Familiar Portrait?

[Caroline]

Involved in petty thievery, he seemed to lack discipline, used his charm to get away with not working too hard.

[lookout]

Says a lot about society today.

[David1819]

Involved in petty thievery, he seemed to lack discipline, used his charm to get away with not working too hard.

Jeremy worked as a waiter in little chef on the A12, Not exactly typical of a grandiose psychopath

[Jane]

Jeremy worked as a waiter in little chef on the A12, Not exactly typical of a grandiose psychopath

It's all relative. My friends 3 children were all sent there to work during the (public) school holidays. They lived near enough to walk. Unless someone took him, Jeremy would undoubtedly have had to have driven there. His background and education would certainly have made it possible to act in grandiose manner with many of his fellow employees.

[maggie]

It's all relative. My friends 3 children were all sent there to work during the (public) school holidays. They lived near enough to walk. Unless someone took him, Jeremy would undoubtedly have had to have driven there. His background and education would certainly have made it possible to act in grandiose manner with many of his fellow employees.

Do we have any proof that he acted in such a manner at the Little Chef, April? 

[lookout]

 Oh,I bet he breathed a sigh of relief and was able to " be himself " for once among ordinary people at the Little Chef. It was enough at the time to show him that there was indeed another side to the life he'd been used to under the starchy conditions at WHF. His first taste of freedom.

[lookout]

His mother was the creator of the " Jekyll and Hyde " syndrome,if there is such a thing. Neither children were ever allowed to be themselves.

[Jane]

Oh,I bet he breathed a sigh of relief and was able to " be himself " for once among ordinary people at the Little Chef. It was enough at the time to show him that there was indeed another side to the life he'd been used to under the starchy conditions at WHF. His first taste of freedom.

It could also have given him the opportunity to feel -perhaps for the first time since leaving Greshams- at the top of the pecking order.

[Jane]

Do we have any proof that he acted in such a manner at the Little Chef, April?

With such a transient workforce it's doubtful that any were asked, or, indeed that it was necessary.

[lookout]

It could also have given him the opportunity to feel -perhaps for the first time since leaving Greshams- at the top of the pecking order.

Initially,he'd have hung on to that arrogant air that surrounded him,and we all know that it re-appeared when he was questioned by the police. I would say that a lot of public school educated people are like this to the point of appearing unapproachable. Sadly,common sense doesn't prevail always.

[maggie]

With such a transient workforce it's doubtful that any were asked, or, indeed that it was necessary.

Well of course but without proof he behaved in a grandiose manner, surely all we have is supposition?

[lookout]

 Grandiose doesn't fit in with Little Chef. He'd have been " one of the lads ".

[Jane]

His mother was the creator of the " Jekyll and Hyde " syndrome,if there is such a thing. Neither children were ever allowed to be themselves.

I think you paint a very cruel picture of the person you believe June to have been. NONE of my own acquaintance, who knew her, would recognize the character you present her as having been. If she was hard on her children, I think it would have been because she felt it was expected of her to raise them in a way best befitting, and thus reflecting, the life they'd been adopted into.

[lookout]

I think you paint a very cruel picture of the person you believe June to have been. NONE of my own acquaintance, who knew her, would recognize the character you present her as having been. If she was hard on her children, I think it would have been because she felt it was expected of her to raise them in a way best befitting, and thus reflecting, the life they'd been adopted into.

A bit of a contradiction in terms---- " cruel picture " and " it was expected of her ".

[Jane]

Grandiose doesn't fit in with Little Chef. He'd have been " one of the lads ".

The very last thing which Jeremy appears to have wanted to be seen as was "one of the lads". Top of the tree of Hooray Henrys might have suited better.