I’m Laughing Now
In an effort to make hay while the sun shines, otherwise known as cleaning while my kids are with their Dad, I am going through some storage boxes and pulled out a box of sentimental/keepsake items. In this box, I found an ancient diary from when I was 10. It’s ironic to me that in some of the excerpts I sound like a typical suburban adolescent, full of inadequacies, and of course a dislike of school and parents. I love this first page, (written in hot pink ball point ink) oh yes, the year is 1989:
” My name is Faye I’m ten years old, and hate fifth grade. My hair is blond and chin length. I have blue green eyes and am going to get glasses.
It’s 9:09 at I’m on my bed, talking to you saying how board I am.”
Gotta love the spelling skills too, LOL.
Now for your lesson in history, straight from the words of ten year old Faye:
“Last night the Berlin wall was taken down! Isn’t that great? On Thursday, November 9, 1989. That is the biggest news in a long time. Personally I think it is neat to be able to live while something like that happens. Don’t you think?”
“Dec 20, I hate Noriega so much! I will tell you about him tomorrow when I have time. I must go to bed now….”
“Today is Christmas Eve! Isn’t that great? Well on with you know who… We, the Americans and the Panamanians are trying arest Noriega their dictator. Well, Noriega is hiding and he says that he would rather die than surrender to the U.S. For Christmas I want…”
thats so cool, i love coming across old stuff like that. i have the feeling i wasnt writing about important political happenings though. but i remember the wall coming down
ha ha, i should post more… there are passages about “boys” too. including Sam!
I love this!
It’s so interesting how you were keeping up with the world news in 5th grade.
I’m not sure I was that politically conscious until I was 12 or 13 even….
Thanks, Dasha! I blame it all on Leal school. They made us read the news every day. Seriously! And we had weekly news quizzes. I am grateful now, because I feel that reading the news in the morning (mostly NYTimes online) is like taking a daily vitamin. It’s just good for you.