tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post5923116175080903536..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: A Different TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-64790959441460058072011-02-23T09:51:11.497-05:002011-02-23T09:51:11.497-05:00I agree, kids don't have much freedom to explo...I agree, kids don't have much freedom to explore like we did. Probably one of the reasons I've been brave and ready to try new things all my life.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-33839323473262925692011-02-23T00:32:51.255-05:002011-02-23T00:32:51.255-05:00When I remember what it was like growing up (I'...When I remember what it was like growing up (I'm in your generation) and I see how little of that easy freedom my grandkids have, I find it incredibly sad.Linda Leszczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117080878321152684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-84647015375017258942011-02-22T16:24:38.091-05:002011-02-22T16:24:38.091-05:00Marilyn, I agree with Maggie: you should set a my...Marilyn, I agree with Maggie: you should set a mystery in the LA you grew up in. That would be cool! I grew up in the 'burbs in a variety of cities (since my dad worked for IBM), and we had a lot of freedom, too. It was great not being controlled by technology! We used our imagination and played games with the neighborhood kids (flashlight tag, Red Rover, kickball). Although I can understand why moms today want to keep closer tabs on their kids. The world didn't seem such a scary place back in the 1970s and 1980s (at least not to me!).Susan McBridehttp://SusanMcBride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-61299038274428883312011-02-22T10:34:16.110-05:002011-02-22T10:34:16.110-05:00Marilyn, your next book should be a memoir, or a m...Marilyn, your next book should be a memoir, or a mystery set in old LA. Your stories are fascinating! MaggieThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-88749065391649198482011-02-22T08:43:31.824-05:002011-02-22T08:43:31.824-05:00Marilyn, I love the stories of your childhoood. I ...Marilyn, I love the stories of your childhoood. I had some of the freedoms of playing outside with the neighborhood kids, and what I find interesting is that on summer nights, the age range for games like "Stoplight" or Hide and Seek would be from preschoolers to teens. Once we put on a show and the littlest girl sang "I'm a little teapot" with a teen in the front row, mimicking the actions for her. <br /><br />But when I think about my own kids, I was much more worried about where they were, with whom, and when they'd be back. Don't know if I was simply a bigger worrier than my mother?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br />MarianThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.com