When I was a kid...

Cartoons were actually funny.

Kids were cross guards and we policed our own.

You had to earn that spending money, which usually meant raking the neighbors yard and getting a buck or two; same amount in the winter for shoveling their sidewalks.

Bikes had banana seats and you played kickball in the alley with all the other kids.

We walked to school and walked home. When we moved and had to ride the bus, it was an hour long trip.

We swam in the lake in the summer time, and didn't get all freaky if a weed tickled our foot.

Laundry hung on the line to dry.

A vacuum cleaner was a major purchase.

I was the remote control for the tv... dad always telling me to change the channel.

I was the automatic dishwasher and ran a cycle each night after dinner.

I learned to cook early to be able to help out around the house because mom worked.

I treasured my possessioned because I had to work for them and didn't think I was entitled to them for just being.

I knew homework was my responsibility and did it!

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