We had a money box in the women's group in Zac's. If anyone had any spare change or wanted to make a donation they could. It was originally intended to help towards costs of meals or trips out but we always forgot to use it so, as the group has now ceased, I thought it would be good to empty it and treat the regulars to ice cream and give any left-over to Zac's.
GrandSon1 happened to be with me when I collected the box and he wanted to know what I was going to do with the money. I explained and he got quite cross with me.
'Why are you buying ice cream? Why don't you give it all away?'
'Well, because it was intended for the ladies.'
'But what if someone needs a new ambulance or fire engine? And they can't buy it and you haven't given them the money.'
'I am giving them some money.'
'Why don't you give it all?!'
This went on for some time until I said, 'The ladies who are coming for ice cream aren't like you and me: they can't afford to go and have ice cream any time they want it. It will be special for them.'
'Oh, I see. That's okay then. I thought they were all posh ladies like you.'
(Posh?) So proud of the boy and the young man I know he will become.
7 comments:
So precious--Grandson obviously has a good heart!
I have always said you are very posh.. ����
What a nice young man!
He does, Rose.
Ha ha, Anne!
He is, sonata. Not bad for an eight-year-old.
Posh is a colonial shipping term,
Port Out, Starboard Home. Means the passengers didn't want their cabins to be in the hot sunshine, but on the shady side of the ship going to India etc.
Which is why my granny always claimed that posh people were a bit on the shady side :)
People see me as posh too, though I don't feel remotely posh, just an ordinary person from a very ordinary background. I guess it's the "posh" London accent that does it.
Your granny sounds wise, Stu. I had forgotten that origin.
My slightly Welsh accent, Nick?
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