All very cool. I wish I could have played with building toys but my family told me that those toys were for “boys” not for “girls”. Right…..what day do I have therapy scheduled for?…..
It doesn’t surprise me that they would have said that to you, and for that reason I find it quite depressing. I’ve never understood this need to designate certain things as being for boys and as being for girls. I think you would have loved Lego as a kid. 🙂
I completely and totally agree. I attribute my desire to get a motorcycle license in the next coming years to the fact that I wanted to have a big wheel in the worst possible way and was told that was also just for boys. Ridiculous.
A hand-me-down tricycle with a broken pedal from the neighbours. I’d hare round the yard with my brothers playing cops and robbers. A skipping rope, jigsaw puzzles, any board game to play with the family. I didn’t have any dolls – but my kids had Barbies and My Little Ponies etc
I had action figures that were constantly getting in to wars, smashed by rocks and jumping off the back deck. Later I had a purple, chopper minibike. It was really the coolest. I am not kidding! Baseball was fun too. Great post.
My parents lost their farm to a bank foreclosure sale when the price of hogs plummeted! I was in Canada, so likely sold at their auction! But, also so many things we don’t think of as treasures, till it is too late! Of course, I moved some things from Pa, to Iowa, to Canada, and then to Ohio and got rid of when moving to Bangladesh! Now, back in Ohio there are a few things, I wish I had! So it goes! Thanks again for this post!
Well you know, I read a lot about letting material things go and I try to incorporate this into my life. So of course you wouldn’t have traveled all those places while lugging your trains with you. We don’t really need the tangible object to remember. But I still find it difficult to “let it go”. I saved my Barbies for 30 years. Gave them to my 2 year old daughter, and had the puppy completely eat them a week later. They were destroyed. And so it goes…
I remember wanting a Barbie, but got a Tressie doll instead (her hair was adjustable to long or short). I always asked for a Tonka truck of my own, because my brothers wouldn’t let me use theirs, but of course, “that wasn’t a girl toy.” >:-(
Ha! No, I’m very practical and fuel efficient. But I do wish I had a little Bobcat or powerful lawn tractor with bucket to move mulch, etc. around the yard!
I love books and am an avid reader, but I came to it late. As a child, I wasn’t interested in books. You’re fortunate to have been inspired by them at a young age.
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Lionel train that bellowed smoke!
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Oooohhhhh….do you still have it?
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No, though I wish I did!
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My brother at 65 still has his and it works!
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Lucky man!
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Paper dolls were my favourite. I loved making them myself 🙂
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I also loved paper dolls. And, I also made my own! But my favorite was a paper doll of Mrs. Beasley.
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Awh..Is it the one with lovely big blue eyes 🙂
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Big blue eyes, short blond hair and black glasses. I loved her.
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Barbies, Chutes and Ladders, Hi Ho Cherry O, Coloring Books, Playing School 🙂
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I wasn’t allowed to have Barbies until I was about 6 and I cannot tell you how much I loved my Barbies. They were like treasure to me.
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Smurfs, Transformers and Lego. 🙂
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All very cool. I wish I could have played with building toys but my family told me that those toys were for “boys” not for “girls”. Right…..what day do I have therapy scheduled for?…..
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It doesn’t surprise me that they would have said that to you, and for that reason I find it quite depressing. I’ve never understood this need to designate certain things as being for boys and as being for girls. I think you would have loved Lego as a kid. 🙂
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I completely and totally agree. I attribute my desire to get a motorcycle license in the next coming years to the fact that I wanted to have a big wheel in the worst possible way and was told that was also just for boys. Ridiculous.
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Lego, Meccano, Monopoly, Action Man,
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Action Man! love.
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my toy Panda this will date me following my vist to London Zoo early 60s or late 50s!
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So sweet.
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Transformers and GI Joes were my favorites. I could spend hours on my own in fantasy land 🙂
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Which is really a wonderful place to be. 🙂
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We couldn’t afford toys, so I played with a rock.
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Ha! Well I had my fair share of pet rocks!
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😄
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As long as I can remember, I was reading and drawing…but I also played with model horses — they had adventures and romances and sleepovers 🙂
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Oh yes, girls and their horses. 🙂 Horses are such beautiful animals. Did you become a horsewoman?
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Pencil and paper most days, but I did love my barbies and dolls!
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Same same same. 🙂
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Hot Wheels cars and the track you could buy for them. 👍🏻
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That had the double loop? Awesome.
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YES!! I had imaginary hill climbing races too. Simple days… 😬
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A hand-me-down tricycle with a broken pedal from the neighbours. I’d hare round the yard with my brothers playing cops and robbers. A skipping rope, jigsaw puzzles, any board game to play with the family. I didn’t have any dolls – but my kids had Barbies and My Little Ponies etc
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Oh so good…all of it!
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haha Thank you – it really was 🙂
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I had a Josie Cow Girl with rubber clothing – really loved her…:)
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Josie Cow Girl?! Yes! 🙂
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I had action figures that were constantly getting in to wars, smashed by rocks and jumping off the back deck. Later I had a purple, chopper minibike. It was really the coolest. I am not kidding! Baseball was fun too. Great post.
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Oh. My. Gosh. You had a chopper minibike?!! Ok, you win. 🙂
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Hahaha! Yep purple – bicycle wheel on the front!
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Barbies and Legos…rather diverse pairing, I know.
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I personally, think its a perfect match. 🙂
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Lionel Train here too! Don’t have it! 🙂
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Those trains! So very, very beautiful and absolutely enchanting. Why didn’t we keep some of these treasures?
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My parents lost their farm to a bank foreclosure sale when the price of hogs plummeted! I was in Canada, so likely sold at their auction! But, also so many things we don’t think of as treasures, till it is too late! Of course, I moved some things from Pa, to Iowa, to Canada, and then to Ohio and got rid of when moving to Bangladesh! Now, back in Ohio there are a few things, I wish I had! So it goes! Thanks again for this post!
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Well you know, I read a lot about letting material things go and I try to incorporate this into my life. So of course you wouldn’t have traveled all those places while lugging your trains with you. We don’t really need the tangible object to remember. But I still find it difficult to “let it go”. I saved my Barbies for 30 years. Gave them to my 2 year old daughter, and had the puppy completely eat them a week later. They were destroyed. And so it goes…
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I remember wanting a Barbie, but got a Tressie doll instead (her hair was adjustable to long or short). I always asked for a Tonka truck of my own, because my brothers wouldn’t let me use theirs, but of course, “that wasn’t a girl toy.” >:-(
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I remember the doll with the growing hair. She was very cool. And I hope today you drive a Ford 150 or something to that effect!
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Ha! No, I’m very practical and fuel efficient. But I do wish I had a little Bobcat or powerful lawn tractor with bucket to move mulch, etc. around the yard!
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Books. Better than any toy 🙂
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I love books and am an avid reader, but I came to it late. As a child, I wasn’t interested in books. You’re fortunate to have been inspired by them at a young age.
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Only child, limited social skills. Books were a relief 🙂
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Patty Play Pal. She lives in the basement now like a horror movie extra.
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Funny! (and sweet)
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