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By: The Old Days Were Both Terrifying and Awesome « SQUIRKY

The Old Days Were Both Terrifying and Awesome « SQUIRKY — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:20:16 +0000

[...] by bejewell in Uncategorized (Original version published on my humor blog, The Bean, October 20th, 2009) [...]

By: Jett

Jett — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:54:07 +0000

That boy is stupidly pretty. Never cut off those curls, man.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:56:59 +0000

Remembering the things I did as a latch key kid is what is making me so nervous about my daughter becoming one next year. The one big rule I had was not to let anyone in the house, and I broke that pretty much every single day. But I did start dinner most nights, so I guess as long as I can get her to do that I’ll be ahead.

By: rockzee

rockzee — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:54:51 +0000

We’re hosting my son’s second birthday party here on Sunday, and I’m so glad to hear this review because we totally kick it old school.

p.s. Dicktard is my new favorite word.

By: Heather, Queen of Shake Shake

Heather, Queen of Shake Shake — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:00:04 +0000

I was a latch key kid starting in the 4th grade, but we didn’t have cable and my mom wouldn’t buy Oreos. She wouldn’t even buy Fruit Loops, I had to eat puffed wheat. I’m not fucking kidding you. But! For a time, we did have an in ground pool without a fence. Gasp!

By: Audrey at Barking Mad

Audrey at Barking Mad — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:52:29 +0000

I remember when MTV was actually MUSICtv and not boobs stuffed into bikini tops and ass cheeks hanging out of thongs and reality shows set to music…

I was the poster child for latch-key kids, back in the day. And OMG the stories I could tell. I probably should come clean about one certain incident that I never ‘fessed up to. I remember the entire week we had off from school right before Thankgiving when I was 14 and my neighbors juvenile delinquent son came over asking if he could borrow my dad’s axe. That should have sent red flags and warning bells off everywhere, but I was stupid and he told me I could help. And that’s all I’m gonna say about that!

I can’t get over how amazingly beautiful your entire family is! And has Bean had a massive growth spurt lately? Seems like his legs got real long, real quick. He’s adorable!

By: Alias Mother

Alias Mother — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:52:18 +0000

I was a latch key kid, too. I used to go through all my mom’s romance novels and look for sex scenes.

I also used to eat hot chocolate mix straight from the container.

Question: which of those facts is more disturbing?

By: tysdaddy

tysdaddy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:45:39 +0000

I remember MTV. We never had exposure to cable programming until our trailer burned down one sunny day and we spent several weeks in a Howard Johnson’s. My sisters and I shared one room that was attached to the room where my parents stayed. They hated that we could watch shit that they would never approve of. Like MTV. The first video I ever saw was Peter Gabriel’s “Shock the Monkey.”

Yeah, I’m a bit messed up now . . .

By: Jim Huffman

Jim Huffman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:43:26 +0000

Awesomeness. As usual. Oh, and Bean is cute too.

By: Small Town Small Times

Small Town Small Times — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:26:03 +0000

I was a total latch-key kid,too. Actually, I don’t even think I had a key, my mom just left the sliding glass door unlocked. We lived in an apartment complex and I was like the only kid in our side of the complex. I would eat chocolate pudding packs drowned in Cool Whip. And for me, it was all about The Monkeys and (sigh) Davey Jones.