I
REMEMBER WHEN... Remember when... I'm talkin' bout hide
and go seek at dusk, Eatin' a 'super-dooper
sandwich' (Dagwood) Hopscotch,
butterscotch, doubledutch... Mother, May I? Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds, Jaw breakers, blowpops, Mary Janes. Running through the
sprinkler... When around the corner
seemed far away, Jumping down the steps,
Jumping on the bed. What about the girl that had the big bubbly hand writing? Licking the beaters
when your mother made a cake. Remember when... When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there. Nobody owned a purebred dog, and a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a huge bonus. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny... When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. When your mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done... everyday. When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, for free, every time... And, you didn't pay for air! And, you got trading stamps to boot! When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box. When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed.....and did!!! When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home... Basically we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Disapproval of our parents and grandparents was a much bigger threat! Nice to remember... seems like a million years ago some days... |