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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State 
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My mother was a lady And she taught me every rule That a nice girl must follow Or be held in ridicule. She said to always sit up straight And keep those knees together. I must not dress in the latest fad But according to the weather. Shorts and such are for the beach And then stay in the water. Other girls parade their wares, But surely not her daughter. A girl must never call a boy Or dare write him notes in school. For every situation Mama had her golden rule. Only bad girls stayed out late Or lingered long by the door. If I didn't listen to her I'd be ruined forevermore. I tried to follow Mama's rules And her ways to emulate. But what would she say today, Now that ladies are out of date? About girls in designer jeans, She'd say those were for the farm. Pierced eyebrows, tongues and navels Would be cause for great alarm. Mama's ways are history now And girls have won their freedom. They dress in any way they please And rules? They do not need them. By Joyce: 7/31/01 |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
No rules and more's the pity! It was a gracious time we grew up in Joyce. Betty Lou Hebert |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Oh, this one gave me some laughs. Sounds just like my mother. When my grandmother was in her teens (1890's) she told me it was a disgrace to show a little ankle! Can't imagine those long dresses in an August heat wave Liz |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
Thanks Trillium and Elizabeth. And how did they keep those long dresses clean? My mother spent her whole long life in a restricting corset. Joyce |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Sure does sound a bit confining! ROTFL Thanks for this slice of the past, Joyce! I enjoyed it very much! |
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Inanothertime Member
since 2001-06-29
Posts 72 |
Thank the gods, that rules were meant to be broken!! And thank you, for this! |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
I really liked this.. Some of those rules weren't so bad.. I think if there were more "ladies" there would be more "gentlemen." I think there was more "romance" in those days, and a lot more respect. |
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illusion Member
since 2001-06-19
Posts 296 |
I enjoyed this very much - It's lighthearted, but provokes a lot of thinking.  |
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