The pram is very clean, so it is not used for weeds, garden refuse etc. It is an old fashioned Silver Cross type, not big and new, obviously a little old. It always sits in the middle of the back lawn so is invisible to most neighbours, except us, peering through the hedge. It faces away from the house, westwards. It quite is empty, but she sometimes puts a cushion on it. What is going on?
The lady is a divorced old age pensioner who is very proud of her garden
2006-07-17 01:27:37 · 39 answers · asked by Slippery_Jim 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
There doesn't seem to be a connection between her washing appearing and the pram appearing. She lives by herself, divorced, so doesn't need to wash a lot of clothes. If she has her own kids, they're grown up now. We don't see or hear a baby around ever!
2006-07-17 01:36:52 · update #1
She is a bit nuts? Perhaps she regrets not having a child and now is going a bit senile so has invented one?
Or maybe her cat sits in it!!
2006-07-17 01:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The elderly have some strange Ideas my 80yr old mum in law used to stay on her own and used to hang out gents trousers on the washing line so as people would think there was a man in the house and it made her feel more secure also she cut down all the trees in the garden so as no one could hide behind them so its maybe just a loneliness thing why don't you speak to her and make her feel there is someone there for her
2006-07-31 01:29:45 · answer #2 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people often hang on to things that have a great significance to them simply for sentimental reasons.
It may be that she had an infant die in infancy a long time ago and treasures the pram as a reminder of her deceased infant. to keep the pram from gaining mould, or damp odours she may well place it in the sun to keep it fresh.
She may have lost an infant to divorce, welfare or many other reasons, remember in days long gone removing a child from its mother seemed the right thing in many situations we would no longer consider reasonable, she may have told her infant that she would keep the pram for them and so she keeps it fresh and clean for the day her child returns.
It may simply be that to her the purchase of the pram was a significant financial investment at the time and so she hangs onto it not wanting to waste the money.
as others have said simply befriend your neighbour and at the right time ask her to tell you the significance of the pram.
2006-07-17 01:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just talk to her (if you don't already know her) and bring it up in conversation? You could say something such as, "We've noticed the pram and just wondered if it has some kind of special significance for you. You don't see prams like that very often any more." If you say it in an admiring way, she may feel comfortable in telling you the story of her pram.
2006-07-17 01:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by clarity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she just wishes she had a child or had a miscarriage sometime or a child close to her died. That pram may have some meaning to her.
If you're dying to find out, maybe you should just talk to her and get to know her a little and you'll probably find out eventually why she does this. It's better than assuming things about her without knowing anything.
2006-07-17 01:37:25 · answer #5 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bunch of nosey plebs, leave the old bat alone, if she wants to be crazy in her old age in her own house/garden she should be able to without you spying on her. It's none of your business, I hope your other neighbours are doing the same to you. Stop peeking through your hedge and get a life you sad, sad people.
2006-07-27 14:19:15 · answer #6 · answered by Smoochy Poochy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she takes her washing in the pram to the line. Remember, wet washing is quite heavy.
What a shame you haven't taken the time to get to know your neighbour.
2006-07-28 03:37:09 · answer #7 · answered by Curious39 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she sounds lonely and mayb living in her own world cos of it. i know that thats wot ppl used to do with thier babies years ago leave them in their prams in the gardens out in the fresh air it was the norm for that time. she seems to b acting like a little girl would with a play pram, i feel quite sad for the old dear she needs company.
2006-07-25 05:23:49 · answer #8 · answered by gin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she lost a child and the pram is her last link to it so she uses it to feel close maybe it would b nicer if u tried to get to know ur neighbour rather than postin stuff on her tryin to analyse her .
2006-07-29 11:03:59 · answer #9 · answered by fifi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know what you meani myself have a next door elderly neightbour of 90 yrs who has her son living with her, she used to be very nice, but recently shes had bad legs and i even visited her in hospital etc when she was ill. it all statred about a week ago we are in the process of moving to a new house soon and im always zooming here and there in my car with the kids etc, and getting boxes and so forth, that her daughter ws pushing her ina wheelchair well i drove buy and quickly waved this hapened a coupel of times and when i went to speak to her lasgt week sh refused to talk to me and acusd me of ignoreing her,i was most upset but in the end i said oh sod you then i cant be a....ed with you and i went in, i havent spoke to her since.
her son apologiised but i said save it i dont wanna know, it mot with him or his sister i told him i wanted nothing to do with his mum anymore. hes said hes had bother with her. it strokes me once they get a certain age they get old and cantancerous lol, and then seenaile dementure set in.
sod getting old lol.
shes very keen gardener too, so suppose that pees her off now being able to go out and do anything to it, she just orders her son about, more fool him for doing it i say.
2006-07-26 08:51:25 · answer #10 · answered by jennycamuk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋