Thursday, February 13, 2014

little me (#tbt)


that's me. i'm not sure how old i am, maybe around a year and a half?
dang, dad looked young.
and how cool were my shoes?
but check out that cigarette in dad's hand.


there would be total outrage if you saw a parent smoking with their child in their arms today.
but i don't even remember him smoking.
chewing tobacco yes, but not smoking.
i'll bet they didn't even have a car seat for me.
and guess what? i survived.
and even kinda turned out.
more or less

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but speaking of outrage with regard to children...
there's been an old LEGO ad from the early 70s circulating.
it features a super cute little red-haired girl.
well, someone found her.
and i have to say that i couldn't agree more.
i'm not a fan of the lines for girls and neither is my girl.
but it does seem that LEGO is held to a higher standard than other toy companies.
like, look at this piece on barbie making the cover of sports illustrated.
mattel says they're unapologetic.

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have you heard all of the palaver about the danish giraffe marius?
well, this will make you laugh about it. 

2 comments:

will said...

Seems like in all the old photos of my dad he's smoking ... It's disconcerting to see photos of him as a buff, strong young man and also knowing that cigarettes killed him.

Kikit said...

Hi Julochka, this comment is a bit late, but I'm so happy you made it to Lego. You're the first person I know who works for a company I truly look up to. My geeky husband loves Lego bricks a lot; he spends a lot of time with his mini-figures. :D