denlin Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 well my so called 'father' still lives in mine but once he's finally dead i shall have it knocked to the ground ...as forrest gump said "sometimes there aren't enough rocks" Sorry you've had bad time with your father. I grew up in this house from age 4 but the area is in decline and it's creeping closer every day. I have great memories of my childhood here and moving won't change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 my dad still lives in what i term the family home..........its a council house tho, i have thought about what when he dies, a large chunk of my growing up will go too about 79/80 ish we moved there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennypenny Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 My dad still lives in my childhood home, he moved in on his wedding day in 1953. He has always said he will only leave in a box, as mum did 5 years ago. When he goes I will have the option of buying out my brother and sister, and I haven't yet decided whether or not to do that. I would only be moving 2 houses away as I currently live next door but one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaznay Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 no no no definately not I believe in never going back..............those are memories to be treasured from that time in your life, it would not be the same and quite sad I would imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyBooHoo! Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 We were like blooming gypsies when I was young! Always seemed to be moving house. I think instead of re-decorating, my Mum would just put the house up for sale instead!!! Two of the houses I would, the one in Burncross and the one at Grenoside. None of the others though, especially not the one above the Funeral Directors!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerlite Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Could not buy mine as it belonged to the council and my parents didn't buy it. Anyway I agree you move on and don't go back it is never the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I grew up in a flat where my parents lived for all their married life, from the early 1930s to the late 1980s when my mum moved into a nursing home. They rented, because my father considered a mortgage to be a millstone! I'd like it as somewhere to go for the occasional break, as the views of the River Tay are beautiful, but I'd not consider going back to live there. My family lives in the north of England now, and they are whats important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyF Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I find, on revisiting, that most of my childhood homes are much smaller than I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappy68 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I simply could never afford to buy my childhood home, as much as I hated living there as a teenager, I would give anything for the solitude of living there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichD Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 If I could lift up the first house I remember living in, and drop it down in Sheffield, then I'd do it in a heartbeat. Rarely have I seen a 3-bed mid terrace with so much storage space, and all three bedrooms being good-sized double rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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