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No, I was never called that -- but -was- called some things a whole lot worse.......


 


Interesting thing about the Internet ... I am now Facebook friends with some of my elementary school tormentors -- all of whom have expressed great regret about the way they treated me.
 
I had one similar to that one. I got it for Christmas. I loved to "clean" with it. It too picked up dust and had attachments. That still didn't stop me from using my Grandmother's Kirby. I to was called names for my interest in vacuums. But Oh well I survived.
 
This is amazing!

I remember the girl next door to my grandma (who I have remained friends with) had a toy kinda like this, only way more rudimentary with no accessories, and BOY did I want one!  Of course, I was told about girls' toys vs. boys' toys, blah blah blah.  I never did get one.


 


I would have played with this thing until it broke!  Well, it looks like it did break... so maybe I did play with it in another lifetime!
 
My toy vac from my childhood was the kid size Hoover 63. Got it for Christmas when I was 2 1/2. Unfortunately, batteries leaked & ruined it (common problem with toys in the late 50's & early 60's) and out it went. Also got a tin stove, sink, refrigerator, & wringer washer (think they were Marx) the following year, along with a Marx 027 gauge electric train. There was no "girls toys/boys toys" discussion in our house, but I eventually gravitated more toward the "boys toys" anyway. I still have the train, but the toy kitchen appliances were eventually given to a girl whose family who lost everything in a house fire.
Jeff
 
LOL I had one of those. Mom and dad got it for me for Christmas when I was about 5 years old. Played with it till the handle broke. I still have all the parts around somewhere though.
 
that's awful!

OMG people made fun of you guys because you liked vacuums? Oh, that is so sad. I'm sorry you guys hhad to endure that. I really don't understand why that was such a big deal for people.My nephew wanted an easy bake oven when he was 6. I'm actually the one who gave it to him for Christmas that year. He has always loved anything to do with cooking. He's 11 now and he cooks better than most adults I know. Hugs to you guys. I'm glad you can enjoy your interest in peace now.
 
Suckolux

Hey, don't worry, you're not alone. That same kind of ludicrous treatment toward children's "atypical" interests was a fixture in suburban America in the 1980s as well!
 
Well you did better than I did a full 20+ years later! I never got any of the toys I really wanted. As a result, I never really got into toys past my toddler years. Washing machines, vacuums, and garage door openers fascinated me far more than any GI Joe could.


 


My how things have changed.  TODAY, I could get a lot more enjoyment from a GI Joe... 
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I wanted one so badly as a kid. But my father shamed me for my interest so I had to suffer in silence. :-(

I remember the TV commercial....there was a jingle that went something like: "Suzy Homemaker, Suzy Homemaker, can you vacuum your house, too?" Ahh...the 1960's growing up in Montreal.....
 

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