Oh Wow! You just flung me down memory lane. I had the most friends in 1st grade because of having that red transistor radio. I used to let various kids listen to it for a few minutes every day. Sure, I knew they only loved me for my technology, but that doesn't mean that I didn't enjoy their tributes of desserts and pushing me on the swingset.
BTW, my 1st grade boyfriend met up with my sister at a funeral just last week. She says that he asked about me. She also says that I turned him gay. But he was the one who made
me cry when he kissed me on the bus and the older kids teased us!