western australia

bread and butter

A piece of bread and butter please

@JudyEv (364963)

Rockingham, Australia

January 5, 2023 8:16am CST

I put up a photo of my brother and sister and mentioned in the comments that my sister was very shy. My parents were living on a farm when the children were little and they had very little social interaction with others, either children or adults. One Christmas, I guess the kids were about four or five, they were taken to a Christmas celebration at the local hall. This was put on every year for the children of the district. When they sat down to have a meal which included all sorts of goodies that children would usually fight over, my sister sat quietly. When someone asked her what she’d like to eat, she apparently said ‘just a piece of bread and butter, please’. The photo is another one of my siblings. It is just so cute.

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@BarBaraPrz (50602)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

5 Jan 23

Good idea, think I'll have some too.

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@BarBaraPrz (50602)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

6 Jan 23

@JudyEv Freshly baked daily, flaky crust, soft innards... what's not to like?

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 23

@BarBaraPrz Exactly!

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

I could have lived on bread and butter in France. The bread was out of this world.

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****DANIELLE****

@VivaLaDani13 (60812)

• Perth, Australia

5 Jan 23

@JudyEv awww how cute! Well hey bread and butter is one of the nicest snacks out there!

Cute answer though I must say. I wonder if she wanted more but was too shy to ask?

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@Treborika (18086)

• Mombasa, Kenya

6 Jan 23

I too think so

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

She probably felt completely out of her depth and thought she'd be safe asking for bread and butter.

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****DANIELLE****

@VivaLaDani13 (60812)

• Perth, Australia

7 Jan 23

@JudyEv aww poor little dear.

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@FourWalls (79874)

• United States

5 Jan 23

How sweet! They both are acting very shy in that photo.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

It looks like they're giving each other a kiss.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (38649)

• Toccoa, Georgia

6 Jan 23

I was shy in my youth. I know that feeling your sister had.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

They had very few chances to socialise and/or to get to know other children.

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@LadyDuck (486405)

• Italy

5 Jan 23

The photo is upside down, but I copied and pasted in a graphic program to look at it, it is another beautiful photo.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

I'm sorry it was upside down. It looks okay to me. Have you had some photos showing up as distorted? I've had that but mostly from the one member.

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@LadyDuck (486405)

• Italy

6 Jan 23

@JudyEv I see it upside down and I am using my computer. It does not happen often that I see a photo upside down.

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@Marilynda1225 (86738)

• United States

5 Jan 23

Thats such a cute story and I can almost hear your shy little sister asking for bread and butter with her good manners adding "please"

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@Marilynda1225 (86738)

• United States

6 Jan 23

@JudyEv I bet she would have asked for something more fancy

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

I wonder if she often wished later that she'd had fairy bread or something fancy. I also wonder if they were able to supply pure bread and butter.

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@popciclecold (40218)

• United States

5 Jan 23

What a precious photo, and answer. Thanks for sharing.

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@Treborika (18086)

• Mombasa, Kenya

6 Jan 23

The photo is so cool I must say

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@popciclecold (40218)

• United States

6 Jan 23

@JudyEv Its a beautiful one.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

@Treborika @popciclecold Thanks. I'm glad you liked the photo.

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@maggiesunjuan (562)

• China

5 Jan 23

How lovely the children were!

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

Children are so innocent, aren't they?

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@rebelann (114958)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Jan 23

That's so cute, did your brother tend to protect his twin?

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@rebelann (114958)

• El Paso, Texas

6 Jan 23

Then you were basically an only child when you were a toddler. Were there other children around when you were 4 or 5?

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

They were eight years older than me so I don't really know. My brother had really bad eyesight so I think it might have been the other way around.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 23

@rebelann You're right. I might have been an only child and living on a farm I had very little contact with kids my age till I went to school.

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@wolfgirl569 (124430)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Jan 23

That is a sweet story. Love the picture

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

It looks like they were told to give each other a hug. lol

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@xFiacre (14579)

• Ireland

5 Jan 23

@JudyEv That’s quite heartbreaking!!

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

It's a bit sad really. I mean - there was probably fairy bread on offer.

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@Dena91 (17025)

• United States

5 Jan 23

I love black and white photos. And I love the story of your shy sister. She sounds a lot like me then and now.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

Did you have the chance to interact with other children when you were little? My sister and brother would have almost no chance at all.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 23

@Dena91 Your photo reminds me of Irish and English homes.

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@Dena91 (17025)

• United States

6 Jan 23

@JudyEv Oh yes. Growing up in Philadelphia there were 100s of kids in our area. I grew up in a row home, I attached a picture to give you an idea. A row home was 10 homes connected to make up a block. Plenty of kids to play with. I am a very shy person. Even after I get to know someone I still am quiet.

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@Beestring (15378)

• Hong Kong

5 Jan 23

What a lovely photo!

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

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Yesinta Mersilia

@yesiisey (267)

• Indonesia

6 Jan 23

This photo ia very cute

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

I thought so too. I'm glad you like it.

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@GardenGerty (166266)

• United States

6 Jan 23

The beginning of a family story. It is cute. Little kids are pretty much innocent. The first time I took my kids to see Santa my son was barely four. He asked for two pairs of shoes.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

That's pretty cute too. Did he get his wish?

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@allknowing (154166)

• India

5 Jan 23

That photo is adorable For her it must have been an effort even to say that much considering she was a shy person

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

I think they would have had to try hard to get her to say much at all.

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@jstory07 (146321)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Jan 23

That picture of them is so cute.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

It's nice, isn't it? That is my aunt with them.

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@RasmaSandra (90497)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jan 23

They look so cute. I guess your sister was quite shy around other people. I hope someone served up some goodies for her,

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

Hopefully, someone gave her something a bit better than just bread and butter.

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@Fleura (33032)

• United Kingdom

5 Jan 23

At least she wasn't so overwhelmed that she forgot her manners

Does she remember that at all I wonder?

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

The story gets told from time to time but I don't think she remember it.

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@Treborika (18086)

• Mombasa, Kenya

6 Jan 23

The kid was really very shy and coward I must say. Taking into account of all the Christmas goodies at the hall and the kid not showing any signs of craving on any. Not until a person asks what he could eat and saying just a bread and butter for sure.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jan 23

She was very shy and not used to being among a lot of other children and people.

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@JudyEv (364963)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jan 23

@Treborika She is still very quiet.

@Treborika (18086)

• Mombasa, Kenya

6 Jan 23

@JudyEv What about as of now. Has she changed

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