Comments on: Best Toys You Owned As a Kid

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:00:54 +0000

The Parent Trap! Yes! We have both the original and the “new” versions and enjoy both of them. Each is dated in revealing ways but the basic concept is classic. Isn’t it about time for another version with current stereotypes? Let’s see, the girl with short hair goes to Clairemont and the one with long hair goes to Oakhurst. They end up in the same classroom at FAVE and hate each other at first–one is from a McMansion in the Great Lakes and likes lattes and downloading books on her Kindle; the other is from a McCraftsman Cottage in Oakhurst and likes organic chai and raising free range chickens. But when they end up in detention together after both refusing to sing the IB song, they glance at the photos on each other’s iPad and discover that they share the same parents, who separated when they were still infants because they could not agree on which part of Decatur to live in……………. I don’t want to give away the ending but they all four end up in a large condo at the Artisan despite the fact that condos supposedly generate tax income for the City without affecting CSD enrollment.

By: yippee

yippee — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:16:41 +0000

LOL–Nancy, this is funny because it made me think of a recent thing that happened to me. We rented the original Parent Trap with Hayley Mills and I watched it with my kids. I was scaring myself because even though I probably hadn’t seen it in 25 years, I knew every word of every scene.

By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:32:37 +0000

I would still go crazy if I could have all this…
http://www.timewarptoys.com/playcol6.jpg

By: Parker Cross

Parker Cross — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:32:21 +0000

Yes! The same Christmas I got a Patty Play Pal I also got a puppy. I was stunned.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:11:56 +0000

Lincoln Logs were awesome and they always remind me of my Construx!