My Hubby was 9 y/o going into bars shoe shining so he could make money for his family. Walking by himself in the dark, in and out of the different bars.
I'm so old I Remember when:
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That is a very industrious nine year old.
A talented shoeshine boy could really make that rag talk.
Knitted & fringed ponchos!
We still use it! Sometimes I threaten to have the middle schoolers use it again. There would be a MUCH better chance of actually being able to read what they wrote!
So you're safe. Remembering this doesn't give away your age at all ... unless you remember when teachers first started using it!
Sitting on the curb on a hot summer day with a roll of bang-caps and a rock ... Childhood Heaven!
Your parents sure knew where you were for a good hour or so!
My favorite!
Sizzlers! Micro-minis with matching hot-pants or bikini bottoms!
Often worn with a "paperboy cap" - but not in these garish neons. We wore earthy tones, bold stripes or Peter Max florals. And we wore massive platform shoes .. wedges and towers. Mine actually sent me to the hospital!
I thought it was "all them" ... until I had my hearing tested, last summer. Turns out that a lot of it's my own hearing!
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