Growing up, what family was most like yours?

Mine was more like the Walton’s with Don Rickles and Joan Rivers in the leading roles.

They were good people in a world without many options and they did the best they could to give us a start in life.

Readily available reliable birth control has made the world a better place for millions of young people. 😉
 
We were pretty close to the Cleavers. My father had a business in the city, my mother kept house and belonged to women's clubs. They both sat on the sofa and read in the evenings. The two boys were top of the class and popular.

Then, (dum dee dum dum) the rhythm method let them down and they had a weird little girl who wasn't in the script. It's like Aunt Bea just said:
"Readily available reliable birth control has made the world a better place for millions of young people".
 
You jest! Our family was its own sitcom/reality show.

Inlaws, outlaws, steps, halves, educated and un-, blue collar, white collar, no collar, drunks, teetotallers, and all Catholics.

Yeah. We were a big enough family that there was always more than enough drama for TV. Or for a book.
 
My brother, sister and I grew up annoying each other.
Parents condoned it ... less time for us to annoy them I guess.
What I eventually learned was that I might fool the world, but not my sister.
And my brother was a strange creature.
In spite of that, it was nice growing up with kids kinda like me ...
Someone to lean on, someone to count on and someone to tell on.
But it wasn't just us kids, there was mom and dad, a pet and the common cold.

I think I grew up to behave just like my parents.
All this is mine but if there's a mess to be cleaned up ... all this is yours too.
These days I think Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family ... in another city.
 
Della said:
Was it anything like Woody Allen's "Radio Days?" That popped up on YouTube the other day and I enjoyed it even more than the first time. Just going by books and movies, I've always thought growing up in one of the close neighborhoods in New York would have been so much fun with such a strong sense of belonging.
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We were certainly closer to Woody's family than the ones deb listed! :ROFLMAO:
 
None of the above. I was six years old in1960 when my mom was already working as an elementary school teacher, having received her B.Ed. from McGill University and my dad was a manager at HandyAndy (similar to Canadian Tire at the time) previously having studied Accounting at McGill University. The school where my mom worked was across the street from our home.

So I had my mom as a teacher for History. I had the happiest childhood a kid could want along with my older brother. We would play on the street after school. Dad bought amazing toys/dolls for my brother and I for Christmas and birthdays as he received a discount from his store.

Mom would cook and bake wonderful desserts in addition to cleaning and working. We were extremely lucky. I miss those days, wish I was a child again with my parents around.
 
The only girl my age lived a short distance from our house. We owned our house, some land and not much else and we lived on a tight budget with an old car and hand-me-down clothes. She had maids and horses and a beautiful house on the lake. My siblings travelled in very different crowds. How much influence this had on me is unclear. We remained friends for years. I didn't envy her because her parents were strict and I could do pretty much whatever I wanted.
 
The parents of Lindsay from Freaks and Geeks. It’s pretty darn close. Strict, wise cracking, storytelling father and kind, supportive mother. I only watched a couple shows when my ex had it on. The dinner table scenes were a total flashback and got my attention.
 
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