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7 hrs agoLiked by Louise Tilbrook

Hags is on my reading list! I didn't know that about Friday 13th. My birthday is the 13th so sometimes falls on a Friday and I have been known to purposefully walk under ladders and engage in other superstitions to see what happens. And what does? Nothing :)

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When we were little we used to try and get black cats to walk across the street in front of us - as it was supposed to bring good luck.🤣

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7 hrs agoLiked by Louise Tilbrook

Did they oblige?

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Rarely 🤣 Apparently it didn't count if you picked them up and put them down deliberately in your path

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Sep 17Liked by Louise Tilbrook

My maternal nan always said 13 was her lucky number. She brought up my mum as a single mother in the 1930s (she was 35 when she had her) so I think nan was definitely more about holding female power! ❤️

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Oh wow, that must have been tough - what strong women they must have been.

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Sep 17Liked by Louise Tilbrook

Never not in awe of my mum and nan for what they did (nan refused to send my mum away during the war)

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I'd completely forgotten it was Friday 13th.

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I only realised last night 🤣

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