tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post5344324925667380637..comments2023-12-30T19:34:10.283+00:00Comments on Older Mum (In A Muddle): #Once upon a time - FireOlder Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-88697415737328156512013-03-15T17:03:07.340+00:002013-03-15T17:03:07.340+00:00Thank you so much! Would be great if you decide to...Thank you so much! Would be great if you decide to join in. Sorry to hear about your internet issues - so frustrating! Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-68263541716668133782013-03-14T17:25:52.383+00:002013-03-14T17:25:52.383+00:00Brilliantly written. You had my heart pounding! Wh...Brilliantly written. You had my heart pounding! What a great meme. Would love to join in - will try and do so later this month. Have had epic internet issues (ongoing) so have a lot of catching up to do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-25752759765546171622013-03-13T10:56:28.791+00:002013-03-13T10:56:28.791+00:00Thank you - and not condescending at all :o) Thank...Thank you - and not condescending at all :o) Thank you very much. X. Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-13721696438966449442013-03-13T10:54:46.136+00:002013-03-13T10:54:46.136+00:00Oh no - hope it wasn't too serious, and don...Oh no - hope it wasn't too serious, and don't worry, I wouldn't have coped well either. Fire is dangerously attractive to children. Here's hoping he curbs his enthusiasm soon. Thank you.. Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-64370062093883065062013-03-13T00:12:09.494+00:002013-03-13T00:12:09.494+00:00What a powerful post of an emotive event in your l...What a powerful post of an emotive event in your life and without meaning to sound condescending awesomely written. x Mammasaurushttp://mammasaurus.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-20816135371740587202013-03-12T16:58:55.871+00:002013-03-12T16:58:55.871+00:00So pertinent to our lives at the moment as my olde...So pertinent to our lives at the moment as my oldest has yet again been caught experimenting with fire. It terrifies me and I've not coped with it well this time because it's about the fifth time. I think he sees in the fire the things you describe, he's beguiled by it. Thank goodness for your quick thoughts and reactions in that situation. A beautifully written account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-47018857679092747682013-03-11T15:32:12.340+00:002013-03-11T15:32:12.340+00:00Thank you. Yes! One whole month - so that's pl...Thank you. Yes! One whole month - so that's plenty of time. How about you write your fire story? X.Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-88465606924846985112013-03-11T15:30:27.003+00:002013-03-11T15:30:27.003+00:00I'm sure things like fires etc were a lot more...I'm sure things like fires etc were a lot more dangerous back in the day. I think it was quite a common thing to happen. Thank goodness your mum was there! And thank you! :o). Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-39921590918463022462013-03-11T15:27:57.605+00:002013-03-11T15:27:57.605+00:00It was very scary at the time! Are you feeling oka...It was very scary at the time! Are you feeling okay now? :o). X. Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-48144849508845310312013-03-11T15:27:08.408+00:002013-03-11T15:27:08.408+00:00He probably has no memory of it, and I'm not s...He probably has no memory of it, and I'm not sure he actually knows - I can't remember if I actually ever told him! Very true re. how perspective changes as you age, and thank you. X. Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-40756189516196722902013-03-11T15:24:20.555+00:002013-03-11T15:24:20.555+00:00Thank you - yes, very lucky indeed. X. Thank you - yes, very lucky indeed. X. Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-86003459815597337272013-03-11T15:23:53.344+00:002013-03-11T15:23:53.344+00:00Thank you! Yes indeed - I still shudder to think w...Thank you! Yes indeed - I still shudder to think what could have happened - but remind myself that it didn't, thank goodness. X.Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-82629455321107432642013-03-11T15:22:58.812+00:002013-03-11T15:22:58.812+00:00I totally agree - me too! And a very good observat...I totally agree - me too! And a very good observation - my mother's defense at what could have happened. Just as well I arrived when I did :o).Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-29075420609630348962013-03-11T15:21:33.322+00:002013-03-11T15:21:33.322+00:00Yes it was!!!! I think she must have done - she mu...Yes it was!!!! I think she must have done - she must have felt mortified - well I know she did. X.Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-49174006851685785422013-03-11T15:15:38.646+00:002013-03-11T15:15:38.646+00:00Yes indeed! It certainly freaked me out at the tim...Yes indeed! It certainly freaked me out at the time - currently sat next to a nice warm radiator! Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-46448185623012298502013-03-11T15:14:46.407+00:002013-03-11T15:14:46.407+00:00Yes it is .... the memories still give me shivers!...Yes it is .... the memories still give me shivers! And yes, I'm sure she did - thank goodness it was only singing! Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-2976976006205765532013-03-11T12:35:50.860+00:002013-03-11T12:35:50.860+00:00That is one scary yet powerful story, told so wond...That is one scary yet powerful story, told so wonderfully. I have a fire story too but my brother and I were a lot older than you and yours! <br /><br />Do you have all month to write a #onceuponatime story?<br /><br />xx Jazzyjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-83731970249100162422013-03-10T21:11:40.684+00:002013-03-10T21:11:40.684+00:00Wow - your writing's getting better still - a ...Wow - your writing's getting better still - a very powerful piece. I sat with my back against one of those fires once - aged about seven at a friend's house. Fortunately my mum saw as my anorak went up in flames and I was saved from the same fate you saved your brother! Older Single Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752771952921898184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-29241350290534398452013-03-10T00:01:42.929+00:002013-03-10T00:01:42.929+00:00Wow! You can write!
Wow! You can write!<br />The Prettygoodlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797098888794399299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-2145191855128658102013-03-09T18:52:42.238+00:002013-03-09T18:52:42.238+00:00What a scary story... I was actually sitting on th...What a scary story... I was actually sitting on the edge of my seat! xxFunky Wellieshttp://funkywelliesrandomthoughts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-71442317820962138692013-03-09T15:31:45.169+00:002013-03-09T15:31:45.169+00:00Funny how as we grow older and realise our parents...Funny how as we grow older and realise our parents are not infallible it can change our perspective on childhood events. A beautifully written account. I hope your younger brother appreciates what his sensible, quick thinking big sister did for him. xMummy Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10746501465644149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-13075517034795286112013-03-09T10:40:03.523+00:002013-03-09T10:40:03.523+00:00I love how you write, it always draws me in. Great...I love how you write, it always draws me in. Great story, very lucky you showed up when you did xEmma@christmascupboardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939624431408633740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-65261485626019927632013-03-09T00:33:05.045+00:002013-03-09T00:33:05.045+00:00So brilliantly written Sarah. Thank goodness you ...So brilliantly written Sarah. Thank goodness you came home when you did. Fire is so wonderfully fascinating, but devastating too, things could have turned out so tragically that day xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612159319875221204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-23806189130209927302013-03-08T20:41:36.201+00:002013-03-08T20:41:36.201+00:00As a mother, it always the 'what could have ha...As a mother, it always the 'what could have happened' that sends shivers through us. Your mother will have felt exactly the same and that fear led her to hide her forgetfulness. Thank goodness for a quick thinking little girl :-)fivegoblogginghttp://fivegoblogging.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269818854687226287.post-11599415458961890522013-03-08T17:50:20.592+00:002013-03-08T17:50:20.592+00:00That's quite a scary memory to carry for so lo...That's quite a scary memory to carry for so long and yor brother is lucky that you were there to have shut it. I bet your mum secretly thanked her lucky stars for the decades you carried that guilt xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344931806224134121noreply@blogger.com