inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 3 September 2021, consent.
She met boyfriend unworthy called John,
Dad forbade them from carrying on,
Father only relented,
With reluctance, consented,
When he found she was seven months gone.
My auntie – only born in the 1940s – will often refer to not being allowed to do things, because her father would not give his permission. Seems unreal, now.
Mister Bump 
Back in the 40s and before the human race was still in a mindset that if mum and dad said no you never did it, thats the thing. These days dad says no kid does it anyway.
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I would not have liked to be born back in the 1940’s! Women werent allow to do much of anything then!
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You say that but my great auntie was a fire spotter during the war. Stood on the roofs of tall buildings during the Liverpool blitz and directed the firecrews to where the incendiaries hit. Fuck me, I never saved anyone’s life! I wish I had written down her story.
Nitro have a good christmas?
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Oh my goodness, what an amazing lady she was 😁
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and all in the Forties. The trouble is, great women were far less well known then, but they still existed.
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