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<blockquote data-quote="'Chelle" data-source="post: 243648" data-attributes="member: 1161"><p>I was just wondering the other day, as my kids were bored with "nothing to do", how we always amused ourselves without the benefit of TV and video games, and very few toys. We only had 2 channels on a b/w TV. And on those channels watched Don Messer's Jubilee and The Tommy Hunter Show, because that's what my parents watched. (for all you U.S. members <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messer's_Jubilee" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messer's_Jubilee</a> and <a href="http://www.tommyhunter.com" target="_blank">http://www.tommyhunter.com</a> ) And watching Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker on Saturday mornings.</p><p></p><p>In summer, we left the house at 9 am and came home at about 9 pm when the street lights came on, stopping at home for meals only. And mom not worried about where we were in between. Spent the day playing Hide & Seek, skipping, ball games, swinging in the park, tag, inventing games of our own. There was always some other kid on the street to play with, they were outside the same, and we all knew all the kids within a 3 or 4 block radius.</p><p></p><p>Going to the Saturday matinee double feature movies, LOL like Godzilla vs Mothra. Leaving the house with 50 cents and for that money - taking the bus there & home, paying to get in, and getting popcorn, candy and a drink. Plus the theater would have a draw at intermission and give out cool toys. But I never won, darn.</p><p></p><p>When the Partridge Family came on I was in LOVE with David Cassidy. I had to go to a friend's house to watch it because my dad wouldn't allow us to watch it. Because they had long hair, drove that weird bus, and played "rock music" they were "hippies" and we couldn't watch it. LMAO, yep, the Partidge Family might corrupt our minds. Now, I think he just didn't like the show and that was his excuse for telling us no. That was ok though, my friend had color TV LONG before we did.</p><p></p><p>July 1st, dad would give us each a small bag of firecrackers and we'd run around the neighborhood setting them off. All the families in our neighborhood did this. LOL yep, luckily no one ever injured themselves. I'd probably be arrested for child endangerment if I gave easy child some of those little firecrackers and matches and said go to it.</p><p></p><p>Baking bread and canning fruit and veggies with mom. Happened all the time. I miss that now, though I hated doing it as a kid.</p><p></p><p>OMG Marcie <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/surprise.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprise:" title="surprise :surprise:" data-shortname=":surprise:" /> <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/faint.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":faint:" title="faint :faint:" data-shortname=":faint:" />, the elastic and pad contraption. I think I'd totally put that out of my mind, or tried to. I think that's a primary reason why I've hated my period ever since first getting it.</p><p></p><p>And walking to the store with a nickel and getting a whole bag of candy. The kind of candy that now costs a nickel each.</p><p></p><p>Good times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Chelle, post: 243648, member: 1161"] I was just wondering the other day, as my kids were bored with "nothing to do", how we always amused ourselves without the benefit of TV and video games, and very few toys. We only had 2 channels on a b/w TV. And on those channels watched Don Messer's Jubilee and The Tommy Hunter Show, because that's what my parents watched. (for all you U.S. members [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Messer's_Jubilee[/url] and [url]http://www.tommyhunter.com[/url] ) And watching Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker on Saturday mornings. In summer, we left the house at 9 am and came home at about 9 pm when the street lights came on, stopping at home for meals only. And mom not worried about where we were in between. Spent the day playing Hide & Seek, skipping, ball games, swinging in the park, tag, inventing games of our own. There was always some other kid on the street to play with, they were outside the same, and we all knew all the kids within a 3 or 4 block radius. Going to the Saturday matinee double feature movies, LOL like Godzilla vs Mothra. Leaving the house with 50 cents and for that money - taking the bus there & home, paying to get in, and getting popcorn, candy and a drink. Plus the theater would have a draw at intermission and give out cool toys. But I never won, darn. When the Partridge Family came on I was in LOVE with David Cassidy. I had to go to a friend's house to watch it because my dad wouldn't allow us to watch it. Because they had long hair, drove that weird bus, and played "rock music" they were "hippies" and we couldn't watch it. LMAO, yep, the Partidge Family might corrupt our minds. Now, I think he just didn't like the show and that was his excuse for telling us no. That was ok though, my friend had color TV LONG before we did. July 1st, dad would give us each a small bag of firecrackers and we'd run around the neighborhood setting them off. All the families in our neighborhood did this. LOL yep, luckily no one ever injured themselves. I'd probably be arrested for child endangerment if I gave easy child some of those little firecrackers and matches and said go to it. Baking bread and canning fruit and veggies with mom. Happened all the time. I miss that now, though I hated doing it as a kid. OMG Marcie :surprised1: :knockedout:, the elastic and pad contraption. I think I'd totally put that out of my mind, or tried to. I think that's a primary reason why I've hated my period ever since first getting it. And walking to the store with a nickel and getting a whole bag of candy. The kind of candy that now costs a nickel each. Good times. [/QUOTE]
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