You Know You Are A Baby Boomer Because...

[SandraB622802]

Look at that...I had the same posters and a few more like Earth Wind and Fire, The Doors, Aerosmith and for some reason I knew every word to the Monkees theme song...lol

[SandraB622802]

The closer I get to 65-the more information I search on retirement and each day I get up to go to work, I take stock and have realized that financially, it would be better for me to retire than to continue to work every 2 weeks collecting a paycheck.

There are so many things I missed out on during my career. I think people do not realize how much we work each day and how much of our lives are taken up by working hard and although I am grateful for having a great job, physically most of us know when to move forward and move on.

[LydiaN586309]

I remember playing hop scotch and jumping rope and climbing the big tree in our backyard.  I remember having a big glass kool-aid container like the one on TV and my mom always had some waiting in the fridge after school.  Mom worked, but there was always a full home-cooked meal on the table every night and we all ate together.  It was nice.

[SheltieLove]

☮ You know all of the words to every song that plays 
on the *oldies* radio station and it feels as though 
you are still in high∙school as you sing along to them ☮

[hj9106]

Families cared more there was more respect and love then.  The last of the good ole days!

[lm9884]

3 words.  Roller Skate Key.

[MaVolta]

I really enjoyed reading all of the responses, and so many good memories from childhood. I also remember -

• Saturday morning cartoons, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger
• Comic books, Blondie and Dagwood comic strip
• We played outdoors and used our imagination (like a mopstick horse)
• Peddled the bicycle uphill without gears
• Sunday evening was Ed Sullivan and Bonanza
• News was either Walter Cronkite or Huntley-Brinkley
• Had to read all the tv/movie/music "gossip" magazines
• Your parents told you about the Great Depression and how bad things were then and how lucky you are now
• Dad made a living and mom stayed home to cook, clean, and sew our clothes
• Bought ice at the ice house
• Mom made homemade ice cream and dad handcranked the ice cream churn
• Your phone had a party line, and you only had to dial the last 4 numbers
• In high school, our skirts had to touch the floor when we knelt down on our knees
• You read the original Ann Landers and Dear Abby columns
• Saw the re-release of Gone With the Wind at the drive-in movie
• There was an ice cream shop and candy store
• Ate at the drug store soda fountain
• Gas was cheap, drove our cars up and down the main drag to see who was out with whom
• Ditto on most of what everyone else has mentioned

Thanks @AARPTeri for an interesting topic.

[js1598595]

So true. Thank you for the memories!

[ReTiReD51]

If you were old enough to do a walking tour of sunny Southeast Asia but not yet old enough and allowed to vote. You must be a boomer.

[jorton61]

Hey I was a real hippy. And now I am a faux hippy... Just protesting the latest war to sell guns.

At least the tie dye is easier. You can buy them, at the store now.

Peace!