No Shows

When I was grounded, my television privileges were taken away. That meant I'd miss when new episodes of my favorite shows aired!

The younger generations wouldn't understand the impact! With today's streaming and "on-demand" services, it's easy to watch shows when you want. In my youth, if you missed a show, it could be months (or longer) to catch the episode in a rerun!

I tried the "puppy dog" look, but my parents would never budge! Their response was usually, "you should have thought about that before you did what you did!" They were giving me more credit than I deserved...I rarely thought at all! 😅

Dressin' Up

I rarely had to wear anything formal, so when I had to put on a dress shirt, I had trouble with the buttons. I'd get to the last button and realize they were in the wrong placket! 😅👔

Mickie D's

It was a treat when we picked up Mickie D's for dinner! The smell of French fries in the air alone was practically magical! 😋 🍟

Prize

A trip to the dentist was definitely stressful, but there was one thing to look forward to...the prize cabinet!

Our dentist kept a large cabinet full of toy rings for the little kids to pick through at the end of their visit. In the hundreds of choices, I could usually find one in my style! 😁

Impressions

"Impressions"...is this still a thing?

The dentist (or orthodontist) would fill a metal dish with this pink putty, and they'd jam it into your mouth, pressing it against your teeth. The idea was it made an impression that can be used to create a mold of your teeth, but that goop had a tendency of rolling out of the dish, down towards the throat. I gagged on that goop every time! 😝

Dentist

A visit to the dentist was always nerve-wracking! The pick they used looked so menacing, and when the dentist forced it in between my teeth... often getting it stuck there...the pain as they tried to pry it free was nearly unbearable! 😖

Surprise

 

So while I was grounded, I had a lot of privileges taken away, leaving me plenty of time to focus on my schoolwork. If I devoted more time on school, it was highly likely I'd improve my grades, but that never changed the fact that I'd be totally floored to discover I actually did well on a test in a subject I was struggling in only a week earlier! 😁🥳