Read the book "Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes"

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:33PM #1

ok so read the book , and realised the girl lived on my road.
Now im not knocking her, but i could have wrote the same book word for word.
What im saying is . That was life for most of us in the 60s.
And for the most of us it was the "NORM"
So why write a book , it was life in poverty Ireland at the time.
Can anyone else relate to this, or am i just being hard.

El Guapo! · 02-10-2011 10:34PM

Jealous much?

CarMe · 02-10-2011 10:36PM

Does it bother you that you didn't write it? Not sure what your point is

mackg · 02-10-2011 10:38PM

Lots of people didn't grow up in poverty in the 60s maybe they might want to read about it.

CarMe · 02-10-2011 10:39PM

Also, if you could have written it I do hope you seek counsilling as it is most certainly not the norm to be sexually abused etc

Stained Class · 02-10-2011 10:40PM

I hope they were decent fags.

Not Woodbines, non-tipped Players or suchlike...

The Snipe · 02-10-2011 10:42PM

Why do people write books about anything?!?! Because my friend.. They like to take the piss out of us Dyslexics!

Killer Pigeon · 02-10-2011 10:43PM

I read your ma ... yeah.

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:43PM

mackg wrote: »

Lots of people didn't grow up in poverty in the 60s maybe they might want to read about it.

I really grew up thinking everyone did.

Cianos · 02-10-2011 10:44PM

dollyk wrote: »

ok so read the book , and realised the girl lived on my road.
Now im not knocking her, but i could have wrote the same book word for word.
What im saying is . That was life for most of us in the 60s.
And for the most of us it was the "NORM"
So why write a book , it was life in poverty Ireland at the time.
Can anyone else relate to this, or am i just being hard.

Given that she sold a book to many, including someone who was apparently able to write the same book word for word, it was probably a good decision to write the book.

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:45PM

CarMe wrote: »

Does it bother you that you didn't write it? Not sure what your point is

My point is i believed it was the same for everyone at that time.
I know different now, but we just got on with it as we knew nothing else .?

westendgirlie · 02-10-2011 10:48PM

What's the book called?

CarMe · 02-10-2011 10:48PM

dollyk wrote: »

CarMe wrote: »

Does it bother you that you didn't write it? Not sure what your point is

My point is i believed it was the same for everyone at that time.
I know different now, but we just got on with it as we knew nothing else .?

Sorry I still don't understand your actual point? Is it that it's a mundane thing to write about in your opinion?

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:49PM

CarMe wrote: »

Does it bother you that you didn't write it? Not sure what your point is

My point is i thought it was the same for everyone, and until i read this book and seen how other people see it, it was far from the norm.

magma69 · 02-10-2011 10:51PM

It annoys me that the past and present tense of the verb "read" is spelled the same.

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:51PM

CarMe wrote: »

Sorry I still don't understand your actual point? Is it that it's a mundane thing to write about in your opinion?

yes im sorry but thats my point. That was my life and i just dealth with it.

Dodd · 02-10-2011 10:51PM

dollyk wrote: »

I really grew up thinking everyone did.

I don't know about the book but people worked for the better off as we do now.
So there were many rich people as there still is in Ireland now.
I will have to check this book out.

MrStuffins · 02-10-2011 10:51PM

dollyk wrote: »

ok so read the book , and realised the girl lived on my road.
Now im not knocking her, but i could have wrote the same book word for word.
What im saying is . That was life for most of us in the 60s.
And for the most of us it was the "NORM"
So why write a book , it was life in poverty Ireland at the time.
Can anyone else relate to this, or am i just being hard.

Same reason everyone does everything? Same reason George Hook does ads for Sky +........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QINzmRPfMCU

CarMe · 02-10-2011 10:53PM

dollyk wrote: »

CarMe wrote: »

Does it bother you that you didn't write it? Not sure what your point is

My point is i thought it was the same for everyone, and until i read this book and seen how other people see it, it was far from the norm.

But has life since then and tv etc not made you realise that? Sorry if I'm coming off as stupid I'm just trying to understand.

Where To · 02-10-2011 10:54PM

Is this another shinner thread?

Cianos · 02-10-2011 10:54PM

dollyk wrote: »

My point is i believed it was the same for everyone at that time.
I know different now, but we just got on with it as we knew nothing else .?

Mundane lives are most often led by the middle classes...you don't read much about people growing up in comfortable, sedate environments. Maybe in some ways you should be proud of the book.

up for anything · 02-10-2011 10:54PM

dollyk wrote: »

So why write a book , it was life in poverty Ireland at the time.
Can anyone else relate to this, or am i just being hard.

Maybe writing the book proved cathartic for her and helped her work out her emotions concerning the events she lived through. Is that not a good enough reason?

You're not coming across as hard but you do sound like you have a good, old-fashioned dose of begrudgery.

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:55PM

magma69 wrote: »

It annoys me that the past and present tense of the verb "read" is spelled the same.

ok mags i read this book lately, and although as i said im not knocking her.
My family of 14 went through the same thing. and we all came out ok. Im just saying i thought it was the same for all kids , but i realise now it wasnt.:(

dollyk · 02-10-2011 10:57PM

up for anything wrote: »

Maybe writing the book proved cathartic for her and helped her work out her emotions concerning the events she lived through. Is that not a good enough reason?

You're not coming across as hard but you do sound like you have a good, old-fashioned dose of begrudgery.

ok so sorry if im coming across as hard, im not really, but with all my family and friends it was just a way of life.
I suppose im shocked at how many were moved by her story , when i lived the same and thought it was normal....

Lone Stone · 02-10-2011 10:58PM

dollyk wrote: »

ok so read the book , and realised the girl lived on my road.
Now im not knocking her, but i could have wrote the same book word for word.
What im saying is . That was life for most of us in the 60s.
And for the most of us it was the "NORM"
So why write a book , it was life in poverty Ireland at the time.
Can anyone else relate to this, or am i just being hard.

If the women who wrote the book wants to express herself about how crap her life was she has every right to, You sound like the type of person who is bitter towards anyone from your background for trying to achieve something with their life. Trying to belittle some one for writing a book is a bit pathetic if you think its so simple go ahead and try it.

Logical Fallacy · 02-10-2011 11:01PM

dollyk wrote: »

ok mags i read this book lately, and although as i said im not knocking her.
My family of 14 went through the same thing. and we all came out ok. Im just saying i thought it was the same for all kids , but i realise now it wasnt.:(

I'm not entirely sure what your point is...you thought everyone in Ireland was poor in the 60's?

In fairness, a lot were, but many were not.

dollyk · 02-10-2011 11:05PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure what your point is...you thought everyone in Ireland was poor in the 60's?

In fairness, a lot were, but many were not.

yes i did think that.

Dodd · 02-10-2011 11:06PM

Lone Stone wrote: »

If the women who wrote the book wants to express herself about how crap her life was she has every right to, You sound like the type of person who is bitter towards anyone from your background for trying to achieve something with their life. Trying to belittle some one for writing a book is a bit pathetic if you think its so simple go ahead and try it.

I think you are going a bit far there.
The OP is saying why write a book about a normal life as it was back then IMO.
No need to get all like you do it then.

dollyk · 02-10-2011 11:07PM

Lone Stone wrote: »

If the women who wrote the book wants to express herself about how crap her life was she has every right to, You sound like the type of person who is bitter towards anyone from your background for trying to achieve something with their life. Trying to belittle some one for writing a book is a bit pathetic if you think its so simple go ahead and try it.

Im far from bitter, I just didnt realise that it was a big deal at the time.
I lived that life and came out at the other end, so did a lot of my friends.
Im just astounded that many people didnt go through this in life..

mackg · 02-10-2011 11:10PM

dollyk wrote: »

I really grew up thinking everyone did.

I grew up in the 80/90s :pac::pac:

westendgirlie · 02-10-2011 11:12PM

What's the book about? Did she really get sold for a packet of fags?

Read the book "Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes"

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