It's all about bread

Cherry

By Di_Hard

Sat, 24 Feb 2018
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It is important to be able to look down

on your enemy. Though they are not enemies

rather bread and butter. That sort of spongy white pap

I wouldn't give my three.

But then that's why They are like this.

They could have wholemeal or oat enriched.

Moan that sliced white's cheaper. Get a bread machine!

My partner makes all ours, loves it! He's quite obsessive

with his special flours. What do you think of this one?

I'll tell him you liked it. The tomatoes? Those sunripened plums

are new, I think, I first saw them a couple of weeks ago

thought I'd give them a try, want to encourage the supermarket

to, well, increase their selection. It's good to try new things.

Much better than those boring six in a pack.

It's important to encourage children to eat vegetables

otherwise it's not surprising they have colds all the time.

Did you see that poor little thing, always has a cold?

We've got our eye on the mother. She's not coping. No job.

No self discipline. She always looks as if she's ill

must run in the famly. Probably drinking or on drugs.

We'll have to have a little chat. Friendly. We're here to help.

I'll even have her kid round here. Where I can keep an eye on things

But mine won't go to her's. Why? Well, you know!

Oh I suppose I'll have to go. Lunch hour finished

twenty minutes ago. I know, but they're very good, no one

makes a fuss if I'm a  few minutes late. I'll just say

I was handling a difficult case. It's only that ghastly couple

having contact time with their kids. Honestly

they won't notice. Doesn't matter if they do, they'll see

them again next week anyway. So long as I'm out on time

my youngest is so sensitive, he gets in a state

if I'm not there at the childminders on the dot

I know, she's the best there is round here

but it's not the same as Mummy, is it?

He's so intelligent. He'll do great things.

I've brought him up to think of others, though

it's probably an osmosis thing

having a mummy who's a social worker.

 

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Some tight,sharp observation in this pen portrait. A very believable study of (unjustifiable) smug

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Insert. It's from memory, various meetings sewn together

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

A lot of truth in this, but I think it would have a greater impact if it was written as a conversation, however it is very valid.

Certainly made me remember some of the "middle class" conversations I've heard around a dinner table (can't say who's though wink)

 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Ed. I wondered about that but to be honest it was not really a two way thing. Was just sitting there a bit gobsmacked :0)

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This makes me cringe, such an accurate depiction. There was a stalwart of these types near me. I recall one woman talking about a couple with a child in the same year as ours, he worked in Tesco, she worked as a 'lunchtime controller' she described them as 'ghastly, I hate that couple,' she said quite earnestly. What a passive bully.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Jane. Was from reading Celticman's Coldest Star. Has been festering for ages. Very cathartic :0)

I wonder if you can stop being middle class. My mother doesn't talk about me to anyone in the family. All started when became " a shop girl" But looking in from outside is kind of weird

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

When I lived in inner city Edinburgh there was lots of food snobbery among playgroup mums. I have also been a client of social workers more than once. The standard varied but I often felt that it was best to stick on a plastic smile, communication was a bad idea. I wonder if social workers will get phased out, they miss so much of what happens on their watch, Rotherham, Rochdale,Sheffield, Newcastle... Then what?

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Elsie. I don't think it's social worker funding which councils are cutting but that for social work assistants or with housing etc. Which means that people don't get assistance when they ask for it, they get the heavy hand of social work itself later on. As social workers are paid more than assistants it's a lose lose situation. Understandably more likely to target "soft touches" which only need a bit of support and make everything so much worse, and ignore more challenging potentially violent situations like those in Rochdale where they might actually have helped.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

There are still some genuinely consciencious social workers I'm sure, just as there are some other mums who really want to be friendly when you're down. The expectations of society on social workers has put pressure to tick boxes, look over your shoulder, but neglect genuine kindness and common sense. Ordinary Mums who boast about their parenting, may sometimes find they have made a good show to their friends, but lost touch with real relationship with their growing children to help them face the coming problems of life and adolescence. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

By the law of averages there must be some decent social workers, but I've not come across them Rhiannon. I wonder if the problem is that it's a career rather than a vocation. Best interests of children are secondary. I have met a fabulous social work assistant who decided not to go for promotion because he wanted to help families!

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Liberal dilemma of the day - is it ok to donate junk food to the supermarket food bank? I eat too much chocolate but I would not buy a packet of chocolate digestives for myself as I live on my own and I can't just 'have the one.' In fact I shouldn't have any as I am pre-diabetic. But I am sure that a lot of food bank customers have small children who might enjoy them. Next time I shall give something more a tiny bit 'healthy' eg canned soup, coffee, marmalade or marmite, I consume these products myselfsmiley

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I don't know Elsie, but when we were given a parcel at Christmas a few years ago my son went rummaging through it and pounced on the sweets with delight. I think it feels like a present, like someone is thinking kindly of you, not being so much helpful, but kind? I'm not sure what the pickled onions were for. Gave them to the food bank :0)

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Admittedly my comment has little to do with your poem just an observation on the first two lines, that in Chess your first mistake is to underestimate your opponent, which then is also your last mistake.

Please excuse! Nolan!

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Nolan for commenting. I'm ok for about the first three moves in chess but then my pieces start  mysteriously disappearing

 

Submitted by Nolan on

That's what happens when you play chess in a dream it's very frustrating.

Cheers! Nolan