I have to bargain with my 10 year old to sit on our John Deere ride on. …. Gahhhhh
PdxPhoenixActual on
Look at you, bragging about having shorts.
jhvanriper on
I started mowing the yard in fourth grade. Now that feels way too young.
WolfThick on
My dad gave me a whole beer when I was 8 years old after I mowed the lawn I chugged it down like water I was very sick he laughed.
sirwilliam3323 on
Not tall enough to see over so have to look between to see where you’re going. I remember those days!!
Ronin5rings311 on
Every Saturday soon as cartoons where off.
tarheelz1995 on
You are not five in that photo.
Good job, though.
Thunarvin on
Yep. Once you could make that thing move, it became your job. And your first outside-the-home job opportunity. Weeding was done by hand until you could hold a weed eater steady.
Aslightlynervousfrog on
My son is 5 and he probably could, but there’s no way in hell I’d let him. My mower and lawn would likely be destroyed in the process, he’s a walking tornado. Props to 5 year old you
tommyc463 on
I’m the tree and I’m 3 months old in that photo
AmiDeplorabilis on
That was the summer of 79…
shawyer on
Same generation as you. I think half the reason people had kids was to do yard work. The second I could reach the lawnmower handle it became my job.
flashingcurser on
This is the day your dad stopped mowing the lawn. That’s why he took pictures. This is a happy day in every father’s life. You look older than 5.
Fetzee21 on
The good old days!
bionicbhangra on
We had a huge lawn growing up. It was not possible with a push mower. Hell it took over an hour with our sears riding mower. My dad did that shit for a year or so and then told me it was my job going forward. I think I was 10 or 11 at the time.
It was also the mid 80s so maybe y’all were a little tougher in the 70s.
It fucking sucked but I didn’t know any better so I just did it.
Farnage on
Child labor is the best labor
Fire_Mission on
That was about the same time frame that I started cutting grass, but I was a few years older. We had a John Deere riding mower, but huge yards. I mowed ours, my grandparents, and my uncle’s yards. $5 per yard! It took me all day but I cut it every 2 weeks. $15! I was rich!
Daftmunkey on
I remember driving a tractor with a large load of hay on the back on public roads when I was 10 and constantly being around dangerous mechanical farm machinery all day. And I look at my grown kids and the difference in 1 generation blows me away. I think my childhood wasn’t proper, and I’m not saying one is right and the other is wrong or even one is better than the other, I’m just saying the difference is staggering in such a short amount of time.
Accomplished_Age2480 on
5?! Lol. Not a true story.
FamousOhioAppleHorn on
Was the photo taken by Herbert from Family Guy ?
Ok_Mathematician2391 on
Lawnmower looks twice as big as you. Back in the days were men drank beer and kids did dads chores without a safety helmet..
serfunkalot on
Do you have any memory of the moment? Super cool photo to have.
North_South_Side on
We had a push mower. No motor. My dad hated messing with gasoline and having to fix/service the things, so we had to physically push the mower around. He was mechanically inclined and good with stuff like that, but he also hated the smell and noise. I think he thought the mower was a good workout for him and then later, us kids.
Certainly fewer parts to break. Just get the blades sharpened every other year or so.
We did not have a huge lawn, but mowing the backyard was really tiring, especially if it had grown a little too high.
singleguy79 on
I was -4 months or so.
BringOutYDead on
Oh, I remember those no powered pieces of shit mowers…
Unlikely-Ad6788 on
I remember doing that barefoot. Forgot about birds dropping rocks off in the grass. Somehow made it out of childhood with very few battle scars.
jrice138 on
Tiny lawn probably took 15 minutes. I had to spend like 3 or 4 hours on a Saturday mowing.
Wadester58 on
When I was 6 in 1964 I had a mower and an edger mowed front and back for 4$ edging was a 1$ more. And I sharpened my own blades and rebuilt old mowers until I could afford a new one.
StartingToLoveIMSA on
Parenting went hard in the 70s
Particular_Abies_184 on
Looks like you’re Robinson Crusoe’s captive
cartoonchris1 on
I was riding the snapper at 8. Completely unsupervised. Even had to dangle the rusty metal gas can on the handlebars of my bike and ride a couple miles to the mom’n pop gas station to get gas (that I also filled myself). Probably half the time I’d also buy cigs for my dad.
Crazy.
explosivelydehiscent on
Shit my drunk ass dad made my older brother mow our lawn with a push blade mower and edge it with a knife. Though we suffered more abuse than future generations, I must admit, it has not made me stronger, just more empathetic.
anybodyiwant2be on
You had a power motor? Lucky!
viankafka on
The children, they yearn…
Legitimate-Koala-373 on
That’s when we had to earn our pocket money by doing chores, or get a job after school or in the school holidays to have a little money to buy records and clothes or lip gloss
Legitimate-Koala-373 on
The 9 toe one reminds me of a mate in junior school who lost a toe, and we always called her hang 9
Additional-Revenue89 on
The fact your folks were like, “I’m going to capture this ridiculously dangerous situation” is hilarious!! Oh the 70’s!
NoHippi3chic on
That kid is absolutely 5 and any of you doubting have never pushed a mower. If he was 7 his head would be above the handle.
Me too, op. I got gas for the mower or groceries for the whole family on my bike, cigs for my mom, all that. Different times.
If my kid wants to mow fine. Safety glasses, shoes, long pants, long sleeve shirt. Give it a shot kiddo.
We just had straight neglect. As in neglect to five a tin shit what the kid thought or wanted. Going against that got you a smack in the mouth.
BabiesWithScabies on
Cutting the lawn without even wearing shoes? How’s life been treating you, Stumpy?Â
shotsallover on
1979 was before they had kick back flaps on the back, so you were also catching hyper accelerated rocks and sticks with your chest.Â
Coreysurfer on
They said it builds character )
Escapingorigins on
Looks like a caveman ascension to man evolution photo
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I have to bargain with my 10 year old to sit on our John Deere ride on. …. Gahhhhh
Look at you, bragging about having shorts.
I started mowing the yard in fourth grade. Now that feels way too young.
My dad gave me a whole beer when I was 8 years old after I mowed the lawn I chugged it down like water I was very sick he laughed.
Not tall enough to see over so have to look between to see where you’re going. I remember those days!!
Every Saturday soon as cartoons where off.
You are not five in that photo.
Good job, though.
Yep. Once you could make that thing move, it became your job. And your first outside-the-home job opportunity. Weeding was done by hand until you could hold a weed eater steady.
My son is 5 and he probably could, but there’s no way in hell I’d let him. My mower and lawn would likely be destroyed in the process, he’s a walking tornado. Props to 5 year old you
I’m the tree and I’m 3 months old in that photo
That was the summer of 79…
Same generation as you. I think half the reason people had kids was to do yard work. The second I could reach the lawnmower handle it became my job.
This is the day your dad stopped mowing the lawn. That’s why he took pictures. This is a happy day in every father’s life. You look older than 5.
The good old days!
We had a huge lawn growing up. It was not possible with a push mower. Hell it took over an hour with our sears riding mower. My dad did that shit for a year or so and then told me it was my job going forward. I think I was 10 or 11 at the time.
It was also the mid 80s so maybe y’all were a little tougher in the 70s.
It fucking sucked but I didn’t know any better so I just did it.
Child labor is the best labor
That was about the same time frame that I started cutting grass, but I was a few years older. We had a John Deere riding mower, but huge yards. I mowed ours, my grandparents, and my uncle’s yards. $5 per yard! It took me all day but I cut it every 2 weeks. $15! I was rich!
I remember driving a tractor with a large load of hay on the back on public roads when I was 10 and constantly being around dangerous mechanical farm machinery all day. And I look at my grown kids and the difference in 1 generation blows me away. I think my childhood wasn’t proper, and I’m not saying one is right and the other is wrong or even one is better than the other, I’m just saying the difference is staggering in such a short amount of time.
5?! Lol. Not a true story.
Was the photo taken by Herbert from Family Guy ?
Lawnmower looks twice as big as you. Back in the days were men drank beer and kids did dads chores without a safety helmet..
Do you have any memory of the moment? Super cool photo to have.
We had a push mower. No motor. My dad hated messing with gasoline and having to fix/service the things, so we had to physically push the mower around. He was mechanically inclined and good with stuff like that, but he also hated the smell and noise. I think he thought the mower was a good workout for him and then later, us kids.
Certainly fewer parts to break. Just get the blades sharpened every other year or so.
We did not have a huge lawn, but mowing the backyard was really tiring, especially if it had grown a little too high.
I was -4 months or so.
Oh, I remember those no powered pieces of shit mowers…
I remember doing that barefoot. Forgot about birds dropping rocks off in the grass. Somehow made it out of childhood with very few battle scars.
Tiny lawn probably took 15 minutes. I had to spend like 3 or 4 hours on a Saturday mowing.
When I was 6 in 1964 I had a mower and an edger mowed front and back for 4$ edging was a 1$ more. And I sharpened my own blades and rebuilt old mowers until I could afford a new one.
Parenting went hard in the 70s
Looks like you’re Robinson Crusoe’s captive
I was riding the snapper at 8. Completely unsupervised. Even had to dangle the rusty metal gas can on the handlebars of my bike and ride a couple miles to the mom’n pop gas station to get gas (that I also filled myself). Probably half the time I’d also buy cigs for my dad.
Crazy.
Shit my drunk ass dad made my older brother mow our lawn with a push blade mower and edge it with a knife. Though we suffered more abuse than future generations, I must admit, it has not made me stronger, just more empathetic.
You had a power motor? Lucky!
The children, they yearn…
That’s when we had to earn our pocket money by doing chores, or get a job after school or in the school holidays to have a little money to buy records and clothes or lip gloss
The 9 toe one reminds me of a mate in junior school who lost a toe, and we always called her hang 9
The fact your folks were like, “I’m going to capture this ridiculously dangerous situation” is hilarious!! Oh the 70’s!
That kid is absolutely 5 and any of you doubting have never pushed a mower. If he was 7 his head would be above the handle.
Me too, op. I got gas for the mower or groceries for the whole family on my bike, cigs for my mom, all that. Different times.
If my kid wants to mow fine. Safety glasses, shoes, long pants, long sleeve shirt. Give it a shot kiddo.
We just had straight neglect. As in neglect to five a tin shit what the kid thought or wanted. Going against that got you a smack in the mouth.
Cutting the lawn without even wearing shoes? How’s life been treating you, Stumpy?Â
1979 was before they had kick back flaps on the back, so you were also catching hyper accelerated rocks and sticks with your chest.Â
They said it builds character )
Looks like a caveman ascension to man evolution photo
What lawn?