this board is getting younger and younger! 

 

Next we're going to have an urbanohio - romper room board!

 

you're probably not really that old, MTS, unless you can remember Romper Room's Cleveland host, Miss Barbara, in which case you're in a pre-geriatric state.

I couldn't tell you what the host's name was but I remember the magic mirror and I had a pair of these:

 

this board is getting younger and younger! 

 

Next we're going to have an urbanohio - romper room board!

 

you're probably not really that old, MTS, unless you can remember Romper Room's Cleveland host, Miss Barbara, in which case you're in a pre-geriatric state.

 

I'm 42...trust me...I remember!

It's all relative. For the moment, at least, I feel like a whippersnapper.

 

I bought my first house in 1972, and the one next door, where I live now, five years later. I'm one of the tenured residents of the immediate neighborhood, but definitely not the most senior.

 

A little while ago I was outside watching paving crews at work on Washington Street. I struck up a conversation with a fellow who lives a couple of blocks away. He bought his house in 1947, before Washington was a major arterial feeding southwest sprawl.

 

Along Washington and Jefferson the neighborhood is mostly rentals now, some not so great, although there's been some movement toward renovations and restorations as the goodies on the side streets have gotten bought up. Roy pointed out several houses within a block of where we were standing that were owned by families whose names you see associated with prominent businesses in stories of the city's history.

 

Despite his 90 years and using a cane to get around, Roy is pretty sharp. He did handyman work, including shoveling dirt and moving rocks, until he was pretty near 80. His property, an 1880s brick house, still looks spiffy. I don't know if he still has his dump truck, but I saw it sometime in the past year or two. I hope I hold up as well.

rob, what a great story!

That Miss Barbara NEVER did mention MY name with her stupid magic mirror! :x

 

But I did have a pair of Romper Stompers - I loved them because they made me taller (back in my runt days).

That Miss Barbara NEVER did mention MY name with her stupid magic mirror! :x

 

But I did have a pair of Romper Stompers - I loved them because they made me taller (back in my runt days).

 

I think we all had the original romper Stompers.  They come in animal designs, or atleast they did a few years back.  Channel 43 was the bomb back then.

 

It amazes me that romper room was still on when my nephew was born In '93.  When did the show end or is it still on in certain places?

That Miss Barbara NEVER did mention MY name with her stupid magic mirror! :x

 

But I did have a pair of Romper Stompers - I loved them because they made me taller (back in my runt days).

 

I think we all had the original romper Stompers.  They come in animal designs, or atleast they did a few years back.  Channel 43 was the bomb back then.

 

It amazes me that romper room was still on when my nephew was born In '93.  When did the show end or is it still on in certain places?

 

I never had them; we were too poor :cry:. However, I did meet Miss Barbara in person once at Toyland in Painesville. (And come to think of it, I never recall her mentioning my name either!)

I think I had a set of those things?  They were for hitting other kids with, right?

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Aw man i'm jealous. I've always wanted a surprise birthday party.

 

I always imagined it must be really hard to get a surprise party to work. Getting everyone together and getting the person to come to it, without realizing that's what it is.

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just turned 30 last month!  :x

 

I think we all had the original romper Stompers.  They come in animal designs, or atleast they did a few years back.  Channel 43 was the bomb back then.

 

It amazes me that romper room was still on when my nephew was born In '93.  When did the show end or is it still on in certain places?

 

I never had them; we were too poor :cry:. However, I did meet Miss Barbara in person once at Toyland in Painesville. (And come to think of it, I never recall her mentioning my name either!)

 

My mom made us some out of a couple of 1 pound coffee cans and some string by punching a couple of holes in the cans with a nail and loopig the string through. Good ole mom.

 

I think we all had the original romper Stompers.  They come in animal designs, or atleast they did a few years back.  Channel 43 was the bomb back then.

 

It amazes me that romper room was still on when my nephew was born In '93.  When did the show end or is it still on in certain places?

 

I never had them; we were too poor :cry:. However, I did meet Miss Barbara in person once at Toyland in Painesville. (And come to think of it, I never recall her mentioning my name either!)

My mom made us some out of a couple of 1 pound coffee cans and some string by punching a couple of holes in the cans with a nail and loopig the string through. Good ole mom.

 

We had the same thing, I think maybe we used soup cans. 

Twenty-ten

27 and tragically battling the notion that my best years are behind me.

27 and tragically battling the notion that my best years are behind me.

 

They are Blanche, they are!

27 and tragically battling the notion that my best years are behind me.

 

I would say based on what you've shared, they can only get better!  :wink2:

I don't get it.  Only Blanche Devereaux and "carte blanche" are registering.

My thirties were better than my twenties, look forward young man!

I don't get it.  Only Blanche Devereaux and "carte blanche" are registering.

 

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

Yeah I don't know.  I did some pretty cool things.  My dad tells me that when I have a child my perspective will change. 

 

Things that are going against me:

 

1) girlfriend

2) finishing school, time for a real job

3) not to say I won't, but no guaranteed "change" coming in my future.  Can't look forward to college, grad school, living/working in foreign country (maybe I suppose), etc.

Well my parents keep telling me, you don't live until you're 40.  The kids are old enough to stay home alone and will soon be out of the house and you get your life back.

 

So far the 40's have been great!  Soooooooo much better than my teens and early 20's.

Well my parents keep telling me, you don't live until you're 40. The kids are old enough to stay home alone and will soon be out of the house and you get your life back.

 

Speak for yourself!  :)

20s haven't been very pleasant so far.  27 here.

Well my parents keep telling me, you don't live until you're 40.  The kids are old enough to stay home alone and will soon be out of the house and you get your life back.

 

Speak for yourself!  :)

 

Hey I'm only going by what my parents told me.  My moms says she couldn't wait for us to go to college so they could have the house to themselves.  I mean there were only four of us and we rarely saw each other anyway when I lived in my parents home.

 

My brother is now at the point where he's like, I can't wait for them to be more independent.  My nephew has his learners permit and can't wait to drive.  Little does he know, once he gets that license, he'll become "errand boy".

Well my parents keep telling me, you don't live until you're 40.  The kids are old enough to stay home alone and will soon be out of the house and you get your life back.

 

Speak for yourself!  :)

 

Hey I'm only going by what my parents told me.  My moms says she couldn't wait for us to go to college so they could have the house to themselves.  I mean there were only four of us and we rarely saw each other anyway when I lived in my parents home.

 

My brother is now at the point where he's like, I can't wait for them to be more independent.  My nephew has his learners permit and can't wait to drive.  Little does he know, once he gets that license, he'll become "errand boy".

 

I'm saying, not all of us will have kids out of the house by 40.  Mine is coming in then. :)

Well my parents keep telling me, you don't live until you're 40.  The kids are old enough to stay home alone and will soon be out of the house and you get your life back.

 

Speak for yourself!  :)

 

Hey I'm only going by what my parents told me.  My moms says she couldn't wait for us to go to college so they could have the house to themselves.  I mean there were only four of us and we rarely saw each other anyway when I lived in my parents home.

 

My brother is now at the point where he's like, I can't wait for them to be more independent.  My nephew has his learners permit and can't wait to drive.  Little does he know, once he gets that license, he'll become "errand boy".

 

I'm saying, not all of us will have kids out of the house by 40.  Mine is coming in then. :)

 

Better late than never!  LOL  Just think of all the guilt you can lay on the kid in the future!

I prefer it this way, actually (well, ask me that in a couple of years, but that's how I feel now).  I don't have the energy or desire to go out and whoop it up like I did in my 20s, being completely free of a kid now would be a waste.  I'm glad I had my share of fun (and probably 6 or 8 other people's shares as well) in my 20s.

My moms says she couldn't wait for us to go to college so they could have the house to themselves.

 

You know what that means?  Better knock before you go in.

I prefer it this way, actually (well, ask me that in a couple of years, but that's how I feel now).  I don't have the energy or desire to go out and whoop it up like I did in my 20s, being completely free of a kid now would be a waste.  I'm glad I had my share of fun (and probably 6 or 8 other people's shares as well) in my 20s.

LMAO!!

My moms says she couldn't wait for us to go to college so they could have the house to themselves. 

 

You know what that means?  Better knock before you go in.

 

Not at my parents house, we have an intercom system.  so there was never a reason to barge into my parents room except Christmas morning.

 

I'm pretty sure they still have "relations".  A couple of months ago I was in my bedroom (at their house) hiding xmas gifts and I think I interupted.  I didn't expect them to be in the TV room.    The Commodores & E,W & F music should have been a clue.

If I walked in on my parents, that'd be the end of it for me. Thanks....I'm celibate.

 

As I understand it, once I'm 40 I no longer need to keep myself up. Time to let the unibrow flourish! Too long have the left and the right been kept apart! Now is a time for coming together!

If I walked in on my parents, that'd be the end of it for me. Thanks....I'm celibate.

 

As I understand it, once I'm 40 I no longer need to keep myself up. Time to let the unibrow flourish! Too long have the left and the right been kept apart! Now is a time for coming together!

 

It's like N & S Korea or E & W Germany uniting!

 

 

A unibrow?  Oh lord.  I can give you a referral.  If I didn't maintain/manscape I'd have one.

 

 

So far the 40's have been great!  Soooooooo much better than my teens and early 20's.

 

I've actually heard that from people. 40's is when you can really get comfortable. Based on my experience, I'm looking forward to more stability. My best days are still ahead of me.

 

I've never wanted to go back. I'm in my late 30s, and am as happy, free and prosperous as I've ever been. Not fearing my 40s at all.

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So far the 40's have been great! Soooooooo much better than my teens and early 20's.

 

I've actually heard that from people. 40's is when you can really get comfortable. Based on my experience, I'm looking forward to more stability. My best days are still ahead of me.

 

Actually, I have heard that 46 years old is on average the most depressing days for Americans based off a survey Credible, who knows, but logically, it makes sense.  At this age, alot of people have teenagers, some of whcih are begining college.  Teenagers are no fun to begin with, and combine that with college tuition, learning how to drive, dating etc, it has to be pretty tough.  Also, alot of adults at this age, because of financial responsibilities, really can't explore new career options.  They begin to realize that what they are doing is what they are stuck with.  And then they realize that alot of these financial burdens will not go away for another 10 years, so they might as well just keep packing away for retirement. 

 

I know in my case, this age will probably prove to be one of the tougher years for my wife and I.  We will have two kids in college with another in High School.  Would I trade them for anything, HECK NO!  We love them and that's why we had them.  But, we know these are the easy days, the rough stuff is yet to come.

 

So, If I had to pick what I assume will be and were my least stressfull days, probably 22-26 yo.  All we really had to worry about were ourselves.  Now every desicion I make, any job I take is depndant on what's right for the whole family.  Also, at that age, we could go out on a Friday night without planning it a week in advance.  I really didn't stress about money, because if anything happened, my wife and I could live together in a rat trap (which we did) if we had to.  I could imagine taking my kids into that though. 

The forties have been great for me!  Sure I wish I had a little mini MTS, but hey, it is what it is.

 

I think when my nephew leaves for OSU, then things will hit me.  My biggest issue is that kids are growing up and have quasi lives and they don't "need" me anymore.  :'(  :'(

There are a lot of kids out there who need someone.  Maybe its time.

There are a lot of kids out there who need someone.  Maybe its time.

 

Trust me I know.  I've already been thru the preliminary hoops.  I would like to have on the natural way, but with my schedule it would be unfair to the kiddo.

Everyone has to make schedule adjustments when they have kids!  You can do it!  Might have to stop shopping a bit, but that's a small price to pay!

 

 

Everyone has to make schedule adjustments when they have kids!  You can do it!  Might have to stop shopping a bit, but that's a small price to pay!

 

 

 

It's more than that.  I have to physically be in one city for work and the kid in another for school.  I can't be in two places at one time and it would not be fair to the kid.  He would end up at my parents house 4.5 days a week and that is not fair to him or my parents.  I wouldn't bring the kid to NYC as there no way in hell I would want to raise a kid in NYC or put him in a NYC school, public or private!

Do you know any women that you think would make a good mother?  I  had an agreement with 2 different gay male friends of mine who both wanted kids that if I hadn't gotten married by the time I was 40, I would have a child with each of them.  They live in completely different states and I would have had the bulk of the child-rearing duties but they would have helped support us financially and been present as often as possible for visits, shared custody for holidays and stuff like that, we were totally going to do it, it would have worked out well for both of us - neither of them would have wanted to or have been able to be a FT father because of their jobs and locations, but they would both have made great dads.  I like traveling to both places that each lives (NYC and LA) so that would have been fine.  I didn't get married til I was 34 so we thought it was going to be a plan for awhile.  Do you have anyone like that?

Well, that would certainly require a major lifestyle change with a possible job change?  Seriously, I'm not trying to start something, but don't end up regretting not making some changes while you are still relatively young.

Do you know any women that you think would make a good mother?  I  had an agreement with 2 different gay male friends of mine who both wanted kids that if I hadn't gotten married by the time I was 40, I would have a child with each of them.  They live in completely different states and I would have had the bulk of the child-rearing duties but they would have helped support us financially and been present as often as possible for visits, shared custody for holidays and stuff like that, we were totally going to do it, it would have worked out well for both of us - neither of them would have wanted to or have been able to be a FT father because of their jobs and locations, but they would both have made great dads.  I like traveling to both places that each lives (NYC and LA) so that would have been fine.  I didn't get married til I was 34 so we thought it was going to be a plan for awhile.  Do you have anyone like that?

 

Na...I want the kid and I do not want a newborn.  I was aiming for a 8/9/10 so that he could go to school with my younger niece/nephew and cousins' children.

 

Well, that would certainly require a major lifestyle change with a possible job change?  Seriously, I'm not trying to start something, but don't end up regretting not making some changes while you are still relatively young.

I know, but I like my job and the $$$.  The positive is I have five nieces, nephews and a 10 year old cousin (I know, weird) that I spoil so it all works out.

Not weird.  Having only daughters, my 2 nephews are like my sons.

Not weird.  Having only daughters, my 2 nephews are like my sons.

 

NO it's weird that I have a 10 year old cousin, as the rest of us are 28 or older. 

 

My mothers youngest brother is only 10 years old than me.  He was an "accident", but then again, so am I.  He got married at 40 and he and his wife had a kid that very same year. 

 

Its weird that my cousin is growing up with his second cousins.

 

I hear what you're saying about your nephews.  Since his birth my oldest nephew has been like my son.  I would take him everywhere.  More people think he is my kid than my brother.  y life.  He has "taste" and "style" something my brother and skank-in-law have none!  Whenever he does something that I would do, that irates my brother, my brother will say, "your kid is...."  It cracks me up.

 

The day the kids moved out of my house, was one of the saddest days of my life.

Yes, mine too!

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