?Send in your holiday pics, everybody! We’ll run them from now until New Year’s Eve. ?
Who knew all the BJ peeps were so adorable when we were kids?
? All holidays matter. ?
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Adorable photo of debbie!
Celebrating Purim, guessing debbie is maybe 5, 6 or 7?
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So adorable, opiejeanie at Christmas 1952
The photo was taller, but I had to do a screen capture and this is all that would fit on my screen!
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PAM Dirac, what a good-looking crew!
Me and my four brothers in 1962 (Brother #5 didn’t come along until 1966). I’m at the far right.
Christmas 1962
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karen marie
This is me wearing the princess outfit my aunt made me for Christmas 1964. You can see the side of my brother with his “drum kit.” I don’t think he had that longer than six months before it mysteriously disappeared. We lived in White Plains, NY.
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debbie and Santa, sitting in a tree…
I think it’s the same Santa as one of the other photos.
But this was before the Scourge of Brothers that we will see tomorrow.
Regarding Die Hard, Hans Gruber really wasn’t a bad guy.
Still in the thrall of the proper ideals of revolution and redistribution, he decided to attack the heart of corruption – an international hedge fund that had gained countless billions through manipulation – choosing the minions that did the corrupt work. Surely they and their paid security wold be disposable pawns in the wider battle. Plus, why not live well and have some sense of style while doing it?
What was he stealing, anyway? Bearer bonds? Why would a hedge fund doing legitimate business amass so many in an in-house vault? Seems like a shady operation to me, probably doing drugs, guns and extensive money laundering.
In the end, Hans only had responsibility for the guard (the minion of the corrupt company) and Ellis (who nobody was sad about when he died). How many did McClain kill in return?
My mom kept putting me in knee socks and shorts, like Little Lord Fauntleroy. It was part of her weird Victorian pretension. I hated those – when I started walking to school in the second grade, older kids kicked my ass on a daily basis for a couple of weeks until I figured out how to ditch the shorts and fight back.
I think she cried when I refused the f’ing things.
The fights I had with my mother about the clothes she wanted me to wear were epic. Not that she was always wrong, but I reflexively hated EVERYTHING she bought me.
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eclare
@debbie: It’s so funny, my mom had a “hands off” approach to what I wore. There are some very embarrassing photos from my childhood!
@eclare: For dress-up, we had to observe certain rules. But for what we called “play clothes” we got to pick. There’s one photo where I am wearing polka dots and plaid.
I think those photos are fun. I prefer to think of my early style as eclectic!
I think it’s good to let kids have the freedom to do that.
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eclare
@WaterGirl: I got my picture in the paper wearing lime green bell bottoms and a red long sleeved t-shirt. Maybe I had a Christmas fixation? But yeah I agree kids should have choice, it’s better for them.
@eclare: I read “green bell bottoms and a red shirt” and thought that’s not a bad combination. Then I read it again and caught the lime green part. :-)
Kids learn to make choices, plus they get the freedom of expressing who they are and what they like. I cringe when I see kids who are perfectly put together all the time.
Like little mini-adults, which kids most definitely are not.
edit: extra kudos to your mom for letting you choose, even for a photo in the paper!
Bad Grandpas like me used to give stocking stuffers to the grandkids. Noisy toys like kazoos, harmonicas, drumsticks, xylophones. Anything that made lots of noise and the parents cringe. Payback time!
@Grumpy Old Railroader: I used to fake threaten my sisters with that if they made me mad. But I never actually did it!
FYI, I think your holiday photo is in tomorrow’s group. From that picture, I would guess that you do not have a grumpy bone in your body.
So cute!
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opiejeanne
@debbie: My mother made almost all of my clothes until I was a Junior in HS. That was fine in Elementary School, she was an excellent seamstress and children’s clothing hadn’t changed much in 20 years, but not so great in the mid to late 60s. Mary Quant and Carnaby Street changed everything and Oh! the fights, but my sister and I had really cute clothing when we were little.
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opiejeanne
@WaterGirl: I have a school photo of myself after I cut my own bangs. I never did that again.
The “myrtle street” business goes with a different photo. I was def in White Plains in 1964. I wore that princess dress till I split the seams.
I am actually listening to Christmas music this year. For some reason it’s not depressing me like it does many years.
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The Castle
It’s not clear to me who submitted these photographs, but I love them.
Also, I lived on Myrtle Street once upon a time.
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stinger
Y’all were cute cute cute!
That picture of debbie and Santa is just beyond words. The facial expressions, her forward-leaning posture, the little saddle shoes, the hands…. <<<<<<chef’s kiss>>>>>>
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karen marie
@The Castle: Really? What number? The photo was White Plains, I submitted others from Myrtle Street. I lived at 107 from, I think, 1981 to 1984. I loved it. Top floor, one bedroom – I could hear no cars, only church bells on Sunday mornings.
eclare
Hahaha…those mysteriously disappearing drum kits!
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
On things Christmas….
Regarding Die Hard, Hans Gruber really wasn’t a bad guy.
Still in the thrall of the proper ideals of revolution and redistribution, he decided to attack the heart of corruption – an international hedge fund that had gained countless billions through manipulation – choosing the minions that did the corrupt work. Surely they and their paid security wold be disposable pawns in the wider battle. Plus, why not live well and have some sense of style while doing it?
What was he stealing, anyway? Bearer bonds? Why would a hedge fund doing legitimate business amass so many in an in-house vault? Seems like a shady operation to me, probably doing drugs, guns and extensive money laundering.
In the end, Hans only had responsibility for the guard (the minion of the corrupt company) and Ellis (who nobody was sad about when he died). How many did McClain kill in return?
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
Io Saturnalia!
Oh, and it’s Solstice – in celebration…..
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6qcPS-J0HTg
Baud
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes:
Did you forget the part where Hans said he was going to run off to some beach somewhere while his money earned 6%?
I don’t remember that from Das Kapital.
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
@Baud:
Careful shepherding of the Peoples’ resources for his autonomous collective of workers is just good sense.
debbie
I will never forgive my mother for not letting someone else (someone who would have done a better job) trim my bangs.
debbie
Nice haul, opiejeanne!
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
@debbie:
My mom kept putting me in knee socks and shorts, like Little Lord Fauntleroy. It was part of her weird Victorian pretension. I hated those – when I started walking to school in the second grade, older kids kicked my ass on a daily basis for a couple of weeks until I figured out how to ditch the shorts and fight back.
I think she cried when I refused the f’ing things.
debbie
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes:
The fights I had with my mother about the clothes she wanted me to wear were epic. Not that she was always wrong, but I reflexively hated EVERYTHING she bought me.
eclare
@debbie: It’s so funny, my mom had a “hands off” approach to what I wore. There are some very embarrassing photos from my childhood!
WaterGirl
@debbie:
So say we all. Not about your bangs, but about our own mothers and bangs.
WaterGirl
@eclare: For dress-up, we had to observe certain rules. But for what we called “play clothes” we got to pick. There’s one photo where I am wearing polka dots and plaid.
I think those photos are fun. I prefer to think of my early style as eclectic!
I think it’s good to let kids have the freedom to do that.
eclare
@WaterGirl: I got my picture in the paper wearing lime green bell bottoms and a red long sleeved t-shirt. Maybe I had a Christmas fixation? But yeah I agree kids should have choice, it’s better for them.
WaterGirl
@eclare: I read “green bell bottoms and a red shirt” and thought that’s not a bad combination. Then I read it again and caught the lime green part. :-)
Kids learn to make choices, plus they get the freedom of expressing who they are and what they like. I cringe when I see kids who are perfectly put together all the time.
Like little mini-adults, which kids most definitely are not.
edit: extra kudos to your mom for letting you choose, even for a photo in the paper!
TheQuietOne
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes:
All I can say is I read somewhere that Qnon is awaiting Hans return. Hmmmm
WaterGirl
We are getting some great holiday pics. Keep ’em coming, please!
Grumpy Old Railroader
Bad Grandpas like me used to give stocking stuffers to the grandkids. Noisy toys like kazoos, harmonicas, drumsticks, xylophones. Anything that made lots of noise and the parents cringe. Payback time!
WaterGirl
@Grumpy Old Railroader: I used to fake threaten my sisters with that if they made me mad. But I never actually did it!
FYI, I think your holiday photo is in tomorrow’s group. From that picture, I would guess that you do not have a grumpy bone in your body.
So cute!
opiejeanne
@debbie: My mother made almost all of my clothes until I was a Junior in HS. That was fine in Elementary School, she was an excellent seamstress and children’s clothing hadn’t changed much in 20 years, but not so great in the mid to late 60s. Mary Quant and Carnaby Street changed everything and Oh! the fights, but my sister and I had really cute clothing when we were little.
opiejeanne
@WaterGirl: I have a school photo of myself after I cut my own bangs. I never did that again.
Cathie from Canada
Where do go to submit a photo?
WaterGirl
@Cathie from Canada: You can either send as an attachment to an email to me:
my nym at balloon-juice.com
OR
go to the link at the top of the OTR post (or in the sidebar) and submit a photo (or more than one) through the On The Road submission form.
J R in WV
@WaterGirl:
Gosh, that was quick…
Merry Holiday Season to all~!!~
karen marie
The “myrtle street” business goes with a different photo. I was def in White Plains in 1964. I wore that princess dress till I split the seams.
I am actually listening to Christmas music this year. For some reason it’s not depressing me like it does many years.
The Castle
It’s not clear to me who submitted these photographs, but I love them.
Also, I lived on Myrtle Street once upon a time.
stinger
Y’all were cute cute cute!
That picture of debbie and Santa is just beyond words. The facial expressions, her forward-leaning posture, the little saddle shoes, the hands…. <<<<<<chef’s kiss>>>>>>
karen marie
@The Castle: Really? What number? The photo was White Plains, I submitted others from Myrtle Street. I lived at 107 from, I think, 1981 to 1984. I loved it. Top floor, one bedroom – I could hear no cars, only church bells on Sunday mornings.
WaterGirl
@karen marie: Sorry I goofed up the details! Fixed now.