Being a little girl in the 70s and early 80s!!

[Heather]

I'm sure some of you have seen this before, but I hadn't and an old friend just sent it my way. I'm blown away by how much my childhood resembled this!!

YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S AND EARLY 80'S IF...


You wore a rainbow shirt that was half-sleeves, and the rainbow went up one sleeve, across your chest, and down the other.

You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven and washed them down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine.

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island.

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair. People sometimes thought you were a boy.

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits.

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color.

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson!

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

Every now and then "It's a Hard Knock Life" from the movie, "Annie" will pop into your brain and you can't stop singing it the
whole day.

You had Star Wars action figures, too!

It was a big event in your household each year when the Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn
and sleeping bags!

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or Rick Springfield?"

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or! those weird potholders made on a plastic loom. Pot holders - I believe they were called loom loopers".

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.

You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. Double score if it was a teddy bear dressed in clothing.

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs.

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker album!

[monte]

OMG Heather, so true. Except I don't remember the game Simon

[Kellyk]

LOL! I was just a bit older but most of those I can still relate too! The tape recorder held up to the stereo I still have one of those tapes! Has Bohemian Rapsody and Fame (David Bowie) on it!

[Heather]

Originally Posted by monte

OMG Heather, so true. Except I don't remember the game Simon

Do you remember it now?

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Heather

YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S AND EARLY 80'S IF...


You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)

You had either a "bowl cut" or "pixie," not to mention the "Dorothy Hamill" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair. People sometimes thought you were a boy.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Olson!

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink.

Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket.

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

It was a big event in your household each year when the Wizard of Oz" would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or! those weird potholders made on a plastic loom. Pot holders - I believe they were called loom loopers".

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.

You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. Double score if it was a teddy bear dressed in clothing.

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs.

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

These are the ones I definitely remember! And that one about the Pixie haircut and people thinking you were a boy... inside I just went "Waaaaah"

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by monte

OMG Heather, so true. Except I don't remember the game Simon

LOVED Simon! Challenged everyone!

4 big lighted buttons in 4 colors. Simon would blink one of them (with a sound effect); you'd push the same button. Then he'd blink that one plus another one; you'd push them back in the same order. Then another one was added. It went on as long as you were able to remember the sequence.


EDIT: Ooops, didn't see Heather's pic, which is worth my 1000 words!

[Heather]

Originally Posted by SunKneeMarie

These are the ones I definitely remember! And that one about the Pixie haircut and people thinking you were a boy... inside I just went "Waaaaah"

I had the Dorothy Hamill, and when I got it, mean people in my family started calling me "Chuck." I was crushed.

[Jodeci]

A lot of those sounded awfully familiar!! :p

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Heather

I had the Dorothy Hamill, and when I got it, mean people in my family started calling me "Chuck." I was crushed.

What is it with families anyway???? I was Charlie (which means my family wasn't even very imaginitive about it, as was yours obviously)

[James A.]

I was a Simon super-star.

Do you remember Merlin? Did your brother want a Big Trak?

[Rissask]

Those were bang on, Heather!

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

And later, Hit Parader so I could sing along to the radio.
And I used to tape songs with my cassette tape recorder, by placing it next to the radio...and if my mom called upstairs to me I would have to start over again!
How embarassing!

And Gopher was cute!

....and the dwarf Tattoo did freak me out! LOL

[Jodeci]

I used to love staying up and watching Friday Night Videos. I don't know if that was strictly a Canadian thing, but music videos were so exciting back then.

I remember both Merlin and Simon well. Do you know that there is a version of Simon out now and that kids love it again?

[sideways]

Good one Heater! How about these...

Levi's Cords, elephant bells

Ditto's

Pet Rock

Platforms

I thought all the gals were in love with the Fonz?

Alomost forgot

David Cassidy and Bobby Sherman...

[Rissask]

I thought all the gals were in love with the Fonz?

I was partial to Chachi myself!

[sideways]

Originally Posted by Rissask

I was partial to Chachi myself!

Hey....I had a serious thing for Joanie! :p