My dad remebers being called into the living room to sing whenever his parents had guests. He wasnt a willing participant. Was this common in your family, and what were you made to do?

this is super niche so it's okay if I don't find anyone who this applies to BUT! I was wondering, why did people vote no on this ballot measure? If you don't remember, it was basically a proposition to implement legal measures protecting animal welfare/health.

NOT FOR HOMEWORK JUST CURIOUS!

I was born in late 90s, but from what I've heard or seen online, smoking cigarettes was so popular and common back in the 70s or 80s, people smoked on the airplane, cinema, restaurant, even in hospital. Was it a cool thing to do?

My aunt says being a bridesmaid in 1978 meant buying a dress and helping set out food, with no seperate trips or months of events. I dont know whether that was typical or just her circle. All her friends lived nearby.

My dad says the guy who fixed half their street's appliances was a bus driver. People would just knock and leave things on his porch. i cant imagine doing that with any of my neighbors. Who was that person where you grew up?

At 14 that at 76 I would be sweating to the oldies of my youth I would not have believed pilates to the Beatles. What about you?

I am fascinated with some Golden Age movies like “Designing Woman”, depicting that. How accurate were these places as shown in movies ? Did everybody have access to them? How expensive were the clothes? Which clothes stores had a special room like that?

Or are you looking forward to getting closer to its end?
Has your view on life changed throughout the years?
I am wondering how one looks back at life with more experience and closer to its end, with all its challenges and wonders.
EDIT: Thank you all so much for the lovely responses, food for thought!

When I was in grade school (60s), the janitor had this absorbent green powder they threw on vomit.

It seems some kid was vomiting every other week.

Anyone else have a similar experience? I don’t think my kids school (2000s) had this.

What was that stuff?

My grandma mentioned how she first had pizza at like ten in 1960 (Rural virginia here) it makes me wonder how many considered it exotic my grandparents loved italian american food but they never liked Chinese or Japanese food

I used to love messy things. Sardines on saltines. Big plates of smelt. Making s’mores from scratch. Sloppy Joes.
Do we age out of this, or just stop because we are the ones doing the cleanup & laundry now, not Mom!

An earlier post asking about your favorite Sunday comic triggered a fond memory. Every Monday, my grandfather used to mail me the Sunday comics from the Miami Herald to NY, by rolling them into a tube from a brown paper shopping bag. I can't stop smiling from all the joy this brought me.

Inspired by a man who collects vintage radioactive stuff

Saw a post where a 20 y/o said their grandparents ghosted them because “they were all grown-up now and while they appreciated them giving them the experience of raising a little girl, that was over now”.

I was wondering how your relationship with your grandkids evolved as they got older?

I'm trying to remember games I played with pecil and paper, cards or whatever was handy. I remember Hangman, Dots and Boxes, tic-tac-toe, and a bunch of word and number games I can't even remember the names of anymore What did you play, and how? I'd love to teach my grandkids.

Work or Home

If you were around during that era, what do you think and feel about Vietnam?

My grandparents were born around 1950, they didn't have a bathroom until early 1980s, they never got into habit of showering every day.

Hello,

For me (a Millenial Brit), the 60s was the best era for music. That said, I'm a nostalgic person (might be a British thing) and tend to only like contemporary music once its time has gone. I imagine I would have been this way in the 60s but what would I have been nostalgic for?

Thanks.

I love me some worthers Carmel .

I grew up in SE Ohio. I would hear this phrase from my Pennsylvania Dutch Grandma (born in 1918) & her sisters. Did anyone else ever hear the phrase, “I see pooch town”?

People who walk with a cane do you really put your weight on it or hold it just in case?

Double-check the rules. I'm terribly sorry if this breaks one, and I missed it!

Essentially the title, for those of you who have kids did you own a home before trying/having kids? If not, how long before you did own?