
I received an e-mail that was "If you were a little girl in the 70's." It was a fun trip down memory lane - remembering all the things that were so true of my life as a little girl born in the 70's - yes you can figure out I am old :):). This was a fun e-mail and I wanted to share. I know that this may not apply to everyone, but it was fun for me! I think I even still have that treasured sleeping bag - and moon boots were definitely in! Thanks Jen for sharing this with me!
If YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S ...
You had that Fisher Price Doctor 's Kit with a stethoscope that actually
worked.
You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on
it.
You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal
wheels .
You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)
You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island.
You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.
YEAH! ~ You owned a "Slip-n-Slide",on which you injured yourself on a
sprinkler head more than once.
You owned "Klick-Klacks" and smacked yourself in the face more than once.
You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill".
People sometimes thought you were a boy.
Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.
You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny
shredded outfits.
You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze..
The swing set tipped over at least once.
You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color.
You had a pair of Doctor Scholl' s sandals (the ones with hard sole & the
buckle).
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 at least
one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson!
You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!
Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it
"pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.
When you walked, the "wings" flapped up and down, looked like you were
gonna "take off"
You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry
Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.
You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.
With the thermos inside!
You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was
your boyfriend.
YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!
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!
You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun
Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy..?"
You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame
soundtrack record album.
You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick, God's
eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.
You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!
You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape
player up to the speaker.
You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.
You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume
books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)
You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.
You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes,shoelaces with heart or
rainbow designs.
You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.
You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first"real"
perfume you ever owned.
You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip gloss till it almost
dripped off. (!!!)
3 comments:
Okay, this made me laugh to the point of tears! I sheepishly admit I had a nightgown that said "Shawn's kind of girl" on it, I sported my mother's version of a Dorothy Hamill, which definitely inspired a few "How old are you young man?" comments, and I definitely wanted to be Half-pint, especially after she hooked up with hunky Manly! (Okay, technically I was born at the end of 1968, but I only remember the 70's)
I too sported a "Dorothy Hamill" and was asked by a child, "Are you a boy or a girl?" I wore gauchos, made god's eyes, and read Judy Blume.
Recently we were reading about the first European to explore North America, Leif Erickson. The girls wondered why I kept calling him, "Leif Garrett". :) Growing up in the 70's...
Leif Garrett!! LOL!
Uh, I had a Fisher-Price doctor kit complete with working stethoscope. But I think by the early 80's that was considered a boys toy. Yeah, that's it.
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