On 19 Aug 2015, I posted 50 Interview Questions.  Following is a summary of answers to the next set of interview questions with my Mom.  We got a little out-of-order, so to stay on track, there are only 4 instead of 5 answers here.  Enjoy!

1. What kind of games did you play growing up? Hopscotch and jump rope.  We also played marbles.  There were kids that played double dutch, but I never learned how to play.  I also played with dolls with artificial hair glued to the scalp.  Every Christmas I got a doll, and the first thing I did was comb and wash her hair.  I cried when all her hair came off by the end of the day.   I got a doll every year for christmas until I was 13 yrs old and then we got a piano – it was the worse christmas ever when we got the piano.
2. What was your favorite toy and why?  My favorite toys were the dolls with hair.  I loved combing their hair but the glue always came off when I washed it.  A doll would last at most a couple of days but ultimately they needed their hair washed.  🙂
3. Did you receive an allowance?  No, I did not receive an allowance.  My mother gave us money when we needed it for school, bus (fare was $.30), movies, etc.
4. What school activities and sports did you participate in?  I wanted to be a cheerleader but I could not tumble, so I joined the pep squad while in high school.  I always enjoyed football, and Central High School was the first african american school to play at Ladd Stadium (up the street from our home in Mobile, AL.)

Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

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