UNCLE JIMMY wrote: Crybaby wrote:I remember your saying that before, Beth -- I think it's really nice when parents do what you did. I worked for an attorney that told me his father complained about work every night at the dinner table and always told of how he hated his job. This attorney NEVER spoke of his work in front of his two kids, about 5 and 8 at the time, unless it was positive. He said he remembers thinking as a kid that it's a shame work was so bad when you had to do it your whole life. So not only did he make up his mind to do some kind of legal work that he enjoyed, but he made a promise that he'd never let his kids think work was something to dread. I admired that and I admire your choice re cheese, too, Beth!
I had to laugh at your story of the attorneys father complain about work!
My mother ( rest her soul ) talked work at the table....every.....single....night, at the supper table. Point stared at poor dad! He couldn't eat in piece. She would start into a conversation, and reprimand dad; and saying,"Your NOT L00King at me when I speak!"
Then, there was the getting caught rolling his eyes back when she said certain things. She would say, "I see you rolling your s o a beech of an eye's looking up!!!.... He said,"I just thought I saw a bug on the ceiling!"
That was it....She would push her plate away, and snap up and walk into the living room while we would silently finish our meal. Poor dad choking on his! And then came the gesture that set my brother and me into a giggling fit! He would salute mom, as her back was turned, with a
Thumb & Five Finger Salute!
hahahahahah.......We got a kick out of that!