Close your eyes...And go back...Before the Internet or the MAC, before
semi automatics and crack, before SEGA or Super Nintendo...Way
back...I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk, Red light, Green
light, Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light came on,
Mother May I?, Red Rover, Hula Hoops, Running through the sprinkler,
Happy Meals, Wait...Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons. Fat Albert,
Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages, G-Force &
He-Man, Wonder Woman & Super Man Underoos, Playing Dukes of Hazard,
Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar, Christmas morning...Your first day of
school, Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses, Climbing trees, Getting
an
Ice Cream off the Ice Cream Truck, A million mosquito bites and sticky
fingers
Jumpin' down the steps, Jumpin' on the bed, Pillow fights, Runnin' till
you were out of breath, Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, Being
tired from playin', Your first crush...Rainy days at school meant
playing "Heads up 7UP" in the classroom, Remember that?
I'm not finished yet...Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer, Toting
your
friends on your handlebars, Wearing your new shoes on the first day of
school, Class Field Trips, When nearly everyone's mom was at home when
the kids got there. When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and
another quarter a Miracle. When any parent could discipline any kid,
or
feed him or use him to carry Groceries, and nobody, not even the kid,
thought a thing of it. When your parents took you to McDonalds and you
were so cool. When being sent to the principal's office, was nothing
compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive
by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a
much bigger threat! And some of us are still afraid of em! Didn't
that
feel good, just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember that!" There's
nothing like the good old days! They were good then, and they're good
now when we think about them. Share some of these thoughts with a
friend who can relate, then share it with someone that missed out on
them. I want to go back to the time when...Decisions were made by
going
"eeny-meeny-miney-mo", Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming,
"do over!", "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest, Money
issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly", Catching
fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening, It wasn't odd to have
two or three "best" friends, Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties,
Nobody was prettier than Mom, Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made
better
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people"
rides at the amusement park, Getting a foot of snow was a dream come
true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare", Spinning
around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles, The worst
embarrassment was being picked last for a team, Water balloons were the
ultimate, ultimate weapon. Older siblings were the worst tormentors,
but also the fiercest protectors. If you can remember most or all of
these, then you have LIVED!!! Pass this on! to anyone who may need a
break from their "grown up" life...I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!!