Things that our parents said...

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09 Nov 22 02:02

The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

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10 Nov 22 19:02

'Don't drive on the rail road track'
'Thats one I happen to agree with'

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Kewpie

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Australia

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11 Nov 22 04:33

Go tell your mother she wants you.
Go play in the road.
Because I said so.

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11 Nov 22 06:37

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Kewpie

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11 Nov 22 07:08

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There was a variant used when they were really cross: go play on the train track.

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11 Nov 22 08:14

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Kewpie

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11 Nov 22 12:26

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They didn't use the road one in our family. Something to do with baby sister and a motorcycle on the road outside the house, and the associated long hospital stay and convalescence. I mostly heard it from my friends' parents. We didn't live so close to the train.

We didn't have the tooth fairy, or easter bunny, but we did have santa claus. Only 1 of him though, none in public places, and if you saw him when he visited he wouldn't leave you presents because naughty children got none. So we only saw pictures of him.

Torunn

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11 Nov 22 15:22

@kewpie said
They didn't use the road one in our family. Something to do with baby sister and a motorcycle on the road outside the house, and the associated long hospital stay and convalescence. I mostly heard it from my friends' parents. We didn't live so close to the train.

We didn't have the tooth fairy, or easter bunny, but we did have santa claus. Only 1 of him though, none in ...[text shortened]... d he wouldn't leave you presents because naughty children got none. So we only saw pictures of him.

That sounds sad, Kewpie.

Kewpie

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13 Nov 22 12:10

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@torunn said
That sounds sad, Kewpie.

Not really. We were postwar country kids, used to making our own amusements, toys, gifts for others. We weren't exposed to commercials or merchandising at all.