What ever Happened to the Good ol' Days......
03-16-2010, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisanne
So what does your name stand for, lost in the '50s?
As far as my families lifestyle its almost like "Leave it to Beaver" when you come through the doors of my home. At least that what my kids and their friends say. My wife and I hold the same values and morals that America had in the 50's but we do have the modern conveniences of the internet, satellite tv, and so forth. Sorta the modern day version of the show :lol:
But I hate that everytime you turn on the news that there is another child missing or some kind of crime happened.
Thats the main reason I am moving out to my property in middle TN after my daughter graduates this year. At least there I am so far back in the woods you have to pipe sunlight to me! :mrgreen: And the most exciting thing that happens around there is deer season.
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03-16-2010, 07:16 AM
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You may be lost in the 50's but your location is Bikini Bottom so somebody's been watching some modern SpongeBob Squarepants. My daughters room is done like Bikini Bottom. We put down vinyl flooring that looks like sand, painted the dresser with textured paint that looks like sand, did the SB and Patrick drawer pulls, the walls start out dark aqua by the floor and get lighter as you go up until the ceiling is a pale aqua. I spray painted all the sea flowers and sea cactus' on then took the lid to the spray paint, dipped in white paint and made bubbles all over the walls. I went back in with a small brush and did a little comma shaped highlight on each bubble. BUT, the best thing was that when I hung aqua curtains up. When the sun shines in the air looks blue. She also has a SB tv, DVDplayer, chair, footstool, bed set, etc. The one draw back? She's just about to outgrow it and I'm going to have to change it.
03-16-2010, 07:24 AM
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I grew up in the 50s and it was a simpler time and much weren't as bad as now. I don't remember ever hearing of women letting boyfriends or Dads beat their babies and little kids, sometimes within an inch of their lives or to death.
I do like the modern times. It would be nice to pick and choose.
I do like the modern times. It would be nice to pick and choose.
03-16-2010, 07:32 AM
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It happened back then too, maybe even more so, it's just that abuse wasn't recognized and reported as much back then. Same with affairs, unwed pregnancies, extramarital sex, it all happened back then it was just kept quiet and NEVER mentioned in front of children. People haven't changed their actions, we're just more open about it now. I'd be happy just to go back to when pregnant women actually covered their bellies.
03-16-2010, 09:26 AM
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Who says we can't go back to the good old times? What we need to do is recreate it, keeping the good, leaving behind, but not forgetting, the bad. We don't want an instance of "history repeats itself" when it comes to hiding our heads in the sand when there's domestic violence at our neighbor's house, or accepting racism ecause "that's the way it is"!
I applaud parents who supervise television viewing. Just because it's the information age, doesn't mean we need to be saturated with some things.
I applaud parents who supervise television viewing. Just because it's the information age, doesn't mean we need to be saturated with some things.
03-16-2010, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by raptureready
You may be lost in the 50's but your location is Bikini Bottom so somebody's been watching some modern SpongeBob Squarepants. My daughters room is done like Bikini Bottom. We put down vinyl flooring that looks like sand, painted the dresser with textured paint that looks like sand, did the SB and Patrick drawer pulls, the walls start out dark aqua by the floor and get lighter as you go up until the ceiling is a pale aqua. I spray painted all the sea flowers and sea cactus' on then took the lid to the spray paint, dipped in white paint and made bubbles all over the walls. I went back in with a small brush and did a little comma shaped highlight on each bubble. BUT, the best thing was that when I hung aqua curtains up. When the sun shines in the air looks blue. She also has a SB tv, DVDplayer, chair, footstool, bed set, etc. The one draw back? She's just about to outgrow it and I'm going to have to change it.
03-16-2010, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by tlrnhi
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
as i was composing my response i realized that for everything i wish we could regain, there's something else i'm glad we've left behind.
too bad we can't pick, choose, and keep the good things from then and now AND eliminate or leave behind the bad from both.
too bad we can't pick, choose, and keep the good things from then and now AND eliminate or leave behind the bad from both.
03-16-2010, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bodie358
Originally Posted by raptureready
You may be lost in the 50's but your location is Bikini Bottom so somebody's been watching some modern SpongeBob Squarepants. My daughters room is done like Bikini Bottom. We put down vinyl flooring that looks like sand, painted the dresser with textured paint that looks like sand, did the SB and Patrick drawer pulls, the walls start out dark aqua by the floor and get lighter as you go up until the ceiling is a pale aqua. I spray painted all the sea flowers and sea cactus' on then took the lid to the spray paint, dipped in white paint and made bubbles all over the walls. I went back in with a small brush and did a little comma shaped highlight on each bubble. BUT, the best thing was that when I hung aqua curtains up. When the sun shines in the air looks blue. She also has a SB tv, DVDplayer, chair, footstool, bed set, etc. The one draw back? She's just about to outgrow it and I'm going to have to change it.
I started to paint my Studio all in a SpongBob theme but changed my mind in mid stream. I have tons of SB tons and collectibles and was noticing they have a vinyl wallpaper that has Bikini Bottom in the background and SB, Squidward, and Patricks houses on it. Looks just like you are in the cartoon.
If your daughter outgrows the theme then I would love to swap rooms with her!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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03-16-2010, 03:25 PM
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I was born in 55 and grew up in the 50s and 60s but one thing noone has mentioned is if we went back we wouldn't be talking together. Computers back then took up whole rooms and were not personal at all or in anybody's homes!! They computed and spit out cards with the answers!! LOL
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