Lending A Hand
Last week, while mending the fence, my neighbour’s wife came over to chat with me. While talking, her seven year old son joined us, asking if he could help me. The woman was astonished. I suppose with five kids in the house she could do with all the help from the children she could get.“Why don’t you ever ask me that?” she asked him reproachfully.
The boy looked at his mother and asked;”Mommy, can I help the uncle?”
I suppose that boys, even at that age, don’t want to do “a woman’s work”.
Eish, Sunday allready. the weekend is allmost over!
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Now that you mentioned it. But somehow I cannot recall what UNCLE stood for! What a series!
Welcome you are the first male commentor on the blog today!
Paying your respects?
So nice to see the youth of today still repecting the aged!
The United Network of Criminal Law Enforcement.
according to IMDB
You having a BBQ,
what a great way to spend a sunny day.
any beer
The argument was settled right there!
Days like these make life worthwhile..
Thanks, now that you mentioned it came back too. Could it be Alzheimer's? I wonder.
A braai (BBQ) on a Sunday is about as standard as you can get on a Sunday in South Africa. The eldest son (my privilege) is entrusted with this job as early as possible. Also my task when I was a child. There are some perks to be the eldest. Like the bone on a leg of mutton; every time; with plenty of meat on it, but I had to share the marrow with my siblings.
Milkstout? Yech!
Thats a pretty good argument stopper
Luke, "Slainte"
"Would ya look at the head on that"
Your cultrue is unique,and the salutation same like us...
BTW, The taste of your food also delicious. Wish I can retaste them oneday. Enjoy your lunch and Sunday as well.
Your goose is cooking!I mean your chicken is burning. Push off!It was just the potato peeling that annoyed me. wish they could cultivate a potato without a skin!
Yes, I think it is because we are so for removed from our roots and other people similar to us. We have also adopted some things from the peoples living around us.
Thanks for the advice. It is a much safer option than microwave chips now Nuking reconstituted starch and rusk that's unhealthy
the exact things is prevalent here. Some people don't like it. Especially the English speaking.
One very elegant lady once told me very unelegantly that, as she has not slept with any of my uncles, she cannot be not my aunt!
Some prefer to be addressed in the more formal way as Mrs So and So.
Thanks Marrrrrrrrrrry
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Oh what wrong now on this blog,so sad there r all men around u uncle, why there is no woman here???... so strange
Without woman for a man life has no mean at all
La la la la
Now everybody call u uncle....
The only solution we have is
First u call me aunty life and then one by one call them uncle and aunty then they will stop it very quickly specially women
you forget other form of enforced respect. baas meaning boss. It came with the form of kleinbaas (young boss) and oubaas (old boss).
no worry. i know you people was not like that. your brother was my best friend and my father work for your father all his life. and for you. we still friends today.
Had women all morning and now you are back; they will come back too. I have also finshed eating.
No problem abou uncle too. You are real niece. yes? Blood relative!
My friend, I don't think that is in the spirit of this blog. I think it is best to forget about the past.
I read on one of the blogs the other day that a woman's job is never finished; that's why they get less pay!
It may be as you stated that the child may have seen mending the fence as manly work. It begs the question is there a father figure he is emulating?
I liked this poster and wanted to share. Have a wonderful Sunday. It is morning here so breakfast time for me.
And sometimes is nightmare group
Yes, I'm frightfully old school. The lad has a very devoted father. The only boy (slap bang in the middle) of four girls!
Dreams are good friends. Ask Vicky Leandros!
I took the respect towards me and the use of language for granted. Yet, it became the topic of the blog. Wonderful!
Life is full of surprizes, even tough this happens more than often.
I also missed some of my regular friends. Out visiting? I sure hope so.
Theatre finish?
La la la la no worry again will come weekend... dont miss me okay
Niece loves u
it seems similar with the culture of my country.
see you next weekend Dad Cat
Good Night everyone
Lunch had to be good for I will eat the same for the next thee days
Bye and enjoy your week.
I refuse to have serious meeting on a Sunday! I never braai chicken. Burned outside and raw inside. Like I do steak.!