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So who am I then?

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annodomini Sat 29-Sept-12 12:18:50

Me too, gracesmum!

gracesmum Sat 29-Sept-12 12:15:25

"My name is gracesmum and I have a serious Amazon problem "would sum it up for me.grin (Oh and I also have an addiction to Gransnet)

FlicketyB Sat 29-Sept-12 11:35:10

If that was all that it was necessary to say, why say more? I must say I always keep the information I give at such groups to the minimum necessary for the group I am with, and that is all I want from other people. And I agree being a wife and mother is central to one's life, it certainly has been to me and still is even though I had a long successful working career.

JO4 Sat 29-Sept-12 11:18:36

I hope you came back with, "No. I'm quite happy to be that".

I love the last few words of your post. Says it all really. sunshine

PRINTMISS Sat 29-Sept-12 11:08:07

I was at a small meeting recently, only a handful of people sitting in a circle, and most of us knew each other already, but as appears to be the 'norm' these, days we were asked to introduce and say a little about ourselves. I was there with the other half, and well known to all except one of the people there, so when it came to my turn, I just said I am 'D' and I am 'T's wife (he was sitting next to me). This brought a quite shocked response from one of the leaders of the group - she thought 'I was more than that'. What more would I want to be at my age - yes I am the older generation, and to me being a wife and mother was what life was all about. I did have several jobs, ran two or three quite successful clubs, and joined the odd organisation, generally entering into life in many ways, but I have always been a wife and mother, so why should I want to be 'more than that'? someone is going to say I should 'get a life', but I have one, and enjoyed it, I think it is called contentment.