Excited and expectant, we looked into the future back then! Join us in reminiscing about the first 18 years of life - your childhood and youth! Born in 1939 - the year World War II began. Despite hardships and suffering, we also remember homemade caramel candies, spinning tops, playing with hoops, jumping rope, collecting small animals, and stealing coal. For many, the rubble-strewn landscapes were an adventure playground, and there were real winters with frozen lakes where we went ice skating. As teenagers, we took a dance class and danced the Boogie-Woogie, were young rebels, and wore petticoats.