tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554319372527722979.post8892595784978674964..comments2016-06-05T22:16:25.431+01:00Comments on Smudge on the page: Forgotten Irish, forgotten storiesSM Jenkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08530013841961459829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554319372527722979.post-67965200054393469382014-03-05T21:36:15.691+00:002014-03-05T21:36:15.691+00:00Bob, you're right. Traditions get passed down,...Bob, you're right. Traditions get passed down, even now. There is an expectation that you will carry on the family tradition. There is a chance to do something else, but sometimes in the face of family pressure.<br /><br />Malek, I agree. The stories of so many working class people have been lost. It's particularly important to show another side of a story. Who shares the consequences of a particular act for example?SM Jenkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530013841961459829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554319372527722979.post-8844563317785631202014-03-04T14:54:20.670+00:002014-03-04T14:54:20.670+00:00My mother was a nurse from the same era but didn&#...My mother was a nurse from the same era but didn't want to be. Her mum, Grandma West, was a nurse so that's what my mum had to be. Even though my mother was a gifted fine artist and - potentially - a writer, it was the era of no real choice. At least our generation (post-war bay boomers) and my kids seemed to have more of a choice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671186803162234366noreply@blogger.com