I Was Never Kissed Good Night
A Mary Poppins. Fanfiction
Notes: I had originally planned to write a collaboration with Disneyfan95 about how George and Winifred Banks meet, fall in love and so on. That never amounted to anything. Instead I decided to write shorter stories as told by either George or Winifred. This one was inspired by the scene in which Mary Poppins brings Jane and Michael to the bank. There is a line of dialogue where George says he was never kissed good night as a child. Last year in rehearsals for Mary Poppins during that scene the inspiration for this story came to me. Deepest apologies for taking so long to write it. This is from George's perspective.
Today Mary Poppins took the children to visit me at work. I was not at all pleased to see them. They interrupted a very important meeting with Mr. Northbrook. As they left I was alone with my thoughts… I haven't been quite the same all day. They stopped in for a visit around 10am… It is now 12:45 and I am sitting out in the courtyard eating my lunch.
Sometimes I worry that I am turning into my father. Honestly, that is not a good thing. I think Winifred notices it too sometimes. I am overworked and constantly stressed out. I don't make as much time for my wife and children as I should. My father was the same way with me.
I do not do a very good job of showing it in the least but I am really very happy we hired Mary Poppins. It is so great to see Jane and Michael so happy. She's very good with the children and is hard worker. She is a bit unorthodox with her methods I have to say. I suppose by taking the children to visit me today she was trying to teach them a lesson. I think the deeper lesson was that they don't spend enough time with me. Just like I never spent enough time with my father because he was always working.. Just like how I am always working.
Mary Poppins is not like Miss Andrew. I would have never admitted it to my father back then but I was afraid of her. I don't know what he would have thought if I had told him that. She abused me... Maybe he never noticed the bruises. My mother did though and she told me to tell other people I walked into walls. I hated lying but it was better than admitting that I was being abused by someone who my parents had entrusted with my care. I hope my children never have a nanny like Miss Andrew.
I know my children will always be safe with Mary Poppins. I wish I could have felt safe all those years ago. I never did. It was all Miss Andrew's fault.
My father was also very stern and strict with me. I don't mean to be that way with Jane and Michael but I know that I can be. My father never really showed affection for me..I think that affected our relationship.
I love my wife and I love my children. I wish I did a better job of showing them that.