Boasting was incredibly bad form: "Has your trumpeter died, dear?" you would be asked if you said anything positive about yourself. However, nobody else ever told you anything positive about yourself, either, as this might have spoilt you or made you swollen-headed, or stopped you trying so hard, or something.
Small wonder so many of that generation and class (including me!) ended up with emotional issues But then, so did our parents.... and, of course, it meant that any praise that did happen to come your way was worth having.
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Date: 2009-01-10 03:31 pm (UTC)Small wonder so many of that generation and class (including me!) ended up with emotional issues But then, so did our parents.... and, of course, it meant that any praise that did happen to come your way was worth having.