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09-06-2024, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DebbieJJ

Endora, No, the 4 of us are actually only about 6 1/2 years apart in age, from me to my youngest brother. So I usually only had to sit and hold my two youngest brothers when feeding time came around, and give them their bottles. My mom has a picture of me holding my oldest brother, giving him a bottle, but I'm crying because I didn't want to hold that "stinkin' kid". I wanted to go play with my sister, who is 17 months younger than me.

OMG, Debbie, your story reminds me of when I had one of my older sons hold one of their baby brothers (newborn), there was no love there whatsoever, and within a few minutes after setting new baby on dear son's lap, older son said to me, "okay mom, can you take it now".

I was moms go-for until about age 8... she'd call out to me at changing time, quick, go get me a diaper... I need a pair of rubber pants... a baby washcloth... and of course part way through her changing a baby sibling she'd pass me the wet or dirty diaper to take to the bathroom to put in the diaper pail.

By age 8 though, I was making bottles and changing diapers all on my own, and remember taking my baby siblings out for a walk around the block in baby buggy/carriage to show off my new baby siblings to all the neighbourhood moms. So proud I was.

09-06-2024, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by aashley333

I had babies in the 80s. I used cloth diapers for burp rags! The term diaper was replaced with Pampers!
Now, as a kid, I rode in the back of many a pick up truck!

Yes, me, too!

Cotton diapers also served as a great makeshift bib when/if I didn't have any vinyl bibs on-hand!

09-06-2024, 04:44 AM

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I remember riding our bikes to the grocery store with a note from our mom stating what we could buy along with a signed check! I guess her hand written note was our “2 forms of ID”

09-06-2024, 04:47 AM

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I remember riding our bikes to the grocery store with a note from our mom stating what we could buy along with a signed check! I guess her hand written note was our “2 forms of ID”

I remember making regular store runs for mom to buy cigarettes for her, and there was never a question or concern from the store owners. No note or nothing.

Boy, have times ever changed.

09-06-2024, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ptquilts

I remember seeing toddlers standing up in the front seat, many decades ago. Used to make my head explode. Even a moderate braking and that kid is going head first into the windshield. Thank heavens for car seats!!

And I'm sorry, I can't stand the "well we survived X, Y, and Z" memes. Yeah, you survived, a lot of kids didn't. When you know better you do better.

I remember riding in the boxes of pickup trucks!

That was par for the course back in the day. Trucks and station wagons.

09-06-2024, 12:21 PM

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And then there was the old wobbly baby changing tables!

I remember these from babysitting!

I used to park the diaper pins in the plastic changing pad when changing diapers!

09-07-2024, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Endora

Was just thinking back to clothing styles, like the bell-bottoms I loved, and those gaucho pants which I loathed.

Does everyone remember the old bonnet and hood hair-dryers?

I still have one of each of these, and they work! I use them when I put a hair conditioner on my hair that needs heat to be used with it. I don't do it too often though, because I'm too lazy to drag them out!

09-07-2024, 11:32 AM

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OMG, OMG, OMG... how neat-O is that!!!

I haven't seen on in ages, but so remember them growing up!

09-07-2024, 12:57 PM

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I remember when little, us little ones were in the front seat, no seat or seatbelt. When parent had to stop in a hurry her arm would come out and "save" us. Amazing how any of us survived.

09-07-2024, 01:20 PM

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I remember when little, us little ones were in the front seat, no seat or seatbelt. When parent had to stop in a hurry her arm would come out and "save" us. Amazing how any of us survived.

I remember it so well, mom with baby siblings laying across her lap.

Sends shivers up and down my spine today whenever I reflect on it.

I often think about the unlucky ones that didn't make it beyond their childhood to reflect on days gone by.