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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2074341)

I grew up in Wisconsin, but never thought I was raised by low income parents during a time when most 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 dough, meat, potatoes, vegetable, bread & butter, and homemade dessert.
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped neighbors with chores to be able to earn our own money. We went outside a lot to play games, ride bikes, red rover, dodge ball, run with siblings, and friends & played hide and seek. We drank tap water from the water hose 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 watched TV shows like Bonanza, Leave It To Beaver, Gilligan's Island, Happy Days, Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, Little House On The Prairie, and I Love Lucy. After school, we came home, and did homework, and chores before going outside or having friends over. We would ride our bikes for hours. We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and what time we'd be back.
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!!!
When the sun was starting to set you had better be home. In school we said the Pledge of Allegiance, we stood for the National Anthem, and listened to our teachers.
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, and had to stand in the corner. “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.

Re-post if you're thankful for your childhood, and will never forget where you came from & the time you came from!

I'm from Wisconsin too.
I think many of us were low income because our mothers didn't work, they were home taking care of the family. My mother made my school clothes and I didn't have a lot of them. We had to be home when the street lights went on. Luckily I never got the bar of soap. I remember going to the store for a pound of hamburger to feed 5 people.

One step forward, two steps back -- seems like progress often works that way.

Manners and respect. I grew up in rural Virginia in a country store and a small farm. Church, Country and Family.

Why would you "challenge" people to repost your post?? 7 paragraphs long, isn't that enough. Pretty much all of us had a great time in the 50-60's. I'm not sure what you post is supposed to do. Those times are gone forever and it's fine to have those memories but DON'T challenge people with it..

I'm really glad I didnt have to live through the 1950's with sexism, racism and inequality. I'm quite okay with living in the here and now. The past is gone and it's not coming back, thankfully.

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Originally Posted by Captainpd (Post 2074597)

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Originally Posted by Queenie504 (Post 2074602)

I'm really glad I didnt have to live through the 1950's with sexism, racism and inequality. I'm quite okay with living in the here and now. The past is gone and it's not coming back, thankfully.

Geez.

All the guy did was try to start a little conversation.

Nostalgia is in the air right now — wonder why.

As William Wordsworth said, “ The world is too much with us.”

Any time we think in nostalgia-mode, it is always in juxtaposition to now.

Boomer (and all that entails)

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Originally Posted by Captainpd (Post 2074597)

Why would you "challenge" people to repost your post?? 7 paragraphs long, isn't that enough. Pretty much all of us had a great time in the 50-60's. I'm not sure what you post is supposed to do. Those times are gone forever and it's fine to have those memories but DON'T challenge people with it..

Because that line was at the bottom of the post he copied and pasted from another source. Other than the word Wisconsin, that exact post can be found word-for-word on several other social media sites.

I like the sentiment in the seven paragraphs but I'm uncomfortable with the trend of reposting in a way that implies the words are original.

When;

core values mattered!
Discipline and enforcement was expected.
Majority mattered.
Patriotism and pride were ever present.
One was expected to work for monies received.
Accomplishment was earned by ability (not one's color or organizational membership/participation).

To name a few.

Exactly how we grew up in Southern Illinois. We were so lucky to grow up in the best period in American history!
The best times. The best music. The best TV. The best education. The best cars. The best movies. Et al.

From Milwaukee and you nailed it!

Well said!
I didn’t get any behind whipping but I certainly got a fair share of a good spank here and there. Let’s not forget being grounded. 😩
But the end result is you grow up to be respectful, kind and helpful to others. 👍🏻

‘I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.’ It’s a quote from Andy Bernard, a character from The Office, that resonates with a lot of people. For one reason or another, we often perceive that our past is better, or was more enjoyable than our present is. But truthfully, more often than not, the past wasn’t actually better or more enjoyable; it’s just that we seem to remember it that way, and this occurs for a variety of reasons.

You look to the past with a sense of certainty that the present can’t provide

I also grew up in the 50's and 60's, I wish those days were here again, had a wonderful time growing up.

this post is a word for word paste and copy from some 50’s Facebook group.