06/12/2026
I grew up in Ohio and my mom took care of the house, laundry, groceries, cooking and us five kids. and let me say we NEVER once questioned my father's income!! It was never a discussion. We never once discussed how my parents voted or for whom. We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes, and vegetables. We never touched anything that did not belong to us. We never opened a refrigerator at anyone's house unless asked to do so. We didn't look in people's closets or drawers. We were taught to respect other peoples property. And we were rewarded for acting properly.
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped with all chores. We, by no means, were given everything we wanted. We went outside a lot to play, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went bike riding. We rarely just sat inside.
Bottled water was unheard of, if we wanted water we drank straight from the faucet or hose. If we had a soda, it was in a glass bottle, and we didnโt break the bottle when finished. We saved the bottle for the return money.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and be home before dark.
You ๐ณ๐ฌ๐จ๐น๐ต๐ฌ๐ซ from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing. What they said was ๐ณ๐จ๐พ and you did not question it and you had better know it! We watched what we said around our elders and neighbors because we knew if we ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ๐น๐ฌ๐บ๐ท๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ any grown-up, we would get a real good whooping, it wasn't called abuse, it was called discipline!
We held the doors for others and carried the shopping into the house. We gave up our seat for an older person without being asked.
You didn't hear swear words on the radio in songs or on TV. "Please and Thank you", were part of our daily vocabulary!
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
Friends, consider re-posting if you're thankful for your childhood. I will ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐น ๐ญ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ป where I came from and only wish children and people nowadays had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with! And we were never bored!
Copy and paste (change where YOU grew up). This is exactly the way I grew up.
