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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!!!!!!

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Originally posted by Tonka:

that rocks

thank you sir that is by far the best thing i have read all month.

 

thank you for making my week. graemlins/thumb.gif

amen

Those were to good ol days, and I get kinda choked up thinking they'll never be back. But I find great solice in the fact that come july, I'll be able to watch one of my own begin their trip trough life, watching them experience what they will refer to as "the day".....I'm afraid this world is a bit more fucked up then it was back in the early/mid 80's though.

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Ahhhh yes. What a time. I can still remember like it was yesterday. Hitting my sister at the dinner table then getting grounded and not being able to go out and play kickball. Then getting mad an putting my foot through the wall in my room while watcing my friends play outside. I don't remember much after that. We remember that day is the "Epic Beating" day. tongue.gif
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Originally posted by EvilEvo:

Ahhhh yes. What a time. I can still remember like it was yesterday. Hitting my sister at the dinner table then getting grounded and not being able to go out and play kickball. Then getting mad an putting my foot through the wall in my room while watcing my friends play outside. I don't remember much after that. We remember that day is the "Epic Beating" day. tongue.gif

HA ha i can recall that day but it wasnt to long ago!
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Originally posted by Mowgli:

Ok... if you're under 30, 80% of that didn't even apply to you. And don't pretend that it did.

 

So all you twenty-something CHILDREN busily waxing nostalgic git offa my lawn and let me shake my fist at you. *shake shake* Punk kids.

You're gonna be one of those grumpy pissed off old men, that rocks in his chair on the front porch huh? tongue.gif
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