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It looks to me that her over-reaction must be due to some long-standing resentment of your position in life vis-a-vis hers rather than your 'value' comment. It's not so much the thought as the need to actually express it that I find extraordinary.
I suspect David may have summed it up to be honest
David wrote: "It looks to me that her over-reaction must be due to some long-standing resentment of your position in life vis-a-vis hers rather than your 'value' comment. It's not so much the thought as the need..."Yes, thinking about it, I think that could be it.
I think sometimes, her way of reaching out was to ask for a favour, usually something she would see as easy, but which would be well out of my comfort zone - like having her daughter, who was our goddaughter, to stay. She is a gorgeous girl and was an absolute sweetheart as a child but she was allergic to lactose, our cat and nuts. And I don't mean a bit, the nuts, thing, especially, was life threatening. So I was just petrified every moment that being in my filthy, allergen-riddled dwelling would endanger her daughter's life. I used to be on the verge of a panic attack every moment she was with us so I could only cope with it occasionally.
I never told my friend about my fears having her daughter to stay, so she probably saw us as distant and mean spirited. Whereas actually it was just a case of being too petrified for regular interaction.
Meanwhile she saw a man who is a lawyer and therefore, as far as she's concerned, loaded, living in a large house (and she probably saw its worth in terms of her local town which would be four or five times its worth in ours). She probably doesn't realise that the reason we have a big house is because we bought a wreck and did it up slowly. She possibly also doesn't realise that, since neither of us has any capital, McOther has to invest most of what he earns into our pension if he wishes to retire at any time before the point of death. She may also have forgotten that he didn't start his career as a lawyer until he was in his late 30s so hasn't had the usual amount of time to build up any capital/pension.
So yeh, I reckon you're right. She may well see us as mean people who never offered her any help unless she begged.
But yes, like you, I do find it odd.
Ho hum.
Cheers
MTM
Jim wrote: "I suspect David may have summed it up to be honest"Completely agree, and especially with your further comment about her daughter MT
Hello, This week a tribute to my editor, who died three weeks ago.
https://mtmcguire.co.uk/2017/09/02/kate/
Cheers
MTM
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "It made me cry"I just hope somebody who knows her family shares that blog with them.
Jim wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "It made me cry"I just hope somebody who knows her family shares that blog with them."
I shared the nub of it with Adrian when I wrote to him - at her email address - to say how sorry I was.
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "It made me cry"
I was a bit most eyed when I wrote it, I have to confess.
Great post MT, if you write the stories like your posts on here, it will be funny and engaging, and I would definitely buy it
I'm sure you weren't really a vile child
more prone to testing every statement through practical experiment :-)
A bit like William Brown, actually.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "A bit like William Brown, actually."yes, I can see that :-)
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "A bit like William Brown, actually."Googled this but got nowhere. I presume you don't mean an estate agent. :-)
amazingly, no. I've heard of them and as a kidI think I saw them on telly but never hoisted in his surname. :-)
M.T. wrote: "amazingly, no. I've heard of them and as a kidI think I saw them on telly but never hoisted in his surname. :-)"Try them - they might appeal to you.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "M.T. wrote: "amazingly, no. I've heard of them and as a kidI think I saw them on telly but never hoisted in his surname. :-)"Try them - they might appeal to you."
and to your son as well. I suspect you might enjoy them together
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "M.T. wrote: "amazingly, no. I've heard of them and as a kidI think I saw them on telly but never hoisted in his surname. :-)"Try them - they might appeal to you."
Yep, you should, they're great fun. William has a singular moral code that is somewhat at odds with his elders and betters. The stories also present a fascinating insight into middle class life in England in the inter-war years.
Sounds like a plan. I'm pretty sure my brother read them so I suspect McMini would enjoy them.
Fairly sure I got some free kindle versions, just hope I still enjoy them
M.T. wrote: "Sounds like a plan. I'm pretty sure my brother read them so I suspect McMini would enjoy them."Yes, I'm sure he would :)
Richmal Crompton wrote other stuff as well which is excellent.
the audio books read by Martin Jarvis will be great in the car :-)https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Children...
there is an audio sample feature :-)
Martin Jarvis's 'William' readings are just amazing. They pop up occasionally on Radio 4 when he gives one at a literary festival. Sadly they're not currently available on the BBC iPlayer.
I think I've got the thing were I get a free audiobook if I sign up to Audible - I'll have a shufty. Looks like that might be one way to go. ;-)Cheers
MTM
This one should raise a chuckle and there's a bit at the end for any Kobo users to get the K'Barthan Box set at 30% off. http://hamgee.co.uk/blog/dementia_1/
Cheers
MTM
Thanks for the chuckle, although the photo brought a tear to my eye. Can't wait for your book
At the moment, that stuff would go in a separate dementia book. The official book is the family 'history', provisionally entitled, Setting Trip Wires for Granny and other tall family tales,
Although I could equally call it, The First Man Who Was Kind to Loonies and other tall family tales.
The dementia thing... I dunno, maybe I could call it the Dementia Diaries or something ... answers on a post card please! ;-)
I do like the first title
Jim wrote: "A good blog"Glad you enjoyed it Jim.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "You could release it as a double pack with Philip Whiteland's Steady Past Your Granny's"
Exactly!
Glorb needs to be a character in one of your books!
Thanks for the chuckle MT
Damn interesting blog post on Facebook earlier, Mary.Don't forget to pop a link in here, eh?
I'll try again tomorrow, bit deep for a Sat night
Here's a handy link. Sorry that took me a while. I am, indeed, getting deep and political on yo arse this week. https://mtmcguire.co.uk/2017/10/21/th...
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I don't think there's any malice in it. I doubt it's ego on her part either. I think it's just a case of our being on completely different wavelengths. :-)