Gransnet stories

In my local community we have published such a book and it is divided into sections like school, home, pets, hobbies, food, etc. Makes very interesting reading and all the contributors are anonymous in that they only give the initial of first name so it could be anyone. Each person has about a page on each subject.

I edit the magazine of our U3A, and I am always asking the members for copy to put in it. I don't seem to be able to persuade them that their lives have been different from all the others and they do have something to say!

Yes, Callistemon, I don’t think that anything of interest has happened to me since around 1998 🥱

I'm sure if I wrote mine people would be 😴 before long
😁

I once typed out the story of my early life, as it was a bit unusual. But eventually, when reading it through , it struck me as awful reading and totally uninteresting to anyone else, so I deleted the whole thing.

Redhead56 “A brassy little madam”
I love it! It’s the sort of thing my gran would have said too!

I think there have been many vignettes of my experiences with a violent father, a snitching golden princess sister and other characters from my life. Ive been told so many times I should begin blogging but there is no money in it.

Thanks its true I do enjoy children's questions mine had plenty and I never stopped them. My GC are mini me they certainly ask questions and give their opinions. That's exactly the way it should be gone are the days of sit up and shut up.

Redhead56
That is lovely ! 😊

Redhead56

I kept my memories from my childhood alive through my children. Funny stories like my gran like a battle axe standing arms folded outside her house. She wore a pinafore wrapped around her large waist and would supervise my mum scrubbing the steps with stone. I remember telling my mum I will not be doing that when I grow up. I was only five and my gran called me a brassy little madam.

My DS and DD would giggle away while I was telling them these little memories from childhood. My little GC hold my hand and take me to the dining room and point to family pictures. They ask me who is that Nan so I tell them who they are. When they are a little older they will be told little family stories from the past. I want them to know their family and ask questions about their background. When I was little I would ask about someone and was always told go and play asking questions wasn’t allowed.

We often talk amongst our friends about our young lives and upbringing some good and some not good times.
People are different now they seem to be in a rush and show no patience towards others. I’m not saying all people by the way just some who I don’t suppose would be interested in other people’s reminiscences from their past.

That’s lovely 😊

I kept my memories from my childhood alive through my children. Funny stories like my gran like a battle axe standing arms folded outside her house. She wore a pinafore wrapped around her large waist and would supervise my mum scrubbing the steps with stone. I remember telling my mum I will not be doing that when I grow up. I was only five and my gran called me a brassy little madam.

My DS and DD would giggle away while I was telling them these little memories from childhood. My little GC hold my hand and take me to the dining room and point to family pictures. They ask me who is that Nan so I tell them who they are. When they are a little older they will be told little family stories from the past. I want them to know their family and ask questions about their background. When I was little I would ask about someone and was always told go and play asking questions wasn’t allowed.

We often talk amongst our friends about our young lives and upbringing some good and some not good times.
People are different now they seem to be in a rush and show no patience towards others. I’m not saying all people by the way just some who I don’t suppose would be interested in other people’s reminiscences from their past.

I enjoy the random personal little snippets people drop into their comments. They make threads more conversational and add a new dimension.
I'm not sure I would enjoy reading long monologues about people's lives.

I wasnt expecting names to be used (unless people want to) but just funny life experiances, weird and out there stuff and life as it was especially for the older people. I find everyone's stories and back grounds so fascinating but maybe I am on my own with this 😁

I don't think there's any chance that today's life stories would be lost, be they of Gransnetters or the population in general.

There are so many bloggers, self-publishers, Instagrammers, etc that chronicle everyday lives - future generations will be spoilt for choice.

Oh Kate

I don't think anyone would want to read mine. It wouldn't make pleasant reading for the most part.

There are a good many such books which preserve the memories of often named people in named communities. They tend to be people from our parents’ and grandparents’ generations. Here we are all anonymous and I expect wish to remain so. I’m doubtful that there would be much of an audience at present for our recollections and in any event collation, editing and publication is no mean feat.

I am not sure who would be the audience for anecdotes from unknown people, or even if they would all be true.

If there is a lot of positive response here then maybe there will be a market for it.