Papi as a Boy

When on a trip to Grannie and Granpa's down in Kent, Granpa told us a story of my Dad, Barry, as a young boy.

He was about 3, playing with his cousin Peter from South Africa, who was also three. While the grown-ups were in the kitchen, the boys were playing in the living room, and somehow Peter banged his head. He started wailing, which brought the grown-ups into the room toot sweet.

There they found 3 year old Barry with his arm around Peter, saying 'Don't cry, Peter...Soldiers don't cry when they bang their head - they say Damn and Blast!'

Barry was most put out that this brought remonstrations upon him, and defended himself with the line 'But that is what Pa says when he bangs his head!'

So we are covered for when Maia swears in front of her Papi, then...