DOB: 24.09.84
WEIGHT: 6lb 12oz
5 weeks premature
Spoke to Tom (youngest son) this morning - he's fine but skint!! He and Danielle took on a 'huge' mortgage in June and then changed his job in August for less money than he was earning before and is now feeling the strain of it all - I told him 'Welcome to the real world'.
Dave & I lived from week to week for nearly 20 years while the boys were growing up - borrowing from Peter to pay Paul (and paying the 'important' bills first) - it was hard I can tell you - and there were many weeks when I only bought the essential 'cheap and cheerful' shopping. But we all survived it and I think the boys grew up appreciating the value of things more and didn't expect the latest fashions or toys just because their friends had them - even though it sometimes broke my heart to have to say again and again 'No, sorry we just can't afford it'
...If I Had To Do It Again, Would I? - Bet Your Life I Would...
