A poem of which we can relate

Pappy

Pappy

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Moved back to NY from Florida. 🤓 2025
I remember the corned beef of my Childhood,
And the bread that we cut with a knife,
When the Children helped with the housework,
And the men went to work not the wife.

The cheese never needed a fridge,
And the bread was so crusty and hot,
The Children were seldom unhappy,
And the Wife was content with her lot.

I remember the milk from the bottle,
With the yummy cream on the top,
Our dinner came hot from the oven,
And not from a freezer; or shop.

The kids were a lot more contented,
They didn't need money for kicks,
Just a game with their friends in the road,
And sometimes the Saturday flicks.

I remember the shop on the corner,
Where biscuits for pennies were sold
Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic?
Or is it....I'm just getting Old?
 

Pappy said:
I remember the corned beef of my Childhood,
And the bread that we cut with a knife,
When the Children helped with the housework,
And the men went to work not the wife.

The cheese never needed a fridge,
And the bread was so crusty and hot,
The Children were seldom unhappy,
And the Wife was content with her lot.

I remember the milk from the bottle,
With the yummy cream on the top,
Our dinner came hot from the oven,
And not from a freezer; or shop.

The kids were a lot more contented,
They didn't need money for kicks,
Just a game with their friends in the road,
And sometimes the Saturday flicks.

I remember the shop on the corner,
Where biscuits for pennies were sold
Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic?
Or is it....I'm just getting Old?
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I don't think it means you are getting old Pappy. I think you are just remembering the wonderful days we lived in when we were growing up. Life was really different then and oh how I wish my Grandchildren could live in days like we did. I truly believe they were much safer days.
 
And the men went to work not the wife.
And the Wife was content with her lot.

Your poem is really good, but sorry, those two lines I quoted, not so much. The rest is great, IMO.
 
Go back again - never. Oh those happy days when Measles, Mumps and Rubella weren't illnesses, but Rites of passage. Oh the joy of a visit to the dentist, the pleasure of knowing that illnesses that now can be easily cured, were often fatal. No central heating or double glazing - that was character building. Corporal punishment in school.

Ah yes, those were the days.
 
In many ways, life WAS better in the past. We may have found cures for diseases but now pollution and unhealthy living are bringing their own problems, so we are no better off in that respect. It IS better for women to stay at home and take care of the home and children. One thing is for sure....people are certainly not happier in these modern times.
 
Good reply rosemarie! You are most certainly correct. Whats the point of having children if no one is around to guide them. The job of the wife if she did her job well was more work than her husbands with far more hours.
 
My mother never worked after she married my dad. She was a 'stay at home mum' so I grew up thinking this was the natural thing to do. Years later, married with my own family, I concluded that this was wrong and that wives were entitled to expect a life outside the home. As it happened, Mrs. L first found a part time job and later full time work in a local school, so this tied in well with the childrens' holidays.

I suppose that this was partly a generational thing. I certainly can't imagine my daughters ever wanting to be "tied to the kitchen sink". My mother never complained, but in later life it was obvious that she thought life had dealt her a bad hand.
 

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