CAROLINE (JONES)

[SandyB]

Debbie ..   yes  a  hilarious  memory   of  Mr Wormser  asking  us  to breathe  checking  us for  alcohol ..   we  always  got  through  unless  of  course  we  were too  unsteady  on  our  feet .. My  Mom  always  referred to  him as  a  gentleman  drunk ..  he  would  be  gently  topped  up  throughout  the  day  ..  always  upright  never  raucous ..  " Good  Morning  Elnour "  he would  say  to  her   upon  seeing  her  in  the  shopping  centre  and  walk  gently   and  sooo  upright  on  his way   to  his  shopfitting  work .. actually  a  very  creative  person  he  was ..

[Debby Opperman (Biccard)]

That's right Sandy. Was'nt he a diver? I seem to remember he had the "bends" from diving. Thinking of him now he was a sweet guy and I suppose he would have to have been tooted up to deal with us hey! Always had a very serious look about him. I wonder what he thought of us kids back then. Remember the tannies who used to sit at the desk?
I wonder where Jenny, Jackie & Joslyn Wormser are nowadays. 

[Debby Opperman (Biccard)]

Hi Barbara B..

Have you bought a new cam yet for Skype. Diana & I have decided that we are not going to Skype you until you have it, it's not fair that you can see us and we can't see you. :P

[Julie Vice (Willson)]

Well, well, well howzit Carolyn, after all these years and we've both ended up on this little island.  I'm up in Northamptonshire.  I think it was Goofy that starting looking for you, spelt you name incorrectly and everyones followed suit.

The first person I meet on arriving in O'mund was you and Phillip Laubscher, 34 years ago, god were have the years gone ???  I was gob smacked when I heard Phillip had passed away......my first boyfriend in O'mund. Yep, lots of good memories :)

Say Hi to Maree
Julie

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

Hi Debbie

How are you. I have got a new webcam and will get in touch, let us know when you are available. I know it wasn't fair but we had a good chat. Where are watching the rugby,

[Debby Opperman (Biccard)]

Barbs...how about tomorrow at 6pm my time.

We're watching the game at home, having a few people around.

See u then

[SandyB]

Yes  Debby  if  memory serves  me  correct a pensioned off diver .. what did they  the  adults  of  then  think  of  us kids ..  put  the shoe  on  the other  foot .. what  do  we  think  of  the  kids of  today ?  ..   too  grown  up too  fast ,  lose  "innocence " too  early  ,  too  hectic ..   too demanding , disrespectful  ..  much  more  materialistic  than  we  were   ..  sure  we  were  also  some  of  the  above  ..  just seemed  milder ..    seems the  standard  has  slid   .  society  has  changed ..  what  was  taboo  then  is  no  longer  now ..
Oh god ! sounding old .. but  yes  thats  where  we find  ourselves .. each  generation  looks at  the  new  one and  asks "  what  the  hell  is  going  on ? "  your  thought ??

[Debby Opperman (Biccard)]

No doubt our kids will also get up to mischief growing up, despite how much we don't want them to. I'm sure a lot of the older Omnd parents are raising their eyebrows at what their little darlings got up to right under their noses. I just think its survival of the fittest. If you get through these years unscathed then you've done well.     

[SandyB]

  Debby .. So  we  have  indeed  ..  each  one  of  us  a living  example  of  being  naughty  in  the  good  old  days ..   Thinking  back  I  found  myself  in some  really  hairy  and life  threatening  situations  sometimes .. I used to tell  my  Mom   that  " if  something  happens  to  me  then you  will  hear  about it  if  nothing  goes  wrong  then you  will  hear  nothing " indeed  giving  her  cold comfort  .. like  saying  " hold  your  breath  and  lets  wait  and  see "   No  wonder  she  wanted to  brain  me  sometimes  but  then  also realising  that  I  had  to  bang  my  own  head   so  then  agreeing to  disagree  letting  me  do  the  adventure  and  best  of  all if  I came  back  tail  between  the  legs  she  would   not  do  the  I  told  you  so ...  My concern  today  is the  growing  drug  problem . and  the  social  acceptance  of    the  so  called   " recreational  drugs "   one hell  of  a  misnomer  ..   booze  has  its  share   of  problems   socially  but  does  not  rewire  one  as  drugs  do ..   done  and  still  do  my  share  of  clubbing  to  see  the effects   of  drugs on  so  called  grown  ups   .. what  about  the  young  ones ??

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

These are trying times to grow up in. There is no "normality" in school and society in general either. Drugs, booze on the one end. The drugs continue getting harder and the pressures keep getting more difficult. Yes, very dangerous and very serious then there are teenagers diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic depression etc. kids are more suicidal than ever before (Northern Cape has the highest teen suicide rate in the country) The statistics are frightening. When you just think about the load kids have to contend with eg. non existent parents, HIV aids and many more issues. Self inflicting pain on themselves in order to forget a deeper pain becomes the norm. Being a teenager is no longer about being a teenager and "going thru a phase" as our parents would say when we were there. Parents today often have to sit up and take notice when their kids do anything remotely out of the ordinary.

It is a constant one on one with your children that keeps you in touch with them.

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Hi Caro lyn, nice to see a Jones on the site finally! Be nice to know where Chris is? And of course Maree and Anne and all the kids.

Yvette

[Patricia(nee)Lineker]

Hi Carolyn

Yes, I would love to know what Anne is up to these days??  I remember the catechism we used to go to at the little Catholic Church - was a way of getting out of going to Friday "hall".

Love to all
Patricia (Lineker)