Canada_Mom Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Are they really full of woe?? Silly question, I know. But a friend of mine and I have been discussing this at length. She's got 7 and her Wednesday children definitely have more melancholic tendencies than her others. What's it like in your family?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have 4 children - 1 is a Wednesday. I wouldn't say he's melancholy, but he's serious. We always joke that he was born middle aged! He's very sensible and generally more polite than most 8 year old boys! Very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 She is my most dramatic child and biggest worrier. She could worry herself sick if I let her. She is sensitive and needs extra love, special handling and plenty of reassurance. But she is an absolute joy--so thoughtful, giving and loving.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 According to the Mother Goose rhyme we memorized, Wednesday's child is "ever so sweet". I have a Wednesday and she is sweet and strong-willed:)! Here's the poem: Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is ever so sweet Thursday's child is tidy and neat Friday's child to prone to a giggle Saturday's child is easy to tickle But the child that is born on restful Sunday is happy and cheerful and loves to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorna in the boonies Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I've never heard that version (Soph the vet's) -- funny how things change from place to place, isn't it? I know: Monday's child is full of grace, Tuesday's child is fair of face, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for a living, But a child born on the Sabbath day is bonnie and blithe and good and gay. (When I was little, I always thought it unfair that I was born on Saturday!) I can't answer the original question, though, because my kids were born on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (I can say, though, that my Sunday child has always been my moodiest one, and that doesn't fit the rhyme at all!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIY-DY Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 According to the Mother Goose rhyme we memorized, Wednesday's child is "ever so sweet".I have a Wednesday and she is sweet and strong-willed:)! Here's the poem: Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is ever so sweet Thursday's child is tidy and neat Friday's child to prone to a giggle Saturday's child is easy to tickle But the child that is born on restful Sunday is happy and cheerful and loves to play. I'm a Wednesday's child. My two sisters' children (both my age) are Sunday's children. And boy, oh, boy did my sisters LOVE to quote that poem, as if they hoped to make it true. Blech. So while I'm not quite "ever so sweet", I'm taking it anyway b/c it makes me smile! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have two kids, both Wednesday children! I guess they follow the different rhymes though My first born is full of woe, my last born is ever so sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Oh I remember tossing this around with hub before. The "Thursday's child is tidy and neat" does NOT describe my Thursday child LOL He's the one who can't feel peanut butter that is smeared from ear to ear, literally! And he comes downstairs, clothes all askew. hehe I don't have a Wednesday child to compare. My Monday, Saturday and Sunday children all fit the first poem mentioned though. Never heard of the second. I love looking at these sorts of things. I just think it's fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 You remember the day they were born on?! I do remember the date, but I'd have to look at a very old calendar to figure out what day of the week it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 None of mine were born on a Wednesday. I think ds was Tuesday, and he's the one most prone to worry about things, he's so conscienscious and is a big thinker. I was born on a Sunday, and I don't think I'm bonny, blythe, good and gay (old meaning of gay was how it was written). Friendly, yes, but intense is a better word for me than some of these others! My girls were both born on Saturday, but I give no credence to these. To me they're just fun rhymes and help with learning the days of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 None of mine were born on a Wednesday. I think ds was Tuesday, and he's the one most prone to worry about things, he's so conscienscious and is a big thinker. I was born on a Sunday, and I don't think I'm bonny, blithe, good and gay (old meaning of gay was how it was written). Friendly, yes, but intense is a better word for me than some of these others! My girls were both born on Saturday, but I give no credence to these. To me they're just fun rhymes and help with learning the days of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Oops--I pressed a wrong key when I went to edit (I have a niece named Blythe, so I mispelled blithe) and somehow double posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Oh my, that explains why my dh is the way he is :eek: and I was born on a Tuesday and that's why I can't get a tan! :p Curse those people who wrote that poem! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie in tx Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 My Wednesday child was also born on the Ides of March. :) She is full of energy, excitement and wears her heart on her sleeve. She feels everything first and thinks later, though she can be a very deep thinker. I'm pretty sure that anyone who met her would not consider her to be melancholy at all. In fact, she's the child that my mother threatened me with when we would argue in the years I was a hormonal teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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