1999: Spent the day at Edon’s until five when mum took me to Nan’s for tea. I was really pleased as mum said we were going but I didn’t quite believe her until we rounded the corner of her road and then I got really excited shouting ‘Nan, Nan, Nan’. Uncle Eddy and Pa were there too! After 20 minutes mum disappeared. Charming – more quality time! She returned an hour later in a new shiny red car – I was very excited and had a little go in the driver’s seat. We went home in the NEW car, which is actually 3 years old, but it’s all ours! I had a bath, complete with hair wash (I have managed to avoid it for a week now) and I wasn’t too impressed with Mother pouring all that water over my head. Afterwards I found the lion cake and decided to demolish it. Mum discovered another tooth coming = 10 at the bottom and eight on top.
2019: Home alone today and tonight as Mum and Mark have gone to the theatre and Zof is out with friends. Low, low, low day – mum always knows – she text me to check I was in a good place before buggering off out as she put it. I’m ok. Well ok to be left on my own. She rang and faced timed me a couple of times too. I sometimes feel as if I’m cutting teeth all over again in this adult world, but wonder if it was actually any less painful back then …..
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The Way it Really Is - Then and now 