FOR LITTLE GIRLS OF THE 70s/80s

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Subject: IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S......or early 80'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 (or constantly had bruises on your arms!)

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, or the sunshine family

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. (Oh yeah!)

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sand! als ( the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

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! carr ied a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them.

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. (?? its not??)

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or 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! owne d.

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off.

[almaty 19]

Solid Gold dancer.

hmmmmm....i remember those frisky girl quite well...

[sarah and hicham 3]

I was born in '83 and it was allll about turning my power wheels upside down so that I could magically make ice cream while turning the pedals.

I loved me some 'bedknobs and broomsticks'.

[Karen_L 1]

You owned a "Slip-n-Slide", on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once.

OMG, I had SO many Slip-n-Slide related injuries as a kid. Living in The Bronx, our yard is small and the Slip-n-Slide was like a foot too small for the length of the yard, so we would always go crashing into the shed after the shallow pool. It was fun, but I remember totally wrenching my arm and smashing my shoulder lol.

[luvaLimey 0]

few of those were before my time (david cassidy?) but a lot weren't.

XD ugh I was so sick of that baby soft smell by the time I was 13. and mmmm strawberry rollon lipgloss was tasty!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I could say yes to almost all of those

I could report that I did not desire to kiss a boy at the roller rink as much as I wanted to "slow skate" with him, usually to a Journey song

[Mary Lou 681]

What a great post! I found myself sitting here nodding my head to this list lol I never had the bowl or pixie hair cut but i did have the feather back thingie, wings My boyfriend was Shaun Cassidy though, not the Dukes of Hazzard boys LOL

[ceriserose 1]

Wow, that was a trip back. I too could say yes to pretty much all of it.

And I got the Simon game from Santa. And my Dad played with it a lot.

ETA: Oh yeah, Luke Duke. Not Bo. Bo was icky.

Edited January 4, 2007 by ceriserose

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

The attractiveness of Luke Duke versus Bo Duke was a matter of huge debate at my school

My heart belonged to Han Solo, however

[heishe 2]

Ahh, the potholder loom! /sob

[Married_my_love 0]

...A bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. (god I miss that bike and the chingching bell)

You owned a "Slip-n-Slide" (I think my mother removed this from my possession due to my Xtreme tendencies) I also POPPED my brother's Hippity-Hop

You owned "Klick-Klacks" (I still have a pair of purple klick-klacks)

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie", (I had the Mrs. Brady Shag) (yes that IS my mrs. brady shag)

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. (For me it was all about Chemin De Fer Jeans)

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (Why did we think these were so HOT? and Wallabees too?)

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink! (Actually it was an ice skating rink with an Arcade attached to it!)

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. (I still have a Bee Gee's metal box and I miss my Bobby Sherman one)

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?" (Or the HARDY BOYS!!)

You made Shrinky-Dinks (I flippin' loved that burned plastic smell......)

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. (And something called BANANAS which I still have a copy)

You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off. (My fav was Bonne Bell LipSmacker in Dr. Pepper and Coca Cola flavors)

This was funny!!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I wonder, do girls still learn about women's stuff from Judy Blume? If not, where are they learning about such things?

[ajames79 0]

a lot of these are SOOOO true for me!!

Loves baby soft and roll of lipgloss in strawberry.....haven't thought about that in a LONG time.

Anyone have the varried scents of Baby soft?? Wasn't there a few...I think I got them every christmas.

I seem to remember blue and maybe yellow and purple!??

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

The purple one was Jasmine something -- I got a gift set with perfume and bath powder for Christmas one year!

[ajames79 0]

*giggle*

My first pair of glasses were strawberry shortcake!!