OH dear: I have an embarrassing episode in my past that I'd rather my elderly mother didn't find out about - what shall I do ('What will mum say?", July 26)?

I know; I'll get it splashed all over the front of her local paper, with a great big headline - that should do the trick!

Peter Townsend,

Acklam,

Malton.

Updated: 09:51 Friday, July 29, 2005