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<blockquote data-quote="Kjs" data-source="post: 243590"><p>I feel old.</p><p> </p><p>Catholic school.</p><p>black and white TV most of my life. I remember when my dad bought the first color console TV. </p><p>No remotes.</p><p>I remember specific remarks my dad made such as:</p><p>If I can't get up to turn the channel I shouldn't be watching TV. No cable. 3 channels. Cartoons ONLY on Saturday mornings after chores.</p><p>Carol Burnett, Flip Wilson, Mannix and omg...Lawrence Welk - yuk!</p><p> </p><p>After school it was The Partridge family, Brady bunch and Giligan's Island.</p><p> </p><p>I remember my dad saying the day it cost him $20 to fill up the car is the day he stops driving.</p><p> </p><p>When school got out we moved to our cottage on the beach/water for the summer. I hated leaving my friends. Had all new friends there though. Everyone did the same. We had motorcycles and boats, water skiing.</p><p> </p><p>On Fridays we HAD to eat this nasty canned salmon patties.</p><p> </p><p>I did homework because I would of NEVER thought of NOT doing it. Fear of what my dad might do. Behaved in school - fear the nuns would smack you.</p><p>If you misbehaved at a friends house you got in trouble from their parent, then had to go face your OWN parents.</p><p>Never back talked, fear of the Ivory Soap.</p><p>Lied - got the belt.</p><p>Didn't have my own car and was LUCKY if I was able to borrow my parents. Maybe a few times a year.</p><p>My siblings are older and out of the house when I was 2 - 3 years old. Married by the time I was 8. Had one brother 1 year older and we just didn't get along.</p><p> </p><p>I was the tallest in my school. Made fun of. My mom made my clothes. </p><p>My mom was in menopause before I even got the age. Never had a talk, and there were no supplies in the house!</p><p> </p><p>Garage door was heavy wood, no remote and cars were kept in the garage. Toys were not. Heck we didn't HAVE toys. My mom baked bread, desserts, applesauce. Canned tomatoes and made jelly / jam.</p><p>We were given $1 and told to walk to Mcdonalds when my parents went out to eat. We never went out to eat with them. And that was a rare treat. (to go to McDonalds)</p><p>Didn't even ask for a ride. The answer would be no. We walked.</p><p>Didn't go to the doctor unless we were very ill. </p><p>People smoked in the doctor offices and the supermarkets.</p><p> </p><p>geeze, now that I am remembering I feel even MORE old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kjs, post: 243590"] I feel old. Catholic school. black and white TV most of my life. I remember when my dad bought the first color console TV. No remotes. I remember specific remarks my dad made such as: If I can't get up to turn the channel I shouldn't be watching TV. No cable. 3 channels. Cartoons ONLY on Saturday mornings after chores. Carol Burnett, Flip Wilson, Mannix and omg...Lawrence Welk - yuk! After school it was The Partridge family, Brady bunch and Giligan's Island. I remember my dad saying the day it cost him $20 to fill up the car is the day he stops driving. When school got out we moved to our cottage on the beach/water for the summer. I hated leaving my friends. Had all new friends there though. Everyone did the same. We had motorcycles and boats, water skiing. On Fridays we HAD to eat this nasty canned salmon patties. I did homework because I would of NEVER thought of NOT doing it. Fear of what my dad might do. Behaved in school - fear the nuns would smack you. If you misbehaved at a friends house you got in trouble from their parent, then had to go face your OWN parents. Never back talked, fear of the Ivory Soap. Lied - got the belt. Didn't have my own car and was LUCKY if I was able to borrow my parents. Maybe a few times a year. My siblings are older and out of the house when I was 2 - 3 years old. Married by the time I was 8. Had one brother 1 year older and we just didn't get along. I was the tallest in my school. Made fun of. My mom made my clothes. My mom was in menopause before I even got the age. Never had a talk, and there were no supplies in the house! Garage door was heavy wood, no remote and cars were kept in the garage. Toys were not. Heck we didn't HAVE toys. My mom baked bread, desserts, applesauce. Canned tomatoes and made jelly / jam. We were given $1 and told to walk to Mcdonalds when my parents went out to eat. We never went out to eat with them. And that was a rare treat. (to go to McDonalds) Didn't even ask for a ride. The answer would be no. We walked. Didn't go to the doctor unless we were very ill. People smoked in the doctor offices and the supermarkets. geeze, now that I am remembering I feel even MORE old. [/QUOTE]
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