cuttsie Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) I stopped believing in father Christmas when i was seven years old ' Charlie Titterton who was at our school on the Manor Top did it . He told me that there was no such thing as a man on a reindeer dressed in red , who came down your chimney, crept into your bedroom and left you a apple , The Beano Album and a shiny shilling . I fell out wi Charley and told him I was going to keep my eyes open on Christmas eve and prove him wrong . So that neet mi mam said ."Come on get up them dancers tha's got to be asleep when he comes or tha'l get nowt " I did what she said , but fought the sleep and kept mi eyes and ears open . Soon there was a clink of light as the bedroom door was silently open and through my pretend asleep eyes I saw mi mam hang a sack on end of bed . I never moved a muscle and was soon asleep , The next morning was the first time i had not rushed into her bed room shouting He's been as i had always done before . She knew that I knew , and gave me a hug and we read Beano together , Charlie Titterton altered my Christmases for ever . Childhood is a magical time int it . Edited December 17, 2022 by cuttsie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Well good for you! Next! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Santa eh. It used to be Father Christmas. I reckon the reason it changed from Father Christmas to Santa is to remove the 'Father' aka straight white male. Santa can be anything. Woman, trans person, man identifying as a woman, gay man. 2022 eh 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 12 minutes ago, Dromedary said: Well good for you! Next! Tha knows int war when captain said ." "We go ore top at 7am be ready " did tha go at half past six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dromedary Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Just now, cuttsie said: Tha knows int war when captain said ." "We go ore top at 7am be ready " did tha go at half past six. Can you decipher that as it's as bad as a slinny post. Oh, hang on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 6 hours ago, cuttsie said: Tha knows int war when captain said ." "We go ore top at 7am be ready " did tha go at half past six. Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion You can feel it everywhere Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us You can feel it in the air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 6 hours ago, cuttsie said: I stopped believing in father Christmas when i was seven years old ' Charlie Titterton who was at our school on the Manor Top did it . He told me that there was no such thing as a man on a reindeer dressed in red , who came down your chimney, crept into your bedroom and left you a apple , The Beano Album and a shiny shilling . I fell out wi Charley and told him I was going to keep my eyes open on Christmas eve and prove him wrong . So that neet mi mam said ."Come on get up them dancers tha's got to be asleep when he comes or tha'l get nowt " I did what she said , but fought the sleep and kept mi eyes and ears open . Soon there was a clink of light as the bedroom door was silently open and through my pretend asleep eyes I saw mi mam hang a sack on end of bed . I never moved a muscle and was soon asleep , The next morning was the first time i had not rushed into her bed room shouting He's been as i had always done before . She knew that I knew , and gave me a hug and we read Beano together , Charlie Titterton altered my Christmases for ever . Childhood is a magical time int it . We kept the fantasy going with our kids until they were well into their teens. It was, well, Father Christmas only comes to those who believe in him! My kids weren't dummies, they preferred the mysteries of the stuff in their stocking (pillow case in them days) and under the tree, to an adult exchange of gifts, like socks, or a pair of gloves! So they continued to leave out the small plate of biscuits and glass of milk for the "right jolly old elf" and a carrot for Rudolph, which required the traditional inspection in the morning to see if it was nibbled at. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Dromedary said: Can you decipher that as it's as bad as a slinny post. Oh, hang on..... Well I can understand it and U wasn't brought up in Sheffield. Doesn't Santa mean Saint? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, sibon said: Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion You can feel it everywhere Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us You can feel it in the air smashing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trastrick Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, cuttsie said: smashing that God is a great bopper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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