OT good old days

January 26, 2011

The BEST thing about the good old days is it taught everyone how to be

self sufficient. You walked or took the bus where you wanted to go, you

took turns using the phone - even after party lines were a thing of the

past, there was ONE phone line in the house and you didn't " tie it up "

talking to your friends.

We knew about recycling without even being told it was recycling. You

used it until it wore out, or you outgrew it, and you knew ahead of time

what your wardrobe would be just by looking at your older siblings. And

when something was outgrown, you'd find something else to do with it.

People think " memory quilts " are all the latest rage, but in fact thrifty

folks cut out the best parts of outgrown clothing and made them into

quilts.

You used BOTH sides of the paper, and when you wanted to draw, there were

the insides & backs of envelopes and backs of letters.

I always refer to Sears Roebuck as " Roebucks " , just because whoever he or

she was, they got a raw deal. Indeed, what happened to Roebucks? And my

after school sports activity was a part time job in the credit dept of

Roebucks. And I babysat for spending money, and I paid my own tuition to

high school, and I paid room and board once I got a job. No allowance

once you were old enough to earn your way. And you washed the dishes,

ironed everyone else's clothes, made the beds for everyone and helped

around the house and garden. Because it was expected of you.

So when I see kids now being driven to play dates, and sports games, who

don't do a lick of work and think the world owes them a living, I have to

wonder what kind of rude awakenings are in store when they hit the real

world.

Thanks for reminding us.

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