[TBT] Memories of my childhood (ESP/ENG)
Hello, my dear friends of #TBT Thursdays, today I'm back here with a couple of photographs that I'd honestly never seen before, so I was thrilled to find them because they represent my childhood and pre-adolescence, respectively. I found them this Saturday while the whole family was gathered to celebrate one of my uncles' birthday. My cousins had taken out a photo album to choose some to use for the decoration, and I started to look through them because I've always loved flipping through family albums, and well, that's precisely where I found these little gems.
Hola, mis queridos amigos de los jueves de #TBT, hoy regreso por aquí con un par de fotografías que honestamente jamás había visto antes, así que me llenó de mucha emoción encontrarlas porque representan mi infancia y pre adolescencia respectivamente. Las encontré este sábado mientras estaba toda la familia reunida para celebrar el cumpleaños de uno de mis tíos. Mis primas habían sacado un álbum de fotos para elegir algunas que iban a usar para la decoración y yo me puse a echarles un vistazo, porque siempre me ha encantado hojear los álbumes familiares, y pues, fue precisamente allí donde encontré estas joyitas.
I remember this day perfectly, although I had never seen this photo before, or at least I don't, it was the day I graduated from sixth grade, it represents the entry into a new stage in which I finished primary school and started secondary school. In my country (Venezuela) there is a specific color for the student uniform depending on the stage they are in, for example in primary school they wear a white shirt, in secondary school a blue shirt, and in the diversified, also called high school, they wear a beige shirt, so I was happy to move on to this new stage, however, now that I look at the photo, I can't understand how I let my mom put that bow on my hair, 🤣 haha, it was huge, but I guess it was okay for 1996. There, next to me you can see my cousin, and in part I was a little sad because until now we had studied together in the same classroom, but from that moment on she would go to one school and I would go to a different one.
Este día lo recuerdo perfectamente, aunque yo nunca había visto esta foto, o al menos no lo recuerdo, se trata del día de mi promoción del sexto grado, representa la entrada a una nueva etapa en la que culminaba la escuela primaria e iniciaba la secundaria. En mi país (Venezuela) existe un color determinado para el uniforme de los estudiantes según la etapa en la que estén, por ejemplo en primaria se usa camisa blanca, en secundaria camisa azul, y en el diversificado, también llamado preparatoria, se usa camisa beige, así que yo estaba complacida de pasar a esa nueva etapa, sin embargo, ahora que miro la foto, no puedo entender como dejé que mi mamá me pusiera ese moño en la cabeza, 🤣 jaja, era enorme, pero supongo que estaba bien para ser 1996. Allí, a mi lado se ve a mi prima, y en parte yo estaba un poco triste porque hasta ahora habíamos estudiado juntas en el mismo salón de clases, pero a partir de ese momento ella iría a un colegio y yo a otro distinto.
In this second photo you can see me exactly there, where I point with the arrow, my mom tells me that I was two years old and that we were at a family party, I don't remember anything from that day, but even if you don't believe it, I have memories from when I was two years old, but they are very vague and ethereal, specifically they are memories of my birthday party, but although I can't remember the day of this photo, I surely had a great time because fortunately I had a very beautiful and happy childhood, thank God.
En esta segunda foto me pueden ver exactamente allí, donde señalo con la flecha, mi mamá me dice que yo tenía dos años de edad y que estábamos en una fiesta familiar, no recuerdo nada de ese día, pero aunque ustedes no lo cran yo conservo recuerdos desde los dos años de edad, pero son muy vagos y etéreos, específicamente son recuerdos del día de mi fiesta de cumpleaños, pero aunque no puedo recordar el día de esta foto, seguramente la pasé muy bien porque afortunadamente tuve una infancia muy bonita y feliz, gracias a Dios.
Thank you for allowing me to share these photos with all of you, they filled me with joy as soon as I saw them. See you another time 🤗.
Gracias por permitirme compartir con todos ustedes estas fotos que me llenaron de alegría en cuanto las vi, nos vemos en otra oportunidad 🤗.
Imagen diseñada por mi en el editor de Canva.
All images in this post are my own, taken with a ZTE Blade A51.
Todas las imágenes de este post son de mi propiedad, las tomé con un teléfono celular ZTE Blade A51.
The way uniform colors marked each stage really stood out, especially that jump from white to blue for secondary school. It captures that mix of pride and a little ache as you and your cousin took different paths. And that giant bow made me smile, the 90s loved a bold accessory. Which uniform did you like the most?
I didn't really like the uniforms, haha, but if there was one I liked more than others, it was the beige one because it represented the final stage and maturity.
It's true, these types of accessories were common in the '90s and '90s. Thank you so much for reading and commenting. 🤗
Totally get that. The beige uniform does have that final chapter vibe, like you were leveling up to the next stage. Those big bows and bold accessories were such a 90s classic and they kind of made any uniform feel a bit more you. Thanks for sharing the story behind it.
I guess we all agree we look more adorable when we were young, beautiful picture and nice memories @mairene1
Yes, we look more adorable in those times 😄. Thanks a lot for comment 🤗
I don't know how you manage to get so many old photos, haha, but yes, in our days without digital phones, there were still a lot of people taking pictures, and they're scattered around. It's good to collect them, and seeing them brings back so many pleasant moments. Thanks for sharing this on #TBT Thursdays. You stood out a lot in high school with that white ribbon or hat on your head! ✌️
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No, haha, luckily I didn't use it in high school, only at the sixth-seventh grade graduation ceremony, just like you see in the photo, haha.
I get those kinds of photos at home, but also at my aunts' houses, taking pictures with my phone in their albums, haha. It's the only way to get a copy. Although I remember that back then, you could take the photo negatives to a photo studio, and they would give you an exact copy of the photo.
Que bonitos recuerdos que tú mamá ha conservado, cuando tenías 2 años hace unos cuantos añitos, pues yo si no tengo fotos de tan péquela, me hubiese gustado .
Saludos y gracias por traer a la comunidad gratis recuerdos.
Que bonitos recuerdos, en cuanto a los atuendos no podíamos hacer mucho en esa época , todavía nos veríamos como mamá lo decidiera jejeje está época es muy diferente en cuanto a los niños y las tomas de decisiones referente a sus vestimenta.
Excelentes recuerdos.
The bow on your head really suits you, Maybe that's a trending fashion back then. It was really fun to look back with our old photos and reminisce every moment that had happened that day. ❤️
Las fotos de los álbumes familiares encierran esa magia de los momentos vividos con las personas que marcaron nuestra infancia. Que bonito que hayas encontrado estas fotografías y pudieras traerlas al ecosistema para que perduren en el tiempo.
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