Do you have stuff from your childhood? - Page 2

skysidhe · 05-22-2009, 10:43 AM

I finally parted with a couple items in my 30's. Now I have boxes of my kid's kid stuff!

limey · 05-22-2009, 12:22 PM

My mother has a teddy which was given to her when she was a baby which she gave to my older brother when he was tiny. The teddy is wearing a cardigan knitted for me by my great grandmother. Will that do?

bluecuracao · 05-22-2009, 12:49 PM

I was just visiting my sister this past weekend, and out of curiosity asked her if she still had my Cat in the Hat book (she does). It was my first book; I got it from the RIF Mobile when I was...two, I think? I remember picking out, and being pretty excited about it.

Okay, that may not really count, since I'm not really the one who has the book. But I do have plenty of other stuff, such as an eyeless teddy bear with a sewn-on striped night shirt and cap named Petey; Snoopy with a really floppy neck; and Blue Dog. Coincidentally, my fiance still has Red Dog.

One particularly cool thing I still have is my 1st grade book bag, which is circa 1970s plastic, with brown-toned panels in a Mondrian-like pattern. I've seriously considered using it as a purse, but figured it would probably get ruined if I did.

Crimson Ghost · 05-22-2009, 06:07 PM

The cap is named Petey?

DanaC · 05-22-2009, 06:08 PM

I used to have a trilby called Trevor years ago.

I was a strange teenager.

monster · 05-22-2009, 08:57 PM

my christening bangle, My teddy, bruno. other stuff too

Clodfobble · 05-22-2009, 09:20 PM

For some reason my brain wanted that to be "my christening bagel." You know, in case you wanted a delicious snack after the ceremony, I guess.

bluecuracao · 05-23-2009, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

The cap is named Petey?

Oh, just tell me my punctuation sucks already.

Juniper · 05-23-2009, 06:22 PM

Tons and tons and tons of stuff. WAY too much stuff.

lumberjim · 05-23-2009, 08:34 PM

i just found my baby book the other day

my mom used to write passages in it....there was some funny shit in there.

"Jimmy: adressing and old lady in line at the grocery store....
"are you old?"
Old lady: "yes, I suppose so."
Jimmy: "Old people die if they stay out in the sun all day"

Crimson Ghost · 05-23-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluecuracao

Oh, just tell me my punctuation sucks already.

Now, I wouldn't do that.
I want you to feel satisfied with yourself, as a person.

Shawnee123 · 05-23-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

i just found my baby book the other day

my mom used to write passages in it....there was some funny shit in there.

"Jimmy: adressing and old lady in line at the grocery store....
"are you old?"
Old lady: "yes, I suppose so."
Jimmy: "Old people die if they stay out in the sun all day"

How great is it that your mom wrote that stuff down? Very cool parenting.

lumberjim · 05-23-2009, 09:58 PM

kind of like the stuff ive posted here about our kids....but a lot easier to find.

i re-read that 'things kids say' thread for spence not long ago......

where he called me a little prick....
too funny.

melidasaur · 05-23-2009, 10:01 PM

Oh yes... tons of stuff. I even went to the length of purchasing things that I had at one point that my mom sold at a garage sale. The most noteable of these repurchases were my Woodseys.

The Woodseys were this family of squirrels made by Fisher Price. Each Woodsey playset came with a Woodsey doll, a house of some sort and a book about the particular doll. I had the Woodsey family in their log home, grandma and grandpa woodsey with their store, the uncle woodsey who had an airplane and a hanger for the plane. Thanks to the miracle of ebay, I repurchased these, along with three woodsey characters that I did not have. I forgave my mom for selling these toys and they now sit in a box.

If I could get my hands on an old school Fisher Price little people house and sesame street playset, I'd be happy. What I would do with it, I don't know.

Shawnee123 · 05-23-2009, 10:08 PM

Fisher Price was great stuff, no matter the age. I remember my FP Castle, I loved that thing.

How cool that you have those.

05-22-2009, 12:22 PM	#17
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	My mother has a teddy which was given to her when she was a baby which she gave to my older brother when he was tiny. The teddy is wearing a cardigan knitted for me by my great grandmother. Will that do? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

05-22-2009, 06:07 PM	#19
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	The cap is named Petey? __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

05-22-2009, 08:57 PM	#21
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	my christening bangle, My teddy, bruno. other stuff too __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-22-2009, 09:20 PM	#22
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	For some reason my brain wanted that to be "my christening bagel." You know, in case you wanted a delicious snack after the ceremony, I guess. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-23-2009, 08:34 PM	#25
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i just found my baby book the other day my mom used to write passages in it....there was some funny shit in there. "Jimmy: adressing and old lady in line at the grocery store.... "are you old?" Old lady: "yes, I suppose so." Jimmy: "Old people die if they stay out in the sun all day" __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-22-2009, 10:43 AM	#16
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I finally parted with a couple items in my 30's. Now I have boxes of my kid's kid stuff!

05-22-2009, 12:49 PM	#18
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I was just visiting my sister this past weekend, and out of curiosity asked her if she still had my Cat in the Hat book (she does). It was my first book; I got it from the RIF Mobile when I was...two, I think? I remember picking out, and being pretty excited about it. Okay, that may not really count, since I'm not really the one who has the book. But I do have plenty of other stuff, such as an eyeless teddy bear with a sewn-on striped night shirt and cap named Petey; Snoopy with a really floppy neck; and Blue Dog. Coincidentally, my fiance still has Red Dog. One particularly cool thing I still have is my 1st grade book bag, which is circa 1970s plastic, with brown-toned panels in a Mondrian-like pattern. I've seriously considered using it as a purse, but figured it would probably get ruined if I did.

05-23-2009, 06:22 PM	#24
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Tons and tons and tons of stuff. WAY too much stuff.

05-23-2009, 09:58 PM	#28
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	kind of like the stuff ive posted here about our kids....but a lot easier to find. i re-read that 'things kids say' thread for spence not long ago...... where he called me a little prick.... too funny. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-23-2009, 10:01 PM	#29
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	Oh yes... tons of stuff. I even went to the length of purchasing things that I had at one point that my mom sold at a garage sale. The most noteable of these repurchases were my Woodseys. The Woodseys were this family of squirrels made by Fisher Price. Each Woodsey playset came with a Woodsey doll, a house of some sort and a book about the particular doll. I had the Woodsey family in their log home, grandma and grandpa woodsey with their store, the uncle woodsey who had an airplane and a hanger for the plane. Thanks to the miracle of ebay, I repurchased these, along with three woodsey characters that I did not have. I forgave my mom for selling these toys and they now sit in a box. If I could get my hands on an old school Fisher Price little people house and sesame street playset, I'd be happy. What I would do with it, I don't know. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

05-23-2009, 10:08 PM	#30
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Fisher Price was great stuff, no matter the age. I remember my FP Castle, I loved that thing. How cool that you have those. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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