tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post4610989889471515268..comments2023-12-27T09:28:32.621-07:00Comments on Retired English Teacher: Observations on Then and NowSally Wesselyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-67287869691496960892012-10-13T15:00:24.504-06:002012-10-13T15:00:24.504-06:00Jumped to your blog after reading Nana's accou...Jumped to your blog after reading Nana's account of your trip away. This post appealed to me as I was thinking similar things recently. Something reminded me of an old boyfriend I had during college. For some reason I started thinging about the difference having a mobile phone might have made to that relationship. It was a very random train of thought that made me realise how much things have changed for teens in the last 20 years. <br />Nice post<br />MrsM<br />Mrs Midnitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188223440558854192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-65182759721148888332012-10-01T19:18:50.556-06:002012-10-01T19:18:50.556-06:00This post was a wonderful, insightful job of contr...This post was a wonderful, insightful job of contrasting then and now. LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-10658899525358824532012-09-29T07:31:04.108-06:002012-09-29T07:31:04.108-06:00I graduated in 59 and though of a different gender...I graduated in 59 and though of a different gender the attitudes feel very familiar. Those were the days my friends....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-44394884794321960522012-09-27T17:01:41.922-06:002012-09-27T17:01:41.922-06:00As always, a thoughtful and provocative post that ...As always, a thoughtful and provocative post that gives one food for thought. Like you, I'm glad I was "then" and not "now." Apart from getting my drivers license, our experiences were much the same. And I loved them. I just loved high school. It wasn't that I was way-popular but I had amazing friends and wonderful times. <br /><br />I love that photo. I think you look just lovely!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-86324326032081966712012-09-27T09:35:49.232-06:002012-09-27T09:35:49.232-06:00Lovely post, one I can certainly relate to. I lov...Lovely post, one I can certainly relate to. I loved high school, with the simple fun and all night gab fests. I marvel that we made it safely through, without all the safety requirements there are today. We didn't wear seat belts; I regularly crammed 7 girls into a VW bug to cruise town; we had no cell phones. <br /><br />While I had very old fashioned blue collar parents, my dad needed me to drive, as I was the oldest of six kids, with a step mom who didn't drive (and couldn't seem to learn!) So, the trade off was I got the bug on one of the weekend nights.<br /><br />Fond memories of all the football and basketball games, as we always went and sat in a huge group and cheered frantically.<br /><br />When we went to football games when our girls were in high school, hardly anyone cheered. I felt sorry for the cheerleaders. <br /><br />Oh, the time's they are a-changing. Sometimes it seems we must keep up, or be left out. I finally, regretfully, (and still hate it) learned to text in order to communicate with the girls. (I still will call instead when possible!)<br /><br />Can't wait to meet you, Sally!<br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-15630863481623303932012-09-27T06:29:11.690-06:002012-09-27T06:29:11.690-06:00I to have notice a big change in how things are do...I to have notice a big change in how things are done when i was younger we came home from school did our homework then went out to play now a days the kids come home and turn on electronics<br /><a href="http://www.everydaylifes.com/" rel="nofollow">Come Say HI</a>Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-30651008811699684972012-09-26T13:14:28.858-06:002012-09-26T13:14:28.858-06:0050 years! My first thought was wow, Sally's a...50 years! My first thought was wow, Sally's a lot older than me. Then I did the math on my fingers. My 50th will be in just a few years. <br /><br />I swear I h ad those same white sandals. I was thinking the other day about having to wear dresses to school everyday. We couldn't even wear pants to school, let alone shorts or tank tops. Yep, times have changed.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-18222279036912757462012-09-25T18:36:10.668-06:002012-09-25T18:36:10.668-06:00How beautiful you are in the photo...and I MISS sh...How beautiful you are in the photo...and I MISS shirtwaist dresses. I remember them so well.<br />Love thos sandals...!! Gorgeous photo!)<br />You have wisdom, Sally...and that comes from so many facets and phases of your life. I am happy that (like you)as a teenager I was under my parents' roof and their rules. I wouldn't change that for anything. I remember doing research using the note cards, typing the paper using the typewriter (and the eraser with the funny fan on the end when I made a typo!)..and I remember the card catalogs with the lovely wooden drawers in the library. (They don't have those anymore.) You and I could travel a million miles down memory lane...and what a marvelous journey it would be. <br />Love your blog! U am thinking of you with a smile,<br />J.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-56552220335617845142012-09-25T16:43:02.620-06:002012-09-25T16:43:02.620-06:00Lots of similarities in our backgrounds. I graduat...Lots of similarities in our backgrounds. I graduated in 1961 in a small town, never drove the family car, didn't drink coffee, and escaped the kinds of pressures that so many youngsters experience today. I wasn't in the most popular crowd, but our class was really big and I had lots of like-minded friends. Like you, we felt sophisticated in our shirtwaist dresses. :-)Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-78197365391666047552012-09-25T11:56:46.582-06:002012-09-25T11:56:46.582-06:00Dear Sally, you have expressed so well, my own fee...Dear Sally, you have expressed so well, my own feelings about my life as compared to those of my great nieces today. I graduated from high school in 1954 and so your life and mine were in many ways similar. I feel, as you do, a great fondness and gratitude for those years. Thank you for remembering all this so vividly. You stoked my own memories. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-39181228594686472362012-09-25T08:54:04.665-06:002012-09-25T08:54:04.665-06:00It's almost impossible to compare teens now a ...It's almost impossible to compare teens now a days, to our lives before. Such a different world, and scary at times...life was simpler then. But I recall, being told I could aspire to being a secretary, if I applied myself. Can you believe anyone being told just that today?<br /><br />I saw your comment over on Carolynn's blog, about moving after living somewhere for 17 years. <br /><br />I wanted to tell you that yes, it can be done. We moved after 17 years in our little condo.<br /><br />Carolynn and I knew each other on the coast, we are blogging buddies. She moved up here to the Okanagan just a few months before us. <br /><br />And then suddenly we sold our condo, and had to move in less then 2 weeks. But we are here where we want to be now. It's a bit of a adjustment, from a condo to a house, and a completely different climate. But it can be done.<br /><br />Best of luck with your move.<br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams<br /><br />RURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-30881093692975267042012-09-25T06:44:13.715-06:002012-09-25T06:44:13.715-06:00I graduated in '63 so we're peers. I got m...I graduated in '63 so we're peers. I got my license at age 16 but driving was always with an adult for the first two years and only the family car. I identify with you about the family rules that bounded my experiences. Shirt waist dresses were my favorites- your is cute. You look so similar to now!Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-11928203375422302602012-09-25T04:00:45.525-06:002012-09-25T04:00:45.525-06:00Although I was 10 years behind you. I , too, am gr...Although I was 10 years behind you. I , too, am grateful to have grown up in a time that permitted me to know myself a bit longer before I met the world.Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-40228720611857505592012-09-25T00:48:27.867-06:002012-09-25T00:48:27.867-06:00What a brilliant post there Sally! I think all of ...What a brilliant post there Sally! I think all of us "women of a certain age" could relate to it! Oh my, and shirtwaster dresses - that brings back memories! I totally agree with you, I certainly wouldn't want to be a teenager now. They have so many more pressures than we ever had. Life was so much more innocent back in those days, and we were the better for it I think. You covered virtually everything there about all the differences between the 1960[s and now, and it brought back a lot of memories. Really enjoyed it!Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-40838480944635071942012-09-24T22:06:48.324-06:002012-09-24T22:06:48.324-06:00A beautiful girl who is now a GORGEOUS lady!!!!!
A beautiful girl who is now a GORGEOUS lady!!!!!<br />Betsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-57538538925672063362012-09-24T21:28:53.899-06:002012-09-24T21:28:53.899-06:00Oh, I so agree that life back then was much simple...Oh, I so agree that life back then was much simpler and less complicated. I'm glad I grew up when I did, and I think I had that same exact shirtwaist! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-56655150350907518342012-09-24T20:58:28.084-06:002012-09-24T20:58:28.084-06:00Except for the rich social life and homecoming que...Except for the rich social life and homecoming queen part, we have a lot in common. I was one year ahead of you. I attended my 50th reunion this year, and went off to college in 1962.<br />We were rather poor, didn't have much but a big, loving family. Life was much simpler then. Better? Perhaps. I look at parents today and am glad I raised my kids before cell phones and personal computers. With progress comes a whole new set of promises and problems.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-87592574574204308202012-09-24T20:52:38.358-06:002012-09-24T20:52:38.358-06:00OH yes! Absolutely. Our lives were much more she...OH yes! Absolutely. Our lives were much more sheltered. I didn't learn to drive until after I was married. It might not have been a good thing because I'm still afraid to drive. I didn't drink coffee in high school either. I thought of it as a grown up drink.<br /><br />You have had so much in your life... difficult, fabulous, tragic, happy, serene and you've given so much to the next generations. Indeed, you have much to be proud of.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-8028779677640261502012-09-24T19:52:58.772-06:002012-09-24T19:52:58.772-06:00Times have changed haven't they? Kids grow up ...Times have changed haven't they? Kids grow up too fast and are (I feel) given way too much before they are able to deal with the consequences. I love that picture. And believe it or not those sandals are very much in style now...love the purse too!Thanks for the stroll down memory lane. I loved the time there~ <br />Blessings, JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701170619308062747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-34099940638004228642012-09-24T19:32:18.238-06:002012-09-24T19:32:18.238-06:00Your memories are my memories, too, Sally. In just...Your memories are my memories, too, Sally. In just 50 years, the world has changed so much! I hope our grandchildren have as much satisfaction and sense of belonging as we did. Cute shirtwaist!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-53973929377095745332012-09-24T19:21:44.939-06:002012-09-24T19:21:44.939-06:00I am going to my 50th reunion this weekend. Lookin...I am going to my 50th reunion this weekend. Looking forward to it so much!<br /><br />About a month ago I met a classmate for lunch. He and his wife were spending the summer here, but we only discovered our proximity in late July. While we ate, we talked about how fortunate we were to grow up where and when we did. I wouldn't want to be a teenager today. Nope.<br /><br />My experience was a bit different from yours, because I did have a job. But it wasn't like today's kids have; I worked a couple hours after school and a few hours on Saturday, just for pocket money. When kids have jobs today, it is waaaay more hours, and they are exhausted!<br /><br />Yes, we grew up in a much kinder, slower-paced world. We were very fortunate.Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-82553773668900278882012-09-24T18:57:46.933-06:002012-09-24T18:57:46.933-06:00I feel like my children were sheltered to the degr...I feel like my children were sheltered to the degree it was possible. The Internet hadn't taken off yet and I think the technology tsunami has really made parenting so much harder. <br /><br />I was a child in the 60's and have mostly carefree childhood memories of those days. So many kids today seem to be carrying the weight of the world. Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-74393137593300365962012-09-24T18:20:57.679-06:002012-09-24T18:20:57.679-06:00I lived on a military base when I was in high scho...I lived on a military base when I was in high school, so there were some rules we observed that you probably didn't. Still, I look at the high schoolers of today and I think they have way more freedom than I did. And I wonder how much of a good thing that is.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-10385384543062726592012-09-24T15:59:25.002-06:002012-09-24T15:59:25.002-06:00You know I have been thinking a lot about how thin...You know I have been thinking a lot about how things have changed throughout time myself. I guess some things are better and some are not.Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-40105006607138094842012-09-24T15:16:51.575-06:002012-09-24T15:16:51.575-06:00Oh, you look exactly the same! You know how you sm...Oh, you look exactly the same! You know how you smile in this picture? You're smiling at the person who took the picture, a warm smile for sure.<br />I started college in '59, and life was all business back then for me, with so many things to do, and little time or money to get anything else done.<br /><br />My grandchild (in high school) would be the girl you met in the coffee shop, indulging in her favorite beverage before school, driving her own car, rushing in and out of activities. <br /><br />Still, the concerns are the same: doing well in school, having good friends, finding enough time to do all the things that will cement her chances for a good life.<br /><br />Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.com