Do you think you could have managed things your Mother did?

[Megsdaughter]

I was just musing, after I looked through some photos from 1961.

I was born in the February, I'm 65 next week.
When I was born my Mother was staying with my Grandparents in Edinburgh, my Dad being in the RAF had been posted to Aden and my Mum being pregnant wasnt allowed to go. At that time I was the youngest of three having a 4 year old and 2 year old brother

When I was 6 weeks old my Mother got on a train just with her 3 children (me strapped to her in a shawl sling) and 2 small suitcases, one full of terry nappies the other enough clothes for an over night stay and travelled to London.

When she got there sge got from Waterloo to Victoria Coach station, I'm not sure if she git a taxi or went on the tube. She got a coach from Victoria to Oxford, and then a bus from Oxford to Brize Norton the RAF airport. We stayed there the night.

The next morning she got us all on the plane and we flew to Aden where my Dad met us.

I had my Son in the late 70's but I couldnt imagine doing all that at just 6 weeks post partum. Could you?

Probably not what you are asking - go out and get plastered ever weekend then cause almighty rows and become physical? No I couldn't.

My DM had my brother who had chronic asthma as a child and was always in hospital. She drove to a farm to get him goats milk. I also had a squint and lazy eye so I had regular hospital appointments. She divorced my dad but we had my stepdad. On top of this when I was 8 or 9 my mum started drama classes at a local theatre on Saturday mornings and also did private tuition at weekends probably later. This all helped to pay off the mortgage early though. I could have done what she did if I had to. My nana (mum’s mother) I think often felt guilty she couldn’t help out much but she had her own business. Plus she wasn’t really a child person. Gave my mum money though.