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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 243523" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>This is kinda gross, but I remember we all used to catch lighting bugs in the yard, detatch the little light part and put them on our fingertips and wave our hands around (hey it was dark and you couldn't really tell it was a bug LOL)</p><p> </p><p>Our skates were metal and we had to use a key to tighten them to put them on our feet. Our favorite thing was to skate in the road, some of which was still brick. The only problem after skating for a few hours, your feet got numb and I cannot tell you how many times I fell and skid on my face cause I couldn't feel my feet. Not good when you are a klutz to begin with.</p><p> </p><p>The shoe store had this contraption where if you put in your foot, and turned it on, you could see your bones in your feet. No one knew the dangers of Xrays back then. Maybe that is why I am so weird <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Every Easter we used to buy chicks and ducklings that were dyed at Woolworth's for a quarter. They were kept on top of the counter and had heat lamps. I can still recall the smell of baby "peeps" which is what we called them.</p><p> </p><p>I remember sitting in front of a black and white TV watching Lassie, and Miss Janie (and was always so disappointed she never called my name while looking thru a hand mirror without the mirror saying I see Susie, I see Mark...I refused to watch Howdy Doodie cause clowns freaked me out - of course it was my brothers favorite show and I would run screaming from the room the minute he turned it on.</p><p> </p><p>I also remember going to the movies for a quarter. My mother would tell me never ever to take off my coat, as there were people who were known to inject kids with a needle and take them if they didn't have their coat on(hmmm, maybe it wasn't the foot machine after all that make me weird)</p><p> </p><p>And I remember my introduction into womanhood - my mother handed me this elastic contraption with something that resembled a small pillow and told me it was almost time for me to start bleeding and I was to use that...and left. It was probably my first memory of an anxiety attack as she didn't mention WHERE this bleeding was supposed to be comming from. It had bothered me for a long time and didn't want to ask her about it but kept an eye out looking to see if anyone wore one of these on their head as it never occurred to me it may be used somewhere else.</p><p> </p><p>Marcie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 243523, member: 47"] This is kinda gross, but I remember we all used to catch lighting bugs in the yard, detatch the little light part and put them on our fingertips and wave our hands around (hey it was dark and you couldn't really tell it was a bug LOL) Our skates were metal and we had to use a key to tighten them to put them on our feet. Our favorite thing was to skate in the road, some of which was still brick. The only problem after skating for a few hours, your feet got numb and I cannot tell you how many times I fell and skid on my face cause I couldn't feel my feet. Not good when you are a klutz to begin with. The shoe store had this contraption where if you put in your foot, and turned it on, you could see your bones in your feet. No one knew the dangers of Xrays back then. Maybe that is why I am so weird :) Every Easter we used to buy chicks and ducklings that were dyed at Woolworth's for a quarter. They were kept on top of the counter and had heat lamps. I can still recall the smell of baby "peeps" which is what we called them. I remember sitting in front of a black and white TV watching Lassie, and Miss Janie (and was always so disappointed she never called my name while looking thru a hand mirror without the mirror saying I see Susie, I see Mark...I refused to watch Howdy Doodie cause clowns freaked me out - of course it was my brothers favorite show and I would run screaming from the room the minute he turned it on. I also remember going to the movies for a quarter. My mother would tell me never ever to take off my coat, as there were people who were known to inject kids with a needle and take them if they didn't have their coat on(hmmm, maybe it wasn't the foot machine after all that make me weird) And I remember my introduction into womanhood - my mother handed me this elastic contraption with something that resembled a small pillow and told me it was almost time for me to start bleeding and I was to use that...and left. It was probably my first memory of an anxiety attack as she didn't mention WHERE this bleeding was supposed to be comming from. It had bothered me for a long time and didn't want to ask her about it but kept an eye out looking to see if anyone wore one of these on their head as it never occurred to me it may be used somewhere else. Marcie [/QUOTE]
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