The year was 1972.
Telephones were attached to a wall in your house.
Microwaves were not invented for the public consumer yet.
Televisions were found in the family room, if you had one.
Music came from a radio or a vinyl record.
One form of punishment to a child was being made to stay inside.
Surgery was done in a Hospital. Most surgeries called for a minimum of two nights spent in the Hospital.

I loved the outdoors. I hated being inside. I hated shoes. I would have lived in the forest behind my parent's house as a child and been very happy.

As a small child until fourth grade, I would get tonsillitis at least two times a year, if not more. Over the years tonsillitis came to visit more frequently.

An inflammation of the two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat. Tonsillitis is usually caused by a viral infection but can be from a bacterial infection.
Symptoms include sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and tender lymph nodes.
Treatment can range from home-care remedies to surgical removal.
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Whenever someone would bring up having my tonsils surgically removed it was always followed by the statement, "You get to eat as much ice cream as you want!"

I am here to set the record straight on the ice cream subterfuge. Yes, it deserves that big of a word!

You can eat as much ice cream as you want after having your tonsils out. You will try one spoonful of it and start to cry. It is so freaking painful to eat ice cream after surgery it's not even funny.

The only thing that will soothe your cut up and stitched throat is a Popsicle. A plane Jane Popsicle.