"Remember When"
 

Sent to me by a friend:

> I can remember all of these things-hope you do to!
>>
>> >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 the 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 net on a
>> >tennis court was
>> >the
>> >perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't
>> >matter.
>>
>> The
>> >worst
>> >thing you could catch from the opposite sex was
>> >cooties.
>>
>> It was
>> >magic
>> >when dad would "remove" his thumb.
>>
>> It was unbelievable that
>> >dodgeball
>> >wasn't an Olympic event.
>>
>> Having a weapon in school, meant
>> >being caught
>> >with a slingshot.
>>
>> 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."
>>
>> >Saturday morning cartoons weren't
>> >30-minute ads for action figures.
>>
>> No shopping trip was complete, unless
>> >a new toy was brought home.
>>
>> >"Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.
>>
>> >Spinning around, getting dizzy
>> >and falling down was cause for giggles.
>>
>> >The worst embarrassment was
>> >being picked last for a team.
>>
>> War was a card game.
>>
>> Water balloons were
>> >the ultimate weapon.
>>
>> Baseball cards in
>> >the spokes transformed any bike
>> >into a motorcycle.
>>
>> Taking drugs meant
>> >orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
>>
>> > Ice cream was considered a basic food
>> > group.
>>
>> 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!!!!!

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Re: "Remember When"
 

Thank you Richard.... Those were enjoyable snippets!

I was lucky, I had a pretty good childhood.... But (as others have mentioned here before) some people are not so fortunate, and it is good to think of these people too....

To live a balanced life, I believe we must both GIVE and GET.... If we just GET without GIVING, I believe life is unbalanced.... Not everybody has the same start in life. Some people do have it tougher than others....

But I savor my childhood memories.... Thanks for sparking them up again Richard! :)

Dien