Two things my Grandson did not know…..
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11407)
United Kingdom
September 17, 2025 2:58pm CST
Kids are funny beings …..but sometimes we are funny to them too.
When we moved into our current house the Grandkids were able to have a room set up for themselves. We have them stay with us every other weekend and I wanted them to have a nice place with things of their own. So I wanted them to choose their own bed linen.
I called them and got the websites up and said I wanted them to choose their own bedspreads ….
Grandson pipes up …..” what’s a bedspread ? “
I had to explain I meant duvet cover.
On Saturday we went to the supermarket as my Mom needed some more pickled onions. We had the Grandkids and I told them what I was looking for and the Grandson asks ….. “ what’s a pickled onion ? “
I explained….he couldn’t get his head around the fact that we put onions in jars !
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
17 Sep
@traceyjayne I remember asking why some people called the counterpane a bedspread. Life used to be so elegant. I’ll bet your grandkids would look askance at you if you told them not to forget to pull the chain. Or is that just an Irish thing?
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@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep
No chains since I was a little girl ….all push buttons ….
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
17 Sep
@Traceyjayne Customers still have to pull the chain in a local restaurant here and I’m sure it just baffles younger customers.
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@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep
@xFiacre I can understand that ….you don’t see many with chains on these days.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Sep
@Traceyjayne My Dad told some kids once that black-and-white cows gave black-and-white milk. 
@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
19 Sep
@JudyEv ha ha ….and did they believe him ?
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@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep
I’m not sure he is aware they grow at all …..he may just believe me if I said they grew in jars !
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@GardenGerty (169490)
• United States
18 Sep
Grandparents are an important part of an education.
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@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
17 Sep
When I was around 13 or so, I called a bedspread a "duvet" and mom looked at me and said I was going to confuse people if I didn't speak "plain English". 
Of course she knew the word and, when I tried it out on classmates, they didn't know what I meant. 
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@kaylachan (84815)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Sep
I also think it's a cultural thing , too. Here in the u.s. we still use and have bread spreads. In other counteries, duvets.
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
18 Sep
Wow! Your are so kind with your grandkids, they are so blessed to have you, giving them a room inside your own house, that's awesome.
@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
18 Sep
@Traceyjayne That's so nice of you. I hope all grandparents are like you.
@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep
We are the ‘ constant ‘ people in their lives and they spend so much time with us that I want them to feel at home, comfortable, safe, and have their own things around them. It was fun letting them choose too.
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@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Sep
Some items from the past, my kids had never heard of for example, rotary phones and cassette tapes.
@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep
@LeaPea2417
I worked with a young teacher years ago and she was asking …..what are those things called ….the round ones ….made of plastic ….
Turned out she was talking about an LP record ….vinyl ….
Oh my days that made me feel old !
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@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep
That would blow his mind for sure !
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
18 Sep
Here, although I could be wrong, a duvet and a bedspread are two different things. A bedspread is the main blanket and a duvet is an adornment at the end of the bed not used to cover us, but simply to decorate the bed.
In any event, kids make me laugh all the time. Amazing little creatures. lol
@Traceyjayne (11407)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep
Oh yes, they are different ….its just my old mind thinking it easier to say bedspread ….i wasn’t sure if he said duvet or quilt ( which again is different ) ….or what !
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