authoritative advice. These grandparents always seemed to select the most interesting and liked toy given to me as a gift, sometimes for no specific occasion. For Easter however, instead of a toy, grandfather provided me with a live duckling that created much pleasure and excitement. The duckling followed me constantly for weeks until released by mother into a nearby pond.
Mother decided to accept a part time position of employment, working two days a week. Mother explained that I would be staying with a babysitter whom she wanted me to meet. I voiced my chagrin with her decision to return to work, but to no avail. Prior to her beginning her job, we visited with the babysitter at her home. There were many beautiful dolls and interesting toys displayed in a room of her home, which I was looking forward to playing with and so decided that perhaps I may like this arrangement after all. Gradually, however, I realized that the lovely toys in one room of the babysitter’s house were for display purposes only and not to be touched by children. Other toys that were available for play were broken, missing parts, or damaged in other ways. Coloring books offered, contained pages that were already filled so one spent most of the day at the sitter’s house watching television. As I was the only child cared for by her and with no other playmates, I despised the days that mother worked. This situation, fortunately did not last long as mother was asked to resign her position due to a clear showing of pregnancy.
Retrospective: Due to increases in pollution caused largely by increases in the burning of fossil fuels and uses of other toxic chemicals, polar ice has melted which has caused the erosion of many beach areas around the world. Solar power and/or other clean energy sources will hopefully solve this problem. Viewing and reviewing slides together as a family can create a sense of family cohesiveness and opportunities for discussion. The individual viewing of photographs, removed this positive family activity. Children who sometimes are involved in mischief are actually calling for attention, whether negative or positive. Older family members in the recent past were usually revered for their life experiences and wisdom.
Historical Accounts 1962: 11
An avalanche in Peru kills approximately four thousand people on January 10.
The United States Supreme Court on June 25, rules that mandatory prayers in the public schools are unconstitutional.
The world is threatened with nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States due to the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba. The missiles are removed by the Soviet Union, averting this potential disaster on October 14.
The Beatles rock and roll group releases their first single “Love Me Do” in early October.
NASA: John Glenn becomes the first person to orbit the Earth aboard the spacecraft Friendship 7
Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia to win the world soccer cup.