My Four Greatest Disappointments

I have four memories of great disappointment. They are not sad, or even important. These disappointments are ridiculous little situations that most people would not even remember.

1) I have been called a germ-a-phobe. I will agree that this is more than likely true. When I was little, I was so worried about staying at my Grandma's house. It was a little cluttered and smokey. I would not use the bathroom at her house. The problem was they lived two hours away from us. So when we went to visit, I would not go to the bathroom for a good 48 hours. When we would get home, I would want to burn my clothes. My mom told me that she had a "magic washer." I was so excited to know that my clothes and shoes would be completely sanitized. Then one day my mom spilled the beans that there was not a "magic washer." She didn't do anything at all to my clothes and shoes. I was devastated.

2) I was really into Maple Town. These were little animals figurines. I had a ton of them. One Christmas I asked for the raccoon family. Christmas morning rolled around. I was so excited when I opened the package only to be greatly disappointed when I realized I meant to ask for the squirrel family. I still think squirrels are superior to raccoons.

3) Some people may remember The California Raisins. This was a group of "raisins" that did cover songs. I loved them! My family would listen to their tape in the car. I couldn't get enough of "When a Man Loves a Woman" and "You Can't Hurry Love." One day I learned that these weren't real raisins at all. I was shocked. These were just grown up men in costumes. I was probably 10 years old when I figured this out. Why at ten I would think there were really singing raisin men is still a mystery to me.

4) I loved New Kids on The Block. My sister also loved NKOTB. She got to love them more because she was older. We went to the mall one day to get her a Joey t shirt. How dare I think that I was going to get one too! I was crushed when I left the mall empty handed because I "couldn't copy my sister." Copy my sister? Every girl in the US of A loved the New Kids. Years later, my sister gave me the shirt. It was no longer cool. I would never have worn it out in public. That didn't stop me from sleeping in it every night for a few years.