I dont remember much of what happened when my parents decided enough was enough in 1960 - I guess memories were not laid down because I was so discombobulated I did not know what was going on and probably was dissociated most of the time. These words seem so dry and empty now but sometimes when I talk about it I can feel the terror I felt then - if only I could remember why.
BUT this year - I can celebrate my 50th birthday, 50 years post EB. And I now have people surrounding me who care for me for who I am YAY open up the bubbly
So who will celebrate with me? There must be plenty of former EB out there who are either celebrating their 50th like me or their 40th - if they left when the Aberdeen incident occurred (incidentally Madeleine Kerr was a relative of mine - I must ask my mine of information brother what kind of relative).
Shall we have a picnic in Hyde Park? (weather permitting) everyone "bring your own" and we share on the day?? (bubbly on me?)
We dont celebrate enough - well I will rephrase that I dont celebrate enough. Yet I have much to celebrate - not least that I have two amazing daughters.
The exEB community is now large and in touch - the EB have tried to close us down but they are foolish to think they could, the more they try to close us down, shut us up, the stronger we become. We have a lot to be happy about - and yet we all know that around us are the vulnerable and lonely ones, I just hope that will all the FaceBook activity the blogs and the websites that they find a place to share their pain as I often do and find healing.
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What a neat anniversary! Mine is 40 - we left in 1970 and if the stats are right, there are 8,000+ people who left in those stormy days post-Aberdeen.
Bubbly sounds a perfect choice!
So you're related to Madeline? I KNEW there was something different about you ...
- Tim Twinam
Oh Hi Tim - nice of you to drop in!!
So ... are you coming over to enjoy the bubbly with me? You Sallie and I - that's three and that's all you need for a party!
yes I think Madeleine was a Davidson when she married? and somehow the Davidsons and the Lamberts are related and father's mother was a Lambert. I will have to check my facts now!!
I wonder how many left in 1960.. the assemblies (groan) all around where we lived divided pretty much in half so it must have been thousands?
I was six at the time, but I remember that the EB Meeting Room in Sevenoaks always seemed so full of people and then suddenly ... it wasn't.
Then they changed the chairs and we all sat in a circle - brothers on the inside and sisters on the outside.
I hated the transition because before, I could hide / act out / sit next to Mum.
But the important memory is the sudden massive decrease in numbers - even to a child. The local meeting room only ever seemed as full again during fellowship meetings.
BTW - I always thought that "two's a party and 3 is a crowd"?
:-) Tim
So...... who are you ditching then !!
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