| Not long ago, times were different, there were | | | | 10 children, in my grandparents time 8 children my |
| no computers, mp3 players, modern cars, roller | | | | parents had 5 children, and our generation have 1 |
| blades, compact disk players, rock and roll bands, | | | | or 2 children. Families were happy, even though |
| fancy stereo players, fast food restaurants, | | | | the laundry was done by hand in a portable sink |
| fancy hockey skates, fantastic tools, jigs, | | | | tub. Pushed through a 2 roller wringer with a |
| fixtures, computer software, modern bathrooms, | | | | handle that was turned by hand to squeeze all the |
| heating furnaces for the house,no shopping malls | | | | water out of the washed clothes. When the job |
| etc, etc, how the heck did we cope? How did the | | | | was completed by the lady of the house, she |
| kids spend their time, what were their schools like | | | | would than proceed to hang them on a line |
| and where did they go for a bite to eat? For | | | | outside to dry high above the ground for the wind |
| starters the earlier generations were having fun | | | | and sunshine to take care of the drying, usually |
| just like those having all the conveniences that are | | | | after a few hours it was time for the steam iron |
| available right now. What stands out in my | | | | filled with hot water to do the ironing. There was |
| memory for instance are the differences in the | | | | no furnace in the house to keep the whole house |
| school systems families were a lot bigger for | | | | nice and warm like the present. What was |
| good reason, there was no birth control to speak | | | | available was a petrol space heater, or a heater |
| of, in a typical family setting the woman was the | | | | with black coal, started up each morning in the |
| home maker and the man of the house was the | | | | living room with a piece of paper and a little wood. |
| provider. | | | | The bed rooms and the outhouse or toilet were |
| It was not uncommon to have large families, a | | | | cold. No complaints from the family though. |
| typical family in my great grandparents time had | | | | |