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[alexis]

Was she a cold fish, so he basically didn't get love from anyone?

Or the opposite?

Any roomah's or tell-alls out there?

[BlueMeanie]

Mimi adored John.

John actually had a pretty good upbringing, despite what he says, and what he writes about. His aunt loved him, his mother bought him his first guitar. He had a good home, a roof over his head, all he could eat. So his father was absent, many people grow up with an absent father, but don't make a career out of it.

[colleengirl95]

John's Aunt Mimi didn't harm John but she said " The Guitar's all good, John but you'll never make a living out of it."

[thefadedline]

If she did, I wouldn't have it any other way.

[DaveRam]

The world needs a lot more people like auntie Mimi who selflessly stepp-in and bring up someone else's children .
Yes she might have been a bit undemonstrative towards him , a lot of parents in England during the 1940's and 50's were , they did'nt go in for the touchy-feely approach to bringing up children .
John had a nice middle class upbrining provided by a women who gave him good foundations which helped him conquer the world.
So thank you Mimi for a job very well done (thumbsup)

[Jane]

I absolutely agree with DaveRam, cause what John was was the product of her job and nobody else`s. And how could she have harmed his emotional development? His parents sure did, they damaged his Libra- personality, his striving to harmony and balance in family. When balance is disrupted such people like John suffer badly but never show it, they become sarcastic, straightforward, they become rebels.

[BlueMeanie]

they damaged his Libra- personality,

Oh please!! Don't bring astrology into it.

[Geoff]

Phrases like "emotional development" always worry me because they bring to mind afternoon chat shows and paperback psychology. From what I've read of her, Mimi appears to have been an admirably strong woman who stepped up when the occasion called for it (raising John) and got on with things without a lot of drama or self pity. Whatever emotional baggage John carried into adulthood can't be blamed on her; it had more to do with his feelings toward his mother and father, I think.

[Jane]

Well, well. My son is Libra, so i ve been watching him closely. But sure the stuff in general is... And what`s your sign, BlueMeanie, if you don`t mind revealing the fact?

[thefadedline]

Astrology is a joke.

[aspinall_lover]

It's called "tuff love".  And Aunt Mimi provided that for John and tried as best as she could to steer him in the "right".  She didn't affect his upbringing.  She wanted to help him as much as possible.  A very "tuff", hard, but righteous woman.

[colleengirl95]

Aunt Mimi just said that because he wants what is the best for John and for him to grow up well and be a succesful boy,in fact he did.

[Sondra]

Social/Emotional development is a valid term. At least in the fields of education and psychology. Along with intellectual and physical development. Personally, I think John was a bit of a drama queen. I mean, yes, he had problems and losing his mom was probably very traumatic. But it happened at an age where he was already fully developed emotionally. And his Aunt Mimi seemed like a very grounding and strong force in his life. But he was an artistic genius and I think they thrive on and are more sensitive to emotional strife.

[alexis]

Social/Emotional development is a valid term. At least in the fields of education and psychology. Along with intellectual and physical development. Personally, I think John was a bit of a drama queen. I mean, yes, he had problems and losing his mom was probably very traumatic. But it happened at an age where he was already fully developed emotionally. And his Aunt Mimi seemed like a very grounding and strong force in his life. But he was an artistic genius and I think they thrive on and are more sensitive to emotional strife.

Drama queen, LOL!

Immature, never got beyond the me-me-me stage. What is that called, narcissism?

What was his sign  

[BlueMeanie]

What was his sign  

I think at a very early age a very wise old man said to him "John, the sun is in uranus".

[Jane]

Social/Emotional development is a valid term. At least in the fields of education and psychology. Along with intellectual and physical development. Personally, I think John was a bit of a drama queen. I mean, yes, he had problems and losing his mom was probably very traumatic. But it happened at an age where he was already fully developed emotionally. And his Aunt Mimi seemed like a very grounding and strong force in his life. But he was an artistic genius and I think they thrive on and are more sensitive to emotional strife.

I agree, such people tend to dramatise everything.

[Jane]

Sandra! I wonder why men are such mocking birds?

[alexis]

Sandra! I wonder why men are such mocking birds?

Everybody, have you heard?

[Sondra]

Mock yeah ing yeah...

Never could stand that song!

[JimmyMcCullochFan]

If anything harmed his emotional development it would be having to choose between his dad and mom at the age of 5 and the death of his mother when he was a teenager.