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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

Thanks, Alex. I'm proud of myself for figuring it out and not having to call a youngster like you. Ha!

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Boo Pfeiffer's avatar

I had a yellow phone just like that!

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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

I love it!

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Liz Prato's avatar

I LOVE the message book pages. What a gift to have that portal through time.

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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

It is a special portal in time indeed! My mom actually saved it. She's an archivist at heart, a great reader, and used to work in a library, so that makes sense.

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Elizabeth DeRamus's avatar

Thank you for bringing back k so many great memories of my childhood. One of our big things in jr. High was if we got our OWN phone number. We were in the big leagues. And thank gawd there were no cell phones to record those many times I was doing something that shouldn’t ever been seen again!!! Bravo Lanier.

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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

I couldn't agree more. Thank god, we had no evidence of our antics or not much for posterity's sake anyway. When we were still at Montevallo Road, I had the same number as my childhood, and when we moved, I was in such a state, I didn't try to keep that number and upset everyone terribly. Funny how these things work.

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Elizabeth DeRamus's avatar

Mama still has my childhood number. One of few I can actually remember thanks to contacts and iPhones.

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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

I had my same phone number from my childhood until we moved!

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Katie Rogers's avatar

Love this! “Feral generation” is hilarious, and I’m proud (and glad) to be a part of it. The message notebook is beyond classic and a clear demonstration of how we utilized phones at the time that today’s younger generations will never truly understand! Thanks for writing 💛💛💛💛💛

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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

Thanks for taking the time to read! I can’t wait to talk about The Telepathy Tapes soon!

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Annette Duval's avatar

So proud of you,Lanier! Another beautifully written and totally relatable essay! Thank you for this.

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Amber Lanier Nagle's avatar

Love this, Lanier! And you are right when you say technology controls us. It truly does.

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Alex Sasser's avatar

Welcome to the sub!!!

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Allen bergal's avatar

Thanks! I do so love your writing, and far too much of this one hit home..

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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

Thanks for reading, Allen!

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