Yep, and in one of those old zinc coated washtubs, …. what a treat.First, the water had to be brought to the house from the well .. then the water had to be boiled on the wood-burning stove and added to the metal "tub". I was youngest, so I got to go first. Additional hot water added, for each of my two sisters. We didn't have indoor plumbing or washroom, so this took place in the middle of the kitchen. Don't know when my parent's bathed. Probably when us kids were off playing with our friends.
You could have written my post for me!Bathing was pretty conventional in our house.
The kitchen sink for babies and the bathtub for toddlers and up.
The one thing that I do remember is that my mother had a very different opinion from mine as to how hot the water needed to be.
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I well remember what night bath-night fell on, because not only did mom want us fresh for school on Monday morning, The Wonderful World of Disney aired on Sunday nights, and having my bath out of the way before WWOD started, meant I didn't risk missing watching it.I don't recall which day of the week was bath night--so long ago. Lately, though, Sunday has been my bath night.
I took baths with my brother when I was a little tot. So long ago.
I well remember what night bath-night fell on, because not only did mom want us fresh for school on Monday morning, The Wonderful World of Disney aired on Sunday nights, and having my bath out of the way before WWOD started, meant I didn't risk missing watching it.
I see it, you sitting there with the big balloon bonnet on, hose attached, the dryer humming, and you straining to hear the TV!Same here! I was a little annoyed, though, when I had to use one of those old-fashioned hairdryers because I couldn't hear the t.v. over the noise!