THE EARLY YEARS( HAPPY IN YOUR NAPPY)......1962

 

"Boys,yous have a new Baby brother",says Gerard to his 3 sons,Rick the eldest(5 years old)Bem number 2,(4 years old)
and up to then Baby Brother Ger(2 and a half years old)  The boys were playing with their dinky collection of cars on the ground.
Rick and Bem looked up ,Ger was busy rolling around the ground.
"Ah,when is Mammy coming back,i miss her",says Bem.
"He is smelly",says Rick holding his nose and pointing at little Ger.
"Oh-o",says Da,"Who needs their nappy changed?".
Back then nappies were not disposable and were cloth nappies
with large safety pins on the side holding them up.
There were no wipes then either so it was a nightmare to
change a nappy,especially for fathers
back then who were not used to and did not want to get used to it.
It took plenty of practice and if not done right you could have
stuff leaking out.
Lucky for the Da ,just as he was about to attempt to change the smelly nappy,in comes  his sister Lily O Dea,who was visiting that day.
"Oooooh you are a smelly boy",she says to little Ger as she balanced him on her on her lap.
"Okay,great stuff,Lily,I'll go and put the kettle on for a cuppa",says Gerry relieved he got away with that nappy.
Rick and Bem were in knots laughing at little Ger trying to
wriggle off her lap.
"Stay easy,you little lump",she says.
Next day the Ma comes home from hospital with a little bundle
in her arms.
"This is  Rob,your new little Brother",she says to the boys
who were gathered around her looking for attention.
In comes the Aunt lilo who was staying for a few hours
 to help out,"Now ,boys,your Mammy needs a rest,so I want
yous to go and play with your toys",she says.
Rick and Bem walk over to their toys to play,but little Ger held on to
the Ma's legs and would not let go.
"I want din-din",he cried.
"Jaysus ,Kitty ,that child is always hungry for food,
He can certainly fill a nappy",says Lilo to the Ma.
The Ma just looks at her and smiles.
"Right,kitty ,off you go to bed for a rest,I will look after the kids
till Gerard gets home from work",she says.
The Ma goes upstairs and the boys are rolling around the ground
while Lily is getting din-din ready for the boys.
The new Baby is asleep in a Moses basket in the corner when Bem
decides to go over and have a peek in at the Baby.
He holds on to the side of the basket and is on his tippy-toes
barely peeking in when a roar comes from behind him,
"What are you doing?",roars Lilo.
Poor Bem, he wished he was wearing a nappy, as he got such
a fright he shit in his jocks.
In walks Lily sniffing the air  and says,"Little Ger is that you again being smelly?".
Ger starts crying and mumbles,"It's Bem-Bem,he is smelly".
Lily says"I don't believe it ,one is bad enough,aah,right up to the bath for you, Bem, 'till i hose you down..

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