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Things I loved about the old days....how about you?
I loved:
1) Riding my bike to the store with little money and getting a bag of candy and a drink with the neighborhood kids.
2) The smell of Mama's kitchen and her homemade apple turnovers.
3) Riding down the rode with my daddy in his truck.
4) Koolaid and watermelon on the front porch in the summer with the neighbor kids.
5) Playing outside and riding bikes, playing tag, hide and go seek until the street light came on and then knowing I better be home!
6) We were not allowed to stay in the house in the summer. We created our on fun. Forts in the woods, softball, dodgeball, listening to the transistor radio, comic books, etc.
7) Neighbors talked to each other and took an interest in kids.
8) We did not have a lot....I never realized it! Mama & Daddy could stretch a dollar.
9) The clothes we wore to school were not name brand and no judgement.
10) I miss the small service stations with all the service and politeness.
11) Us kids felt safe in the neighborhood.
12) Windows up with a fan inside, front door unlocked, keys left in the car.....Unbelievable we did that!
13) No seatbelts....but Mama's arm would fly out in front of us if she had to stop suddenly and protect us.
14) Friday nights were always hamburger nights!
15) Catching Lightening Bugs.
16) Taking in stray animals.
17) My daddy was an army man and we always picked up army men & sailors that were thumbing a ride. We were safe back then!
18) I remember when the first McDonalds opened in our town. What a treat! It was cheap!
19) I miss the respect that as kids we were taught to show to authority such as teachers, pastors, policeman, etc., I was taught to say "Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am and Thank you."
20) Drinking from the garden hose on those hot summer days!
21) Mama hung our clothes on the clothesline (air was cleaner back then) and our sheets always smelled so good.
22) We had a garden and that first tomato sandwhich......Ahh!!!!
23) Wearing our Sunday Best to Church.
24) My first Thumbelina doll.
25) How Daddy & Mama loved each other and us. Family time in the front of the T.V. with rabbit ears. I WAS THE REMOTE CONTROL!
(Sorry to be so lengthy. Feeling sentimental.)
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....I think many of us shared some of your fond memories; was just saying to my daughter on phone tonight how years ago we did not have the things we have now, the higher standard of living I guess, but things were not so complicated, less stress. We didn't need "Tupperware" cos there were no leftovers after a meal made with what we could afford for that one meal; some of our clothing was hand-me-downs (well a lot of it was); furniture was second-hand; ice cream was a treat; we were happy to see a written letter from a relative be delivered by the mail carrier - not an email; hand-knit socks and sweaters... and the list goes on...your list is heart-warming and glad it made me think of things from the past too.
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7 ReactionsYou are so right! I remember all of those things except the Thumbelina doll and the lightening bugs. I had baby dolls and guns. I grew up on a farm in Washington State with 40 acres of Douglas Fir trees. The neighbor kids were 1/4 mile away up the dirt road through the dark woods which we walked at least 2-3 times a week to play at one another's house. We were safe. No one harmed anyone back then.
My father had been in the Navy in WWII and I was taught to respect the flag, my teachers and any adult. We watched WWII war movies together on our 19" black and white TV, with no remote, until it went off at midnight after they played the National Anthem!
My mom baked the best apple pies and chocolate chip cookies! We ate them with Kool Aid too. My favorite flavor was lime. Mom liked strawberry best. The neighbor kids' mom made the best homemade bread!
We had a garden too and the clothes were hung on the clothes line. They did smell good! My horse, Ginger would lean over the fence and grab a sock off the line; chew it up and spit it out! We had animals and many of them strays - cats, dogs, cows, pigs, chickens and Ginger.
In the summer my mom drove me and the neighbor kids and their mom to the drive in movie for "Buck Night" which was $1.00 a car load to see a clean movie with no sex, "F" words or swear words. Often it was an Elvis movie. The neighbor kids' mom made popcorn and we all had that and Kool Aid.
Also, on Sunday we got all dressed up and went to church.
It is too bad the way the world has turned out! No one is safe anymore. My husband and I go shopping only on Mon. or Tues. mornings because the criminals are still passed out from their drug induced evening and it's safer. And now, at least in Washington State the police can't do anything to the bad guys! Often they won't even come if you have a problem unless you mention that the bad guy has a gun!
I wish we could go back to the good times! But anyway, thanks for the memories! I had forgotten how good everything was.
PML
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6 ReactionsCommunities were really communities. And life was a lot less complicated. People actually talked to each other instead of hiding behind shares and likes online.
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1 ReactionSo true buzz, one consolation is that for some of us using internet to chat when not able to chat in person or to people overseas etc., our local online paper lets us use made up names, but the paper knows who weare, our real names and phone numbers in case there is a problem. I like it as sometimes I comment on something - politely - but dont necessarily want my neighbour to know my views. 🙂 Yes my sister in law in uk her family now passed away and neighbours dont even say hello to her - she had a friend on the street who died and since then does have her son drop by daily to make sure she is ok, but then only hairdresser and cleaner... I think I would swap my worst day at work years ago for my "best" day at home now older and not well... whats that song? "People who need People" you are so right.
... i was thinking of when my children were young but I grew up in uk and we kids played outside on the street, sitting on the curb playing "5 stones" or found a couple of old tennis balls and played for hours against the wall of our house to rhymes; or skipping rope made from old clothes line... no radio, tv, fridge or phone... parents at work, we made our own fun - jigsaw puzzle for Christmas! If someone was lucky enough to have a used bicycle we all took turns on it! 🙂
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2 ReactionsHi Valerie,
That is so sad about your sister in law's situation in UK! No one even saying hello to her! My husband and I have a similar situation in our neighborhood since younger people moved in. They don't seem to want to be friendly to older people. (I'm 77 and my husband is 82.) It's sad that the world has turned out this way. But we can make a difference by being friendly whenever we have the chance. Although, that doesn't seem to work too well with our younger neighbors.
I noticed in your second comment that you mentioned jigsaw puzzles. My husband and I love jigsaw puzzles! We are doing one now with 1200 pieces! It's a challenge but so relaxing. We work on it every night. My husband built a special puzzle table to do them on. Do you still do jigsaw puzzles? They used to be a lot cheaper - 99 cents! Now they are up to $20!
We like doing the older ones that are mostly photographs instead of paintings. Plus we get them cheaper at second hand stores.
PML
I lived it! My Mom would say go out and play and the neighborhood was my whole world.
Have you ever watched the movie Stand by me?
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1 ReactionMy early life was unhappy because of my family situation, so I don't really have nostalgia for that time. However there were some things I liked from 50 years ago that are different today.
I had more freedom of movement than children do today. I could walk or get on a bicycle and travel six or seven miles in any direction, limited only by my stamina. The main risk was being hit by a car, but I could manage that risk. I liked the public library, which was within walking distance. I also had a library card at the local community college. I liked being able to run on grass, in contrast to pavement. There was a path near the community college that was 1.5 miles long, so I could run on grass without going around in circles. I liked paperback books which were sold at a convenience store (not a national chain). By buying a paperback with a garish cover that I thought that was science fiction, I accidentally discovered the science essays of Isaac Asimov. That was a source of pleasure for years. I liked newspapers. There was a much lower population density then, so it was not difficult to find dark skies. I could see the Milky Way. I liked houses that were designed with interior walls, in contrast to the open designs today. I liked having grandparents who had a garden, fruit trees, grapevines, and raspberry bushes.
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6 Reactionsit feels like everyone in the world is moving too fast to keep up with them
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3 ReactionsSimplicity.
Life has so much meaning for me in simplicity. And joy.
Love it. Seems to be a small club, though.
Have a great eekend, everyone!
Cindy
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