my children
love to listen to me tell stories about my childhood
honestly
they seem to think that I was raised during the Dark Ages
or something
to them
living in a world with
no cell phones
no wifi and
no cable
is not dissimilar to certain forms of torture
but fascinating to hear about
nonetheless
the other evening
we were discussing the inevitable
Christmas Wish Lists
which led to them asking about the sorts of things
i had wished for
all those eons ago
my reply?
Wonder Woman Underoos
the underwear that's
Fun To Wear!
i dreamed about those suckers
i begged
pleaded
wheeled and dealed
i
wanted
those
'roos
they were everywhere i looked
Saturday morning commercials
magazine ads
on my friends
Wonder Woman was the best
but there were other options for girls and boys
Supergirl
C3P0
Superman
Batman
i'm guessing that at $4.99
Underoos were a bit pricey
back in the old days
i'm telling you
that right now
i can still name all the kids
in Mrs. McGuire's 4th grade class
who had 'em
as for me
i was one happy girl
on Christmas morning, 1979
because
yup
under the tree
was one special
holly wrapped package of
Wonder Woman Underoos
all for me
who had 'em
as for me
i was one happy girl
on Christmas morning, 1979
because
yup
under the tree
was one special
holly wrapped package of
Wonder Woman Underoos
all for me
which i subsequently wore
everywhere
twirling so much that
i was dizzy 9/10 of my waking hours
in fact
i don't know how my mum was ever able
to get them off my body long enough to wash them
cause they were awesome
i even wore them in the sprinkler
yup
sadly
they never came with
the lasso of truth
or the bullet proof bracelets
but still
they were perfect
which 'roos did you wear?