I liked Erin because I always thought she was the cutest of them all.
The show was wrote to portray John Boy as the star of the show.
The person who held the show together was actually Grandpa.
When Grandpa died suddenly - the show fell apart and turned into a over glorified soap opera.
The show ran much longer then it ever should have.
Out of my entire family, I was the only person who wanted to watch the Waltons.
My oldest sister called them the Walnuts.
I could relate to a close knit family that stuck together, worked together, helped each other and loved each other.
My family was nothing like that.
With dad beating me all the time, mom being in the middle, dad being a tyrant and cheap, mom doing without so us kids could have at least a little something, dad going to work everyday, mom cooking and cleaning right up until the month she died.
My oldest sister wanting everything brand new, my middle sister wearing hand me downs, my brothers too little to remember much and getting everything brand new and all the benefits, my youngest sister being treated like a princess.
Me I was stuck like the monkey in the middle.
My only escape from my own home life was watching Happy Days and the Waltons.
Wishing that I had a family that loved me and cared about me and only wanted good things for me.
In real life my life was not much different then the Waltons.
Living during the Great Depression of the 1960's and 70's
Not having a winter coat to wear to school, not having proper shoes to wear to school. Eating lot's of homemade bread - because meat was scarce. Growing our own vegetables and canning in the fall. Going hunting in the winter to supplement the family budget.
The whole family riding around in the back of a old pick up truck.
Erin never seemed to complain, did what was told to do, minded her own business / most of the time, never got into trouble.
I don't remember Erin ever bringing home girlfriends to play. She had lot's of boyfriends.
30 Mar 2012, 8:34 pm
