Where did you vacation when you were a child?
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Did you smoke when you were younger?
Comments (26)I'm 63 and I;ve never, ever, smoked. Married to a life-long non-smoker. Cigarettes are not allowed in our house (or farm as they can transmit tobacco mosaic virus to our crops). I loathe cigarette smoking. Was thrilled when in the mid/early '80s smoking was banned in restuarants and then all workplaces in NY state. Once dated (semi-seriously) a man who smoked, but broke it off because I realized that he would never quit and I could never live with the smoking. Nowadays I won't even go to homes where smoking is going to happen, nor ride in cars with active smoking. (And prefer not to even get in cars where smoking has occurred.) My grandmother who never smoked a cigarette either died of lung cancer (possibly radon exposure or second-hand risk). My non-smoking husband had a serious heart attack (he grew up with smokers), but my late father who did smoke for many years (though I didn't live many of them with him, thankfully, as I was in boarding school) did not die from lung disease or cancer. Go figure! Even without the disease risk, it's still gross to me. L....See MoreWhen You Were In Grade School Did You....?
Comments (26)I went to a one room school house. We had to make our own valentine boxes. We had to give everyone a valentine and I remember we didnt want to give too mushy of one to some of the boys but we were all friends. We had a party for that and all of the other holidays and I remember our mothers would come and bring all of our younger siblings along so it got quite crowded. We had about 25 kids in school. Im sure with all of the others there was probably 50 people there. What I remember the most was a chicken that we made out of hearts. The body was a large heart and smaller hearts were glued on to make the neck, head, wing, tail and legs. I sure wish I had the pattern for it. Does anyone else remember this?...See MoreWhen You Were Little Did You......................?
Comments (32)I just loved them - the Betsy McCall paper doll was so exciting - and I loved making my own clothes for the paper dolls. I was never a Barbie fan, I liked "baby dolls" which did pretty much nothing except open and close eyes, so I could dress them up in real baby clothes and care for them like real babies - in a way they really were "real" to me. But yes, I also loved paper dolls - I don't recall actually "playing" with them, but the clothes creations - designing and coloring - was so much fun. My older sister loved her "Bride" dolls and Barbies and I would play with her but my heart was never in it. She did use to make me the basic paper doll person cut out in heavy paper or thin cardboard for me to make more clothes, she liked that and she was very talented. I have some paper dolls which belonged to my mother when she was a small child, of Shirly Temple. She adored Shirley Temple - I have them in their original box on in a bookcase. I think of her every time I look at them....See MoreWhen you were in your last year of high school did you........?
Comments (37)I forgot to say that I graduated in 1980. I think I paid the couple hundred dollars myself. I was working at the time. One of my best friends who graduated in VA went with her class to Cancun, Mexico. She graduated 2 years after me and her parents paid thousands for her to go! Now kids go to Europe and Aruba. They also have more elborate proms, only a few "rich" kids had limos back when I was in high school. Now everyone gets one. I'm dreading the day when Lauren starts going to proms. I've already told her she'll be wearing the same dress to all of them or we'll be buying them used and cheap. And no limo....See Moregrainlady_ks
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