I’m a working class mum from a deprived area of Scotland – but I’m raising middle class kids
A WORKING class mum has revealed she’s decided to raise middle class children – and she finds their poshness hilarious.
Kirsty Mac, 36, was brought up in a Glasgow scheme and recalls living without central heating and making her own fun getting into trouble with friends outside.
But it’s a very different story for her daughter, nine, who likes to eat fancy grub and has a fondness for the finer things in life.
The mum-of-two, author of Not All Mothers Love Their Baby: (Well, not straight away at least), can’t help but laugh at the differences in their upbringing.
The Glasgow PANDAS volunteer said: “It just makes me laugh.
“My daughter’s been to Disney World, Disneyland and Portugal. She just has the life.
“Her favourite sandwich is cheese and apple. She comes home saying different words – and says bath like b-a-r-t-h.
“They can go to the shop and buy a toy – it’s ridiculous. They are not spoilt.
“They just have a very different life. It’s very different to how I grew up.”
Her partner comes from an affluent area outside Glasgow and that’s perhaps why their children view life differently to their mum.
Their diets are different, they don’t speak slang, and her daughter’s favourite shop is House of Bruar – a posh shop selling hunting gear and clothing costing thousands.
Kirsty, who got a degree and now owns a house with her partner, said: “I didn’t know what mussels or squid were until I was older. I mispronounced sorbet as ‘sore-bet’.
“Now I have to educate her on what a piece is – it’s a piece ‘n’ sausage not a sausage sandwich.
“I say house coat – my kids say dressing gown. She’s got a bit more of a middle class way of speaking.
“She’s very proper in the way she uses her sentences.
“The way she speaks and pronounces words is very elegant. She’s got a different accent on her – it’s a mix.
“My kids love their fruit. My daughter loves this raw honey – a salted caramel one.
“I have to go to the market to get it. Who likes raw honey at nine years old?”