day two hundred seventy-three.

c1961

you know what that means: 

time for my least favorite term.

in the section on alcohol consumption:

this was immediately followed by a section on limiting caffeine intake. i can only assume that leads to more alert forms of petting.

day one hundred twenty-five.

in honor of mother's day yesterday, i bring you something from the desk of my co-worker norah:

Single and pregnant
by Ruth I. Pierce
c1970
published under the auspices of the Unitarian Universalist Association

(click any image for larger views of text)

introduction: how will you handle your shame?

and from whom will you conceal this shame?

most importantly, are you hot and/or rich enough to diminish the coming shame?

(just a bit rough)

day one hundred twenty.

you guys, it just never ends.


Your life, make it count : a guide for young Americans
by Grace D. and Adrian A. Paradis
c1968

dynamite!

i really don't want to make a tag for "petting" on this blog.
don't make me, conduct books.

day one hundred nineteen.

How to deal with parents and other problems : a guide for teen-agers
by Ernest Osborne Glenn
illustrated by Susan Perl
c1962

part the fourth:

can you guess what it is?

i'm glad the term "petting" is out of fashion (it is, right?)

day one hundred eighteen.

How to deal with parents and other problems : a guide for teen-agers
by Ernest Osborne Glenn
illustrated by Susan Perl
c1962

young love.

when your mother creeps you out.

tomorrow: "the unmentionable topic"

day one hundred seventeen.

How to deal with parents and other problems : a guide for teen-agers
by Ernest Osborne Glenn
illustrated by Susan Perl
c1962


part two: susan perl continues to entertain my eyes with tiny fists.

sometimes parents fight.

sometimes a book binding is the only thing holding us back from strangling our sister.

sometimes we hate people with freckles.

and sometimes we just hate a baby.

feelings are hard.

tomorrow: meeting boys.

day one hundred sixteen.

we've got a live one, folks.

How to deal with parents and other problems : a guide for teen-agers
by Ernest Osborne Glenn
illustrated by Susan Perl
c1962

i don't know if this family loves their children, or wants to lock them in a trunk

the baby's motives are clearer.

her overly-emphasized breasts have caused early menopause.

more thoughts tomorrow on siblings and feelings (the book's, not my own. even though i have both.)

day one hundred eleven.

100 Ways to Popularity, c1963
by Joan O'Sullivan

lesson three: again, knees together.

exhibit a- have you heard about hugo and kim?

exhibit b- sex: a problem.


exhibit b cont'd- kissing is EMOTIONAL okay (if you're average)


exhibit c- and look how shapely her legs look when she is flying angelically instead of sitting.

oh, and there's more.

day one hundred ten.

100 Ways to Popularity, c1963
by Joan O'Sullivan

lesson two: continue being beautiful in every way. people (mainly boys) will like you.

exhibit a- you look hotter standing up.

exhibit b- smell like a toilet (it's cheaper)

exhibit c- thin girls are happy girls, and already know that rule about never sitting down.

exhibit d- don't overdo it

tomorrow- lesson three: SEX (?)

day one hundred nine.

listen up, ladies (and gentlemen, but mostly ladies)

learn how to climb the social ladder, circa 1963!

100 Ways to Popularity
by Joan O'Sullivan

lesson one: look hot.


tomorrow- lesson two: look hot some more.