THE WAY WE WERE......LOOKING BACK IS FUN

Remember the jeans that had the zipper than ran all the way down, through the crotch & back up the seat? My dad called 'em drive-in pants.

Oh goodness ducky. My Mother didn't allow stretch pants or tops w/spaghetti straps, not to mention the skin showing above the waist. I'd have been grounded forever.

I remember both of those things!!

I'm one of those rare geeks that loved covering books.

Ooh, Beechnut Peppermint & the Clove too.

I had a pair of Landlubber jeans I just adored that had the button yoke much like those chemin de fer. Liked dittos, but jordache didn't work for girls with tiny waists but very round curvy bottoms & thighs.

Yes, I remember the pencil case/sharpener/ruler. All 3 things in one - amazing! Covered many books with brown paper bags. Many years later when teaching English as a Foreign Language to high school kids, I gave them a hands-on lesson in book covering. They must have thought I was nuts------rich Americans using a bag from the grocery store to cover books!

My daughters had dittos. They were skinny and still are. I mostly wore dresses in those days. I haven't worn a dress in years and years. Yikes

I loved, loved the stirrup pants. Wish they were still around. maybe keep keep my legs looking straighter than dimpled!

I grew up in So. California. Never knew Dittos were a CA thing. Loved Cootie!!!! What a strange game in retrospect.

I've never seen that Cootie thing.

My Mom always told me I'd catch cooties if I kissed a boy.

Didn't know it was a game!

I loved jacks! I played cootie too, but jack was on of my favorites. Wonder how much it would cost now--hard to believe it was only 10 cents!

I was great at jacks... still am :-). I bought my son a set when he was younger and he really liked playing too. What was everyone's rule on "kisses"... separate or leave them be?