Little Girl in the 70's if...
Monday, Feb. 03, 2003
12:07 p.m.
I know this doesn't count as a real entry, but it's something very cute that my friend, Stacy, e-mailed me this morning:
YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S IF.....
Please note that I was born in '76, so I most of my childhood was not in the 70's. But I lived in Indiana, so the styles & such last until about '84. And no, I'm not making fun of Indiana. I loved it and I miss it and I want to move back there. So just shut up!
You wore that rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves, and the rainbow went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the other. Yes, I owned this shirt. It rocked!
You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven. I didn't have an Easy Back Oven. So...yeah.
You washed them down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine. Dude, I really had this! And it wasn't a cheep knockoff...it was really the snoopy brand! Too bad it was at my dad's house & I wasn't allowed to take it home!
You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked. Yeah, I did. And?
You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a basket. So?????? They were cool!
You even owned roller skates with metal wheels. Yep, I did, for awhile. Then I got my Strawberry Shortcake skates.
You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute.(Admit it!) Ew! No!
You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island. I still have nightmares about Fantasy Island!
You had rubber boots for rainy/snowy days - remember Moon Boots (you then advanced to Duck Shoes in the 80s)? No and no.
You had either a "bowl cut" or a "pixie", not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill" because your mom was sick of braiding your hair. How traumatic when people thought you were a boy. My mom liked braiding hair, thankyouverymuch. I had long hair for years and years. I still do. In fact, the only time I had short hair was in 1988, when I was 12.
Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I had an ugly green sleeping bag!!! MOM, why didn't you buy me the cool Holly Hobby sleeping bag???
You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Yeah, so?
You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. No, I didn't. I played it at school & I thought it was stupid. And it is.
You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple shredded outfits. I didn't even know who Donnie & Marie were until I became an adult.
You spent hours out back on your metal swing set with the trapeze. Uh, yeah!!!
You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. They were cool!!!
You even had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). OMG!!! I loved those shoes!!! I want a pair now!!!
You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in atleast one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson! Yep! Plus I called my parents Ma & Pa. And LHOTP was my favorite show for years!!!
You wanted your first kiss to be at the roller rink. Ew, boys!
your hairstyle was described as having "wings" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket. Nope, I had long hippie hair. Just like my mom.
You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends,Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie. And Lemon Meringue and Apple Dumpling. We had sooooo much SBSC crap when I was a kid!
You carried a Muppets lunch box to school. Sadly, no, I did not.
You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend. EWWWWWW! Boys!
Every now and then "It's A Hard Knock Life" from the movie, "Annie" will pop into your brain and you can't stop singing it the whole day. Does it ever!!!
YOU had Star Wars action figures, too. No, I didn't.
It was a big event in your household each year when the"Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags! OMG, it was!!! Wow, I'm old now!
You even asked your Magic-8 Ball the question: "Who will I marry...Shawn Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?" Ew, boys!
You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack albums. Like my mom would have bought me those! Please.
You tried to do lots of arts and crafts things, like yarn and Popsicle stick God's Eyes or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom. Oh, do not even get me started on potholders! My sister made potholder purses, potholder Barbie clothes, potholders clothes for herself! We spent a good year or more almost exclusively making potholders!
You made Shrinky-Dinks! Hahahaha! Yeah!
You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape recorder up to the speaker. Sadly enough, it came to that a few times.
You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. Weekly reader! I haven't thought about that in years!
You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books (Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.) Who didn't???
You thought Olivia Newton John's song, "Physical" was about aerobics. Heh.
You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs. Dude, that seriously needs to come back in style!
You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. No...
You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin. So???
You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. No, I didn't!!!
Miss One?
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