Me and Bobby (1958)

"Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose,

And nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ but it’s free..." *

 

I broke his heart....

 

Bobby and I were childhood friends. There were four of us girls plus Bobby who played together as babies and toddlers. We hung out together well-into elementary school. Our mothers were all friends, and we lived within a couple of blocks of each other in Manhattan.

 

My three girlfriends and I all vied for Bobby's attention, since he was the only boy in our "gang". We all played together in Central Park, climbing trees and digging in the playground sandbox, while our moms took turns watching.

 

One day during nap time when I was about 4 years old (right around the time this shot was taken of us), Bobby pulled his blanket next to mine and whispered in my ear that he wanted to marry me.

 

What can I say, folks? I was young and I was not ready to settle down.

 

I turned him down and left him with a broken heart.

 

Now, 20 years after I divorced the second guy who ever proposed to me, I can honestly say that his was the best proposal of marriage I ever got.

 

*lyrics from "Me and Bobby McGee" by Kris Kristofferson

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