Mother's Mother (my darling Gran)was a Hon. from a Lady Ashwin... and my mother never got over the fact that she couldn't be a Hon too..being as how she was about fourth down in the children stakes cos Gran married a very randy man I think (I'm not sure if there were murmurs of Catholicism on his side??? Dunno. Nowt was spoke abuot of Grandfather.) Gran had 13 children! In THOSE days...oh lor. I wish I'd know more about my Gran. I did so love her and I do like to think I take after her.(a lot of her rubbed off on me for starters!!!0
There was such a change in attitudes with parents of a certain age, and then the 60s got started and the Victorian era ended. My parents were SOOOO Edwardian... we almost had above the salt and below the salt! Children seen and NOT heard, NO talking at table, unless spoken to. etc etc. knives and forks at SW and together, and NO decorations please!
It was oppressive, and even then I knew it was... it could be FELT... but one did not rebel. One Simply Did Not walk into the Punishment Room voluntarily!
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Date: 2016-11-28 02:48 pm (UTC)From:There was such a change in attitudes with parents of a certain age, and then the 60s got started and the Victorian era ended. My parents were SOOOO Edwardian... we almost had above the salt and below the salt!
Children seen and NOT heard, NO talking at table, unless spoken to. etc etc. knives and forks at SW and together, and NO decorations please!
It was oppressive, and even then I knew it was... it could be FELT... but one did not rebel. One Simply Did Not walk into the Punishment Room voluntarily!