I grew up in a small town called Far Rockaway and raised in a small town called Far Rockaway, NY. I never thought I was raised by lower income parents during a time when mostly everyone treated each other with respect. We didn't eat a lot of fast food because it was considered a treat, not a food group. We drank Kool-Aid made from water that came from our kitchen sink with real sugar. We ate bologna sandwiches, or even tuna (which was in a can not a pouch), PB&J & grilled cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, pot pies, but mostly homemade meals consisting of mainly rice, meat, potatoes, vegetables, bread, butter, and homemade dessert.
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, braided hair, shoveled snow, packed bags at the grocery store and helped neighbors with chores to be able to earn our own money.
We went outside a lot to play~Kick ball, football,basketball fish , hopscotch, double Dutch, scully, hot peas and butter, kick the can, red rover, ride bikes, relay race with friends & played hide and seek. We drank tap water from the the water fountain n water hose, Johnny pump, and ate berries and honeysuckle from the trees outside... bottled water was unheard of. If we had a coke -it was in a glass bottle ... and we didn’t break the bottle when finished, we played spin the bottled instead…
We watched TV shows like Good Times, The Jefferson’s, Bonanza, Alf, Different Strokes, Full House, Leave It To Beaver, Gilligan's Island, Happy Days, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, The Rifleman, Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, Thunder Cats, The Jetsons, Sanford and Son, Dukes of Hazzard, WWF Wrestling, and I Love Lucy. After school, we came home and did homework, chores and watched the Afterschool Special before going outside or having friends over. We would ride our bikes for hours or skated on newly paved grounds. We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and be home when the street lights came on or before that man on tv said “It’s 10:00, Do you know where your children are?”
You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them, and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing. What they said was LAW, and you did not question it, and you had better know it!!!
We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up we would get our behinds whipped, it wasn't called abuse, it was called discipline! We held doors, carried groceries, and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked. You didn't hear curse words on the radio in songs or TV, and if you cursed and got caught you had a bar of soap stuck in your mouth.
“Please, Thank you, yes please, no thank you, yes ma'am, no ma'am yes sir, and no sir were part of our daily vocabulary!
You grew up to respect the Nation, and the flag.
The world we live in now is just so full of crooked people, hate and disrespect for others
Re-post if you're thankful for your childhood. I will never forget where I came from and only wish children now days had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with!
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, braided hair, shoveled snow, packed bags at the grocery store and helped neighbors with chores to be able to earn our own money.
We went outside a lot to play~Kick ball, football,basketball fish , hopscotch, double Dutch, scully, hot peas and butter, kick the can, red rover, ride bikes, relay race with friends & played hide and seek. We drank tap water from the the water fountain n water hose, Johnny pump, and ate berries and honeysuckle from the trees outside... bottled water was unheard of. If we had a coke -it was in a glass bottle ... and we didn’t break the bottle when finished, we played spin the bottled instead…
We watched TV shows like Good Times, The Jefferson’s, Bonanza, Alf, Different Strokes, Full House, Leave It To Beaver, Gilligan's Island, Happy Days, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, The Rifleman, Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, Thunder Cats, The Jetsons, Sanford and Son, Dukes of Hazzard, WWF Wrestling, and I Love Lucy. After school, we came home and did homework, chores and watched the Afterschool Special before going outside or having friends over. We would ride our bikes for hours or skated on newly paved grounds. We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and be home when the street lights came on or before that man on tv said “It’s 10:00, Do you know where your children are?”
You LEARNED from your parents instead of disrespecting them, and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing. What they said was LAW, and you did not question it, and you had better know it!!!
We watched what we said around our elders because we knew if we DISRESPECTED any grown-up we would get our behinds whipped, it wasn't called abuse, it was called discipline! We held doors, carried groceries, and gave up our seat for an older person without being asked. You didn't hear curse words on the radio in songs or TV, and if you cursed and got caught you had a bar of soap stuck in your mouth.
“Please, Thank you, yes please, no thank you, yes ma'am, no ma'am yes sir, and no sir were part of our daily vocabulary!
You grew up to respect the Nation, and the flag.
The world we live in now is just so full of crooked people, hate and disrespect for others
Re-post if you're thankful for your childhood. I will never forget where I came from and only wish children now days had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with!