I was at something at the weekend and I couldn't believe that I used an old childhood territorial claim to a chair in which I was sitting.
I presume most households are similar in that there is a favoured chair - either in front of the TV or the fire or wherever.
In order to secure your possession of the prized chair/seating position, you had to say "I bags it" if you had to leave for a short while and you also had to touch the seat of the chair/couch with your hand.
Failure to do this meant that you lost possession of the prized chair or seating position. In our family it was crucial to be vigilant to the code of honour. Everybody respected it. Even if your baggsed the chair, failure to touch the seat of the chair with your hand was catastrophic for the rest of the film or whatever. Tough luck! Children are cruel. They respect the laws they make or ones that they decide to adopt.
Did anyone else follow this ritual? Were there, or are there, any other rituals followed by families that are respected by all?
Marion
I presume most households are similar in that there is a favoured chair - either in front of the TV or the fire or wherever.
In order to secure your possession of the prized chair/seating position, you had to say "I bags it" if you had to leave for a short while and you also had to touch the seat of the chair/couch with your hand.
Failure to do this meant that you lost possession of the prized chair or seating position. In our family it was crucial to be vigilant to the code of honour. Everybody respected it. Even if your baggsed the chair, failure to touch the seat of the chair with your hand was catastrophic for the rest of the film or whatever. Tough luck! Children are cruel. They respect the laws they make or ones that they decide to adopt.
Did anyone else follow this ritual? Were there, or are there, any other rituals followed by families that are respected by all?
Marion