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[JOCAmom]

DL55, that is the phrase I was trying to think of. We were always told that.

MK, field trips are suppose to be fun. They always were for me but I just liked being out of the classroom for the day. I thought that was the treat. Some of those parents just seemed like they wanted to be the cool parent.

 

[MagiKitty]

I went to Catholic school...any time we didn't have to wear a uniform it was a treat!

 

[JOCAmom]

Were things just that much simpler when we were kids?

I've been trying to catch up on the thread about filing a formal complaint against a police officer.

 

[MagiKitty]

When we were kids, we were mainly concerned with people in our class and our neighborhood. With the internet, kids know things far beyond our scope and therefore feel "deprived" coz they're not like "everyone else".

Seriously, when I was little my biggest concern was about socks. With a uniform, there really isn't much to fret about. I did have a Donkey Kong handheld game that I thought was really cool but it was banned from school. That was about as fancy as it got for me.

I am really cold. The temp says its 64 out there, but I don't believe it one bit. I can't imagine how you're feeling!

 

[M&N]

OK...I am loosing it. I have been waiting for the heat/ac man to come and give the yearly check-up. Just looked at the card again and it says 7-6-10 Tuesday. I have been confused when mom asked me because I kept saying Tuesday but the 7th was Monday. I just realized that the 7th is July not June! Anyway...I did get the living room closet cleaned and reorganized!

 

[MagiKitty]

Oh no M! Think of it this way...now you have a day you weren't planning on! and congrats on the closet. I'm almost glad I didn't put away my sweaters....

 

[M&N]

I don't think I realized life wasn't fair when I was a child. My 5th grade classmated decided to wear madras plaid things for our class picture...I didn't have anything even close to plaid. That's the way it was---now I wasn't the only one but sometimes it may have felt like it. We sold things to earn money for our 5th gr field trip. The boy who sold the most was not allowed to go because of his behavior. That was the rule...fair or not.
I know I probably say life's not fair maybe more than ever...I really don't know why. Maybe a lot of rules are not fair, but all the rules apply to everyone whether they like it or not...whether they follow them or not. If life's not fair, what's the alternative? Can't you see certain people telling St. Peter at the Pearly Gates---That's not fair!

 

[M&N]

My friends from FL are coming up on Thurs...when we said 70's they just about froze right then and there! They will really mind the cooler weather but I like 70's!

 

[JOCAmom]

I have a coat on right now. It says it is 70 here but it sure don't feel like it.

M&N, I mess up dates like that all the time. But you did get the closet cleaned. I need to work on the coat/junk closet. I keep all the extra school supplies in there and now that it's the end of the year, Liv and Alexis think they are fair game.

I don't think it's only the internet that contributes to the "deprived" feeling that you are talking about. We were flipping through the channels the other night and came across "Teen Cribs" Have you ever watched that show?

We weren't rich by any means growing up. I remember when my parents bought us an Atari game system quite a few years after all the hoopla died out over them. We didn't care we were the "last" to have one we were just happy to have one.

 

[MagiKitty]

MTV is absolutely terrible. They foster these mean-spirited kids. They feature lots of spoiled, unappreciative, rotten kids. I tried to watch Teen Cribs. The kids are walking around like they earned the money for all the richness around them! And they have no ambition. I was watching my Sweet 16 show and NONE of the kids had plans to do anything with their lives other than throwing away their parent's money to show off to their friends.

But also its their parents who create the little monsters.

We had the Nintendo. It was so much fun and we didn't care that is was given to us by someone who had gotten a fancier gaming system.

 

[JOCAmom]

M&N, life is never fair for everyone at all times. Sometimes it works in your favor, sometimes it doesn't. You couldn't control what kind of clothes you had when the other kids decided to do this.

I miss MTV....the real MTV not the crap they have on now. None of those kids on Teen Cribs even realize how lucky they are that their parents have done well. I saw one episode where a 12/13 year old had some revved up golf cart because his dad thought he needed a way to get around since he can't legally drive yet. How about a plain old bicycle?

 

[Pikester]

Ladies.

I remember crying, yes I said crying, when my parents came home from shopping and had bought a VCR. That was HUGE for us.

We also had an Atari. As a matter of fact I think my parents still have it packed away some where.

 

[JOCAmom]

I wish we still had the Atari. Maybe then my kids would realize how lucky they are to have the Wii.

 

[MagiKitty]

We had one of the first VCRs to come out...and that puppy lasted about 15 years! We got a lot of mileage out of him. He even had faux wood exterior. Classic! He would have matched the Atari....remember how you'd actually get blisters from holding the Atari controller so tightly?

 

[M&N]

We all seem to be thankful for what we had as a child...we didn't blame life or anyone for what we didn't have. My parents could not afford things but I know I had the most important thing from them---love. And with that love came attention and doinf things as a family. I hear complaints here about kids but I'm sure our parents had complaints too. We are not perfect. Kids are not automatically perfect. I am glad I am not growing up now. There are just so many things out there like Kitty said with tv. Instead of Father Knows Best, we have father is stupid and knows nothing!

I guess what I want to do is just make the best of what I have. It's sure easier to complain and blame life but nothing is gained by that.

Just so you know...I'll still complain about things! After all---that's what life is about isn't it?

 

[Pikester]

I use to bend the Atari stick as far as it would go and then almost tip over so my car/guy/ball/whatever would do what I wanted it to.

I never seemed to have the right clothes, hair, books, etc until I got a job and was able to buy my own stuff. I remember once (I know I've told this story before but please bare with me) when I was in the 4th grade, I was in a classroom that was a 4th/5th combined. The day after we had an open house one of the 5th grade girls came up to me and told that she couldn't believe how beautiful my mom was because I didn't dress very nice and how this other girl in our class had a mom who wasn't very pretty but the girl always wore such nice clothes. Looking back my mom was only 24yrs old and I'm pretty sure that the other girls mom was way older. I was just so when she said that. No wonder I have a hard time talking with people.

I tend to buy my kids more clothes then they probably need mainly because I didn't have much but I do make sure that I don't pay full price for them. I love a good deal but I'm not as good as Kitty is in finding them.

 

[MagiKitty]

Pike, my Mom didn't have very much growing up (this was after the war) and when she first arrived here (and after I arrived too!) she wanted me to always look nice. Thank goodness it was the 70s and she could crochet my clothes---I wore a LOT of ponchos as a baby for less money. It was also one of the reasons they chose a Catholic uniformed life for me--but also the school was closer and my Mom couldn't drive then, we could walk to school.

Even if we've been comfortable with money, the savings will always be in our blood! We're a big "just in case...." family.

That little girl was just mean to you. Both you and your Mom are just gorgeous!

 

[M&N]

And who thinks bullying is a new thing? Isn't it strange how those hateful things just stick in our minds?

 

[JOCAmom]

PIkester, that girl was just horrible to you. But I bet she learned that behavior from her parents.

 

[SCHBR'smom]

Far too many pregnancy hormones to read to much. I read this page and the last and feel like crying with the bullies, growing up not spoiled, and we had what we needed most - love. I'm too emotional this time. But, I thought I'd drop by and say hi.