Sunday, 26 February 2012

Introducing a daytrip with a tiny ginger

I am probably a terrible mother. I don't take my daughter on days out to historical monuments, examples of Gothic Victorian architecture and museums on the history of cheese like I am sure good mothers do. No I take her on day trips to big cities where we can spend the day eating our body weight in cake and spending money on stuff we don't need.

Take this weekend for example. Daughter Number One and I went to visit her Uncle in Bristol (yep thats right the one who buys balloons and can't say no to her!).
As it was just the two of us we decided to get the train to Bristol.
D1 loves trains. D1 also loves a captive audience. This journey gave her both.
After attempting to lead the whole carriage in a rendition of "If you're happy and you know it" (which did raise a few smiles but no-one seemed to want to be the loon who joins in..) she then turned her attention to the other passengers sat at our table.

Having politely chatted for a couple of minutes the man sat opposite me confessed that he is employed by Great Western, the firm running the train we were on. He pointed out all the towns we were going through to D1 and was generally very friendly and pleasant to be sat opposite.
He asked D1 the usual questions you ask a small child.. "How old are you?" D1 "FOUR (she is two!) Daddy is 47 (Me horrified "No he's not he's 27!)"
She then proceeded to tell him that Daughter Number Two was at home with a sore eye. He then asked "Who's that?" to which D1 replied "My brother!"
Me "You'll give her a complex if you introduce her as your brother!"
Finally he asked who she was going to Bristol to see.
D1 replied "My Uncle and he is a zebra!"

Well I've heard him called worse things!

He then proceeded to help me, D1 and our pram from the train before bidding us farewell. A lovely man, proud to work for First Great Western and happy to help a mother and child from the train even on his day off. Now if I could just train the husband....

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