Family HolidaysBack in the 80s when my Dad got made redundant (hello Dad!), he spent all the redundancy money on one of those big motor caravans.
Us kids loved it, apart from when my sister threw up on my sleeping bag, but looking back I'm not so sure my mum did. There was a certain tension every time the big van was even mentioned, let alone driven around France for weeks on end with her still having to cook and do all the washing.
What went wrong, what went right, and how did you survive the shame of having your family with you as a teenager?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Aug 2007, 14:33)
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FlashbackThe Supergran post has just reminded me of the time that our family of 4 decided to join forces with my (now sadly departed) Nan & get 2 rooms in a B&B (can't remember where). I was probably about 6. And we were certainly not well off at the time. So, Mum & Dad got one double room with a Z bed (remember those?) for my little bro, and I got to share the other double bed with my Nan.
Only problem? I'm a light sleeper, and Nan snored like a freight train. I swear the windows were rattling.
I tried very hard to sleep, honest, but it just wasn't happening. And back then I was one of those sensitive little flowers that HAD to get a coupla hours shut eye.
Little Bro valiantly stepped in and slept with Nan, while I got the Z bed. Which was held together with string and was damp & very stinky. The combined snoring of the 'rents added to the discomfort & general stinkyness of the bed was still preferable to the din going on in the next room. Lord only knows how heavy sleepers manage.
Answers on a postcard please!
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Whodathunkit, Wed 8 Aug 2007, 22:56,
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