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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 732403" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It wasn't home like that for everyone, old hand. Our area was too big to know everyone, even at school. 900 kids in one class in high school. I didn't know half of them. I was warned not to go far from home and did not get to wander around. I have no loving memory of wall phones until we at least got call waiting, if you remember that. We actually had two phone lines with separate numbers but my sister and I were always on the phones and so nobody could ever get through lol. My Dad would try to get through and even though he had two separate lines for the house they would both be busy lol. </p><p></p><p>Not everyone ate meals together. We never did. I was glad. I didnt like mymfsmily and didnt want to eat with them. My mom was a horrible lazy cook. We ate when we wanted, where we wanted, sometimes in front of TV at different times. </p><p></p><p>No spankings. Not everyone in the U.S. got spanked. Most of my friends didn't. It was an upper class area. Parents were "enlightened" and not old school for the most part. My mom was awful to me, but she didn't hit me. Teachers didn't hit us. Parents would have gone ballistic if a teacher had spanked a child.</p><p></p><p>I remember Tupperware parties later on, probably more in your time, but I wasn't one to go. I did attend a few that my bestie begged me to attend. I do remember door to door salesman and actually tried to do such a job with some vacuum company, but was too embarrassed to go door to door lol. I couldn't do it.</p><p></p><p>I don't know where you lived. I lived in an upper middle class to wealthy suburb right near Chicago and it was nothing like your memories. In fact many families had maids. WE even had one who came, I think, one day a week. Her name was Myrtle, one of the first black people I ever knew! My neighborhood was headed by doctors, lawyers and CEOs and stay at home mother's who sometimes had nannies. Why, if they stayed home, I don't know. Sometimes the parents would travel though and leave the kids with nannies. Women wore mink stoles (I love animals...would never....). Cars were the elite ones, except for us, of course. Now we weren't poor. My dad was a Pharmacist. But we were definitely not rich. Not like most we lived near.</p><p></p><p>If your home life sucked, your childhood did too. I find no comfort in the older days. I like it better now. I am loved now, hated then. That made everything associated with those days part of the horror show.</p><p></p><p>Also, regarding that kids have it bad now, all of my kids have good jobs and all except Sonic own a house. It is a lot of competition, but this generation can and does succeed. I think the good old days is different for all depending on the year of your childhood, the place where you lived it, the size and culture of the town/city, the family you were raised in and many other factors that contribute to all of us having different experiences. The culture of my town was heavily influenced by Jewish values, extremely high academic achievement, liberal politics and for me a lazy, abusive mother who was unfortunately my biggest influence. I got bullied at school and called poor. I got beaten up. Nobody stepped up. Bullying was allowed. I hated school before high school and couldn't wait to leave it.</p><p></p><p>Young people are more accepting of differences now. I don't think I would have had as hard a time today. I was a different type of kid.</p><p></p><p>Old Hand, I am in a small City now with a more country culture and it is far more like your memories of old than my earlier days were. I think there is something warm and fuzzy in a smaller, smaller place where you DO know so many people! I don't care when you live there...it is always a comfort to me at least to be like a big family in a small place. A big city is very different. To me it is very cold. The suburb I grew up in was very monetarily snobby. I couldn't wait to leave it. I have never been materialistic. Not even as a kid in a materialistic suburb.</p><p></p><p>You do bring up such interesting issues to discuss, OH. I hope I am not offending you. I don't mean to. I just feel icky when I think about the good old days. They weren't good for me. I am happy NOW. I am so glad you had such good times before and bet you still have plenty of fun! You seem like a gal who can have a good time!! I admire that! I admire YOU!. Have a wonderful night <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 732403, member: 1550"] It wasn't home like that for everyone, old hand. Our area was too big to know everyone, even at school. 900 kids in one class in high school. I didn't know half of them. I was warned not to go far from home and did not get to wander around. I have no loving memory of wall phones until we at least got call waiting, if you remember that. We actually had two phone lines with separate numbers but my sister and I were always on the phones and so nobody could ever get through lol. My Dad would try to get through and even though he had two separate lines for the house they would both be busy lol. Not everyone ate meals together. We never did. I was glad. I didnt like mymfsmily and didnt want to eat with them. My mom was a horrible lazy cook. We ate when we wanted, where we wanted, sometimes in front of TV at different times. No spankings. Not everyone in the U.S. got spanked. Most of my friends didn't. It was an upper class area. Parents were "enlightened" and not old school for the most part. My mom was awful to me, but she didn't hit me. Teachers didn't hit us. Parents would have gone ballistic if a teacher had spanked a child. I remember Tupperware parties later on, probably more in your time, but I wasn't one to go. I did attend a few that my bestie begged me to attend. I do remember door to door salesman and actually tried to do such a job with some vacuum company, but was too embarrassed to go door to door lol. I couldn't do it. I don't know where you lived. I lived in an upper middle class to wealthy suburb right near Chicago and it was nothing like your memories. In fact many families had maids. WE even had one who came, I think, one day a week. Her name was Myrtle, one of the first black people I ever knew! My neighborhood was headed by doctors, lawyers and CEOs and stay at home mother's who sometimes had nannies. Why, if they stayed home, I don't know. Sometimes the parents would travel though and leave the kids with nannies. Women wore mink stoles (I love animals...would never....). Cars were the elite ones, except for us, of course. Now we weren't poor. My dad was a Pharmacist. But we were definitely not rich. Not like most we lived near. If your home life sucked, your childhood did too. I find no comfort in the older days. I like it better now. I am loved now, hated then. That made everything associated with those days part of the horror show. Also, regarding that kids have it bad now, all of my kids have good jobs and all except Sonic own a house. It is a lot of competition, but this generation can and does succeed. I think the good old days is different for all depending on the year of your childhood, the place where you lived it, the size and culture of the town/city, the family you were raised in and many other factors that contribute to all of us having different experiences. The culture of my town was heavily influenced by Jewish values, extremely high academic achievement, liberal politics and for me a lazy, abusive mother who was unfortunately my biggest influence. I got bullied at school and called poor. I got beaten up. Nobody stepped up. Bullying was allowed. I hated school before high school and couldn't wait to leave it. Young people are more accepting of differences now. I don't think I would have had as hard a time today. I was a different type of kid. Old Hand, I am in a small City now with a more country culture and it is far more like your memories of old than my earlier days were. I think there is something warm and fuzzy in a smaller, smaller place where you DO know so many people! I don't care when you live there...it is always a comfort to me at least to be like a big family in a small place. A big city is very different. To me it is very cold. The suburb I grew up in was very monetarily snobby. I couldn't wait to leave it. I have never been materialistic. Not even as a kid in a materialistic suburb. You do bring up such interesting issues to discuss, OH. I hope I am not offending you. I don't mean to. I just feel icky when I think about the good old days. They weren't good for me. I am happy NOW. I am so glad you had such good times before and bet you still have plenty of fun! You seem like a gal who can have a good time!! I admire that! I admire YOU!. Have a wonderful night :) [/QUOTE]
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