What did you not have growing up?

[littlemisscomper]

That 'everybody else in the world!' had? For me it was a tamagotchi. My mum was afraid of it waking me up at night because she heard you couldn't switch them off. I desperately wanted a 101 dalmatians one. I have a lump in my throat thinking about it now! It felt so lonely to be the only one in the playground without one. I even looped a Christmas cracker keyring over my finger and held it in my hand so I could pretend to myself I was like the others.

What about you guys?

Didn't have a TV until I was 9 (1980s) never went to McDonalds (but didn't really miss it)

Barbies were also on the banned list, and My Little Pony.

A car
A phone
Siblings

A telephone. My parents had one put in when I was 16 and my DM would wave an egg timer at us if we asked if we could use it. As a result I have never gone in for long chats on the phone.

A parent who would drive us everywhere. My Dad worked shifts and my Mother who didn't drive, caused me not to get invited anywhere and I only had friends who lived in walking distance, ie in the same village.

Yes pierced ears had to wait until 16 too.

A video recorder. Hated that at the time, but really not bothered now.

Praise. Or a soda stream.

Modern clothes
Independence
Parents I could talk to ....

But on a more light-hearted note, I didn't have a Girls World, nor a Mr Frosty.

A normal BMI...

I screamed terrible things at my mother for things I wanted. It’s the very opposite of who I am now and I’m so ashamed to have done that. To be fair go my parents I really wanted for nothing possessions wise.

Central heating

No barbies here either. Just the crappy pound shop equivalents.
But yeah, Mr Frosty!

We weren't allowed Barbies either, it seems quite modern really that 80s Mums felt they sent the wrong message but I know a lot of people who weren't

Modern clothes
Independence
Parents I could talk to ...

Oh @Eggy oh me too...

My DB took me for my first Mc Donald's when I was 18...it was a breakfast ...I want that impressed! He was 28!
I was born in 76....so yep we just didn't have McDonald's money!

Furby

Oh and a game boy and PlayStation/ Xbox

Roller boots were another thing I didn't have and also fashionable shoes. I had clumpy buckle shoes until I cried in a shoe shop when I was 16 when the sales woman told me all my friends would be jealous of the shoes my DM wanted me to have. Like shit they would. I never got them as my DM dragged me out of the shop in embarrassment. Result.

Bathroom
Central heating
Fridge
Washing machine
Colour TV
Phone

Always had good food, clean clothes, & lots of love.

I desperatly wanted glasses for some reason im i had perfect eyesight im 45 next month and i have just got reading glasses they are not all u hoped they would be tbh .

TV
Central heating
Car
Telephone (there was a phone box about a mile away though)

Hot water more than once a week. Central heating - or ANY heating upstairs.
Enough clothes to have clean undies every day.
A phone.
A washing machine.
Any hugs or parental affection at all.
Freedom from continual criticism and occasional violence.
Enough to eat.

Also a Mr Frosty.
Seems there's a lot of us out there, we should start a Facebook group.

Washing machine (but we did have a mangle}

Cuddles

A shower
Double glazing
Central heating

Not much money - but nobody else did either.

We had a wonderful, wonderful life though.

Loving parents 😢