Hi Carol, My father was a drunken wife and child beater and my mother was a victim. Darren. xxx -----Original Message----- From: Carol O'Connor - Email Address: missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx Sent On: 21/06/2012 13:29 Sent To: guide chat - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guide.chat] Parents Good afternoon all are your parents still living? if not what did they do years nd years ago times were so difficult in the 60's and 70's for our parents wages were pretty tight back then my mum was cleaner back in early 60's dad worked down the mines ah poor dad money was rubbish in them days work so damn hard did your parents all work? if so what kind of jobs did they all do? good topic here to see how our parrents managed back in the early days working Love Carol xxxx