Friday, September 19, 2014
Where you like Diana Ross and The Supremes?
Isn't everything provocative now a days? According to my grandmother it is much more than what it was in her times. As she explains to me what it was like to date back in the 60s I imagine my grandmother young, walking through the dirt roads of her Mexican hometown. Picturing the fabulous, yet conservative, fashions of not only the young women but men. Keep in mind, where we originate from, it seems like they are about 20 years behind. Until recently that is. During my grandmother's younger years, and even my mothers, our little Mexican village had no running water in homes, or electricity. People lived in very poor conditions in comparison to, let's say the US. That didn't keep the hip youngsters from being rebellious of course. My grandmother tells me of all the dances she would attend and how even though she would be dating a young fellow, she'd have to dance with any boys that asked her to dance to the music playing through her future brother-in-laws phonograph. If she were to be "dating" a guy, they didn't actually ever go on dates. Instead they would let each other know their schedules and walk to school together or meet up along the way to get water. If her mother ever caught her talking to boys she would get in so much trouble, her brothers would have to accompany her on any errands. As strict as that all sounds, to my belief, it worked for the best. When you look at older couple's most have been together for the majority of their life. Now, your lucky to here of anyone still being married to their first partner for longer than 5 years. I'm not judging, or will I ever judge anyone who has gone through a divorce. Not all things are fixable or forgivable. I'm just saying that older generations seem to stay together longer than their kids have.
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