[Alty]

Ah, red stilletos. Another memory, my black patent mary janes when I was 6. I loved them, they were so pretty. I also had what I called a ringa dress, it was a circle style. Basically a circle with a hole cut in the middle for you. It had pleats and was so pretty, and I had a little blouse to match and wore my white knee high socks and my mary janes. That was for Sunday's, I loved Sundays because of that outfit. :)

The way kids dress today I sometimes wonder what career we're steering them towards.:eek:

[HistorianChick]

I hear you! :)

[Chery]

Oh, Alty, now you got me remembering my sewing mashine, which is collecting dust.
My mother sewed her own clothes, made her own patterns and all. So did I, for myself and my daughter - she was the bet dressed baby in the block and I loved to create my own clothes too. And Jaime now, well she doesn't even know how to turn one on or thread it.

As for shoes, when I was in school in Japan, I had a pair of sneakers for gym and black patent-leather shoes for Sunday school (yup, I did learn a religion, but gave that up real fast). The rest of the time the weather was so super that I went barefoot and loved it. I still remember walking in summer rains without somebody fearing I'd catch pneumonia.

And those days in school where girls were NOT allowed to wear jeans or any type of pants.. they had to be skirts except for gym class. I forgot what they were called, but a few years later, there were knee-length pants which had skirts over them with long slits on the side so that we could walk. They were also a no-no at school. Now, if you can't show your boobs and belly-button, you're just not dressed right, jeesh, what's this world coming to?

My first 'boom-box' was a hand sized transistor radio with a 9V battery in it and my favorite program was Teddybear's Picnic on Saturdays.

My daughter got her first phone (touch-tone) when she was 16 for her birthday and she was quite happy with it. I doubt if my grandson will wait that long (and certainly no phone with a cord on it, gosh).

OK,OK, I'll stop now and give someone else a turn.

[Alty]

My mom was a great seamstress, I had allot of home made clothes. Sadly I didn't appreciate it back then, I wanted store bought clothes like the rest of the kids. But as I got older I realized how lucky I was. I can sew, but I'm no where near as good as my mom was. I wish she was here to teach me a few tricks.

My first boom box was a huge two tape deal (nope no CD's, didn't have those yet). It also had a radio. It was really heavy, I never understood why they made it so big. When it died my dad used it as a door stop for their bedroom door. Sad. ;)

I also remember the old cameras, don't remember what they were called but they had a weird film, it looked almost like barbells. I still have that old camera, not that it will do me any good, you can't buy the film anymore. ;)

[Alty]

Wait, here's a picture of the camera I was talking about;

[Emland]

Oh, Alty, now you got me remembering my sewing mashine, which is collecting dust.

And those days in school where girls were NOT allowed to wear jeans or any type of pants.. they had to be skirts except for gym class. I forgot what they were called, but a few years later, there were knee-length pants which had skirts over them with long slits on the side so that we could walk. They were also a no-no at school. Now, if you can't show your boobs and belly-button, you're just not dressed right, jeesh, what's this world coming to?

I had to wear an ugly outfit to gym, too. We called it the Monkey Suit. It was red and white striped on top with this awful red skirt thing on the bottom - all one piece.

I went to a public school and we had a dress code - something the kids today would scream about. Young men had to wear shirts with collars with no writing on the shirt. It had to be tucked in and belts had to be worn. By the time my brother and I came along jeans were permitted, but students were often sent home for wearing their clothes too tight. No cleavage was permitted and skirts had to be longer than your fingertips.

Wow, it seems like the school was trying to prepare us for the working world. What were they thinking?

[Alty]

My cousin just finished high school last year. One day she called me to ask if I could pick her up from school. When I saw what she was wearing I really wanted to throw a blanket over her. Her top might as well have been a bra, and the mini skirt, well, I have hankies bigger than that. I was shocked. I asked her what she was thinking wearing that to school, she said that the other girls had much less on than her. Well, at least I know she can get a job at hooters if all else fails. ;)

[Chery]

My first camera was straight out of a machine where you had to put in a coin and then move a crane around and hope you catch something. That was in 1958, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey with my grandpa. I don't have the camera anymore, but still have the watch he bought me that same day, the first one I ever had - and it still works. That's also where I got my taste for fresh lobster. Grandpa laid his own traps and we went to get them every two days. Try and do that today and you'll probably get arrested or poisoned.

Wow, I got to stop this for now... instead of going backwards, I have to watch my Sci-Fi tonight and imagine the future for some if they are lucky, so TTFN

[Chery]

My cousin just finished high school last year. One day she called me to ask if I could pick her up from school. When I saw what she was wearing I really wanted to throw a blanket over her. Her top might as well have been a bra, and the mini skirt, well, I have hankies bigger than that. I was shocked. I asked her what she was thinking wearing that to school, she said that the other girls had much less on than her. Well, at least I know she can get a job at hooters if all else fails. ;)

We used to say that girls that dressed like that needed a second lipstick...

Go figure.

[Alty]

we used to say that girls that dressed like that needed a second lipstick....

Go figure.

Hee, hee, good one Chery. :)

[kp2171]

Hey there, KP... long time no see. Glad your still with us and hope you found your pants.

howdy back at you! Yep, still around, just more "restricted" to fewer subjects these days it seems.

as for finding my pants, I only said I was looking for them... not that I wanted to find them. =) isn't the hunt half the fun?

[starbuck8]

How US American .... How "christian" .... How repulsive ....

:rolleyes:

How arrogant... How shallow... How egomanical...

:rolleyes:

(You just put down an entire country with one swipe of the keyboard there didn't you!)

I second that emotion!

You know, for someone who accuses others of making incorrect assumptions, you are not doing so bad yourself there, Credendovidis..


Here's a typical american joke.. Who fixed your breakfast this morning? (that's putting it kindly).

LOL! I don't think I'll have the cornflakes! ;)

When I was in the first grade, it rained quite a lot in the spring. My little sister and I didn't have rain coats, so my Mom would cut a hole in the top of a Glad Garbage Bag, and put plastic bags over our shoes and tied them with elastic bands at the top!

Talk about FASHION! ;)

[Chery]

LOL! I don't think I'll have the cornflakes! ;)

When I was in the first grade, it rained quite a lot in the spring. My little sister and I didn't have rain coats, so my Mom would cut a hole in the top of a Glad Garbage Bag, and put plastic bags over our shoes and tied them with elastic bands at the top!

Talk about FASHION! ;)

I see you got it dear! Mine were Wheatees.

As for Glad Bags, they are still alive and kicking and protecting and trashing today! What a survival rate.

[HistorianChick]

I heard something while driving to work this morning that made me think of this thread.

The most recent poll from health-gurus is to give overweight toddlers reduced fat milk rather than whole milk. Made me think of all the kids that grew up on the farm, drinking the cream (not the whole milk, the CREAM!) and doing just fine...

My Mom never worried about my toddler chub... she just sent me outside to play and run around... lol...

... and climb trees... :)

[Chery]

howdy back at you! yep, still around, just more "restricted" to fewer subjects these days it seems.

as for finding my pants, i only said i was looking for them... not that i wanted to find them. =) isnt the hunt half the fun??

Sorry dear, forgot that part a long time ago. Guess I'm just getting old.

Enjoy the hunt, dear!


Found this poor baby still looking for his other half...

[Chery]

HC, so right..

There was always a playground, swimming pool, roller skates and a yard somewhere.
As a matter of fact, all the time I was growing up and later raising my own daughter, I never thought of having any type of 'diet' foods or drinks in the house.
Society has changed for the worse.. key-chain kids who are told to stay off the streets because they are no longer safe, so they stay home on PCs or TV and snack stuff out of boredom.
Between being bored and frustrated a lot of people don't give themselves a chance to look for fun things to do together, so they just stay home and 'eat' up their frustrations.

I hope that trend passes soon.

[talaniman]

We ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the same time everyday, and played all day till the sun went down, before they put in streetlights. Nowadays the kids eat what they want and sorry, a bag of chips, is not a meal. Mickey D's was a treat once a month, and not a diet.

I want my Maypo!!

[starbuck8]

We listened to 45's and LP's, not CD's. We had a log cabin at the lake where the only music we had was an old 8 track player. We roasted marshmellows and wieners over the flames on the wood burning fireplace, and played board games.

We would sit outside on the porch in the dark and tell ghost stories, and if we needed to go to the outhouse, one person would hold a rope at one end and we would take the other. If we got scared, we would tug on the rope. Most times, the other person would tug back and laugh, or they had dropped it anyway.

We would get up before dawn and go fishing with Dad. He got a few hooks in his legs, courtesy of his daughters, and we would walk home and Mom would pour booze on his leg and cut them out with a knife!. and of course hand him the rest of the bottle... lol!

We found our own things to do outside. We played, and used our imaginations, and our brains, and we were never bored.

[Chery]

We ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the same time everyday, and played all day till the sun went down, before they put in streetlights. Nowadays the kids eat what they want and sorry, a bag of chips, is not a meal. Mickey D's was a treat once a month, and not a diet.

I want my Maypo!!!!!!!!!!!

What?? I always enjoyed my bag of Fritos twice a week in my lunch box!
And the grilled-cheese or BLT sandwiches, yum,yum!

Shucks, I'm hungry now..

[talaniman]

And the grilled-cheese

Still a favorite to this day.