozy woo) my sister called her youngest after me .............I am Big Soozy Woo and I have a niece (now aged 30) who is known as little Soozy Woo. It's wonderful to bear your own children but ...............it is really wonderful to be a loving (and loved) auntie too IMO.
Mine dont either. My name was pronounced as ninny nennon by first niece and before long everyone in the family was calling me that. Subsequent nieces followed suit. It has stuck ever since, even my brothers and sister call me nennon.
Ha Ha , I'm still called either Gakon or Kagon, (real name Karen, couldn't pronounce it when they were babes,)..or latterly Kazza/ Kaz/ Kazbah 911 .don't ask! If anyone else called me Kaz or Kazbah or any variations of that I'd grrrrrr....but I love it when they do....I have an 84yr old aunt Doreen who we all call Dozza, think she likes that too
Pirate, that's waaaay too sad You're obviously such a lovely, caring person that, whatever he wanted to say, must have been a good thing, of that I'm sure
ta for that
guilt is crap
dont get you anywhere though
just slows your life down
with constant thinking
Please know that I don't do platitudes, or 'be nice' to 'be nice.' if I say it, I mean it, otherwise I'd say nowt
Absolutely loads of regrets and I'm only just turned 25. God knows how many regrets I'll have by the time I'm 50 (if i make it).
I regret not going on a secondary school trip to Belgium to visit the war graves after hearing what happened on it through those that went
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Absolutely loads of regrets and I'm only just turned 25. God knows how many regrets I'll have by the time I'm 50 (if i make it).
Regrets at 25?....
I regret my grandparents weren't around when i got older so i could hear more of their stories, my grandad (only 1 i had) died when i was 11 and i knew some of his stories of when he was captured during the war but not all of them and i loved him too pieces (i was the only granddaughter)
My daughter has all her grandparents (all in thier 60's) but she rarely spends time with them anymore, too busy with her own life, sad really my dad and her used too be really close, cause he worked when she was younger he used too walk too my house (instead of using his car) and take her out in her pram to the park (awww)
My paternal Gran died just before I was born, horrendous death, she was cleaning and fell through the loft into a broom cupboard and was impaled....She sounded like she was a lovely person, ran a home made confectionary shop...anyways, my dad adored her and my mum loved her, so she must have been alreet !
Absolutely loads of regrets and I'm only just turned 25. God knows how many regrets I'll have by the time I'm 50 (if i make it).
Regrets at 25?....
And you expect a load more!
I regret my grandparents weren't around when i got older so i could hear more of their stories, my grandad (only 1 i had) died when i was 11 and i knew some of his stories of when he was captured during the war but not all of them and i loved him too pieces (i was the only granddaughter)
My daughter has all her grandparents (all in thier 60's) but she rarely spends time with them anymore, too busy with her own life, sad really my dad and her used too be really close, cause he worked when she was younger he used too walk too my house (instead of using his car) and take her out in her pram to the park (awww)
My paternal Gran died just before I was born, horrendous death, she was cleaning and fell through the loft into a broom cupboard and was impaled....She sounded like she was a lovely person, ran a home made confectionary shop...anyways, my dad adored her and my mum loved her, so she must have been alreet !
ooooooooooooooooooooh that's awful.
My paternal Gran died just before I was born, horrendous death, she was cleaning and fell through the loft into a broom cupboard and was impaled....She sounded like she was a lovely person, ran a home made confectionary shop...anyways, my dad adored her and my mum loved her, so she must have been alreet !
Cleaning the Loft! she must have been Houseproud..Bless her........xx
ooooooooooooooooooooh that's awful.
Must have been horrendous Sooz..as i understand it, through the lady bits
.....word of advice... life is too short for cleaning the loft!... EDIT..absobloodylutely Sid
Holy shit Soops...
I just told Ickle that.... and she is still sitting here clutching her nethers going "ooooooooohoooooohoooooooh" with a face like ----->
Bloody hell!!!!
Super.
On hearing Super's family story, I feel I can tell mine, even tho I don't have documented evidence.
My Maternal Grandad who I never met, threw himself out of a hospital window, and fell to his death......
Family gossip?....don't know.....my Mum never told me...............
I regret not going on a secondary school trip to Belgium to visit the war graves after hearing what happened on it through those that went.
Time yet hun x
In the mean time, go see this: http://warhorselondon.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Holy shit Soops...
I just told Ickle that.... and she is still sitting here clutching her nethers going "ooooooooohoooooohoooooooh" with a face like ----->
Bloody hell!!!!
That's what I did when i found out... at about Ickle's age
On hearing Super's family story, I feel I can tell mine, even tho I don't have documented evidence.
My Maternal Grandad who I never met, threw himself out of a hospital window, and fell to his death......
Family gossip?....don't know.....my Mum never told me...............
Oh Jeez Sid
On hearing Super's family story, I feel I can tell mine, even tho I don't have documented evidence.
My Maternal Grandad who I never met, threw himself out of a hospital window, and fell to his death......
Family gossip?....don't know.....my Mum never told me...............
Oh Jeez Sid
Just saying, that my Mum, never spoke of it........how sad is that?.............(For her)
Ha Ha , I'm still called either Gakon or Kagon, (real name Karen, couldn't pronounce it when they were babes,)..or latterly Kazza/ Kaz/ Kazbah 911 .don't ask! If anyone else called me Kaz or Kazbah or any variations of that I'd grrrrrr....but I love it when they do....I have an 84yr old aunt Doreen who we all call Dozza, think she likes that too
! I'm Aka ..the wee one couldn't say Auntie Karin My nieces do the Kazbah one as well, no numbers though
my (paternal) granddad died before I was born... I wished I could have met him... he's the one member of my family that I actually think I could have related to.
My (maternal) grandfather was (probably still is) alive.. but I only saw him once, when I was with my mum and bumped into him on the street. he was a bitter bastard who made my mum's live a living hell, and all he had to say to her when they bumped into each other was to start slating off my nana!
So.... no grandads for me..
My (maternal) grandad was simply the best. The nicest man I ever knew. I lived next door to him until I got married. This whole brisket thing has made me sad ..............my grandad was lovely - mot a bad bone in his body and never a bad word to say about anyone - I think briske was probably like that.
Sorry - I'm a little bit emotional 
