tommie gorman Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 E-mail I liked. Great memories. ( Jim ) Close your eyes...And go back... ....Before the Internet or PC or the MAC...... ....Before semi-automatics and crack.... ....Before Playstation, SEGA, Super Nintendo, even before Atari... ....Before cell phones, CD's, DVD's, voicemail and e-mail.... ....way back.... ....way.....way.....way back..... I'm talkin' bout hide and seek at dusk Red light, Green light Red Rover....Red Rover..... Playing kickball & dodgeball until the first...no...second...no...third Streetlight came on Ring around the Rosie London Bridge, Hot potato and Hop Scotch Jump rope Duck....duck....GOOSE!!! YOU'RE IT!! Parents stood on the front porch and yelled (or whistled) for you to come home - no pagers or cell phones Mother May I? and Hula Hoops Seeing shapes in the clouds Endless summer days and hot summer nights (no A/C) with the windows open The sound of crickets Running through the sprinkler Happy Meals Cereal boxes with that GREAT prize in the bottom Cracker jacks with the same thing Ice pops with 2 sticks you could break and share with a friend ...but wait.....there's more.... Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages, G-Force & He-Man, Schoolhouse Rock Watchin' Sunday morning oldies (Abbott & Costello, Three Stooges) Wonder Woman & Super Man Underoos FONZIE.....AYYYYYYYY Playing Dukes of Hazard Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar Christmas morning Your first day of school Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses Climbing trees Swinging as high as you could to try and reach the sky Getting an Ice Cream off the Good Humor Truck getting a donut form the Helms Backery truck A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers Jumpin' down the steps or Jumpin' on the bed Pillow fights and Sleep-overs A 13" black and white TV in your room meant you were RICH Runnin' till you were out of breath Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt Being tired from PLAYING WORK: meant taking out the garbage or doing the dishes Your first crush or Your first kiss (I mean the one that you kept your mouth CLOSED and your eyes OPEN Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7UP" or hangman" in The classroom, Remember that? Oh, I'm not finished yet.... Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer and So was a swig from the hose Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school Class Field Trips with soggy sandwiches 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 COOL When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited you 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!" Well, let's keep going!! Let's go back to the time when... Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo" Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!" "Race issues" 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. (CRAP! I'm officially old!) The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties. Nobody was prettier than Mom Scrapes and bruises were kissed by mom or grandma 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 your worst tormentors, but also your fiercest protector 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 TRIPLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 Some of those things i can remember, and really bring me to a place i love. Ive seen many like this. Each make me get all happy thinking about my childhood. Great post tommie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted January 17, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 SOme of those are not old. I still do some of them. We still catch lightning bugs in ajar. The youngest lets me know when they are loose in the yard, and brings me a jar. Christmas morning of course. Prayers not as much as I would like. My fault. We still do the kool-aid, when I push the wife hard enough. Cheaper and better. The kids enjoy making it. " I wanna stir" My daughters still jump at the chance to help me or my wife. At almost anything. (5 and 7 for those who do not know.) And they still do this. "Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo" But aI think there is a longer version now. Go figure it would get added on to by now. They still want horsy back rides to bed and upstairs. Kite flying is still a big thrill in March. They enjoy watching me climb through a cherry tree to get the cherries before the birds. And then deseeding 5 gallons of cherries just to make 2 or 3 pies. And then they say it is the best they have ever eaten anywhere. Picking apples and pears to eat fresh off of the tree. (3 pear trees, and a green apple, and 2 red apple tree's and one cherry ) Riding bikes down the street with me. Watching everything they are into. Activities. And later talking about all the pics I took. And then wanting to see the old ones too. Making their room so they can go to DQ for a treat. The winner only. I get special time that way, one on one. Sometimes I feel guilty. Just tonight I counted the stickers on their calenders of last year. The oldest got over 200. The youngest got over 100. One for the bed, the second for clean room also. They do make me proud everyday. Just the 2 of them having a slumber party. They do fight, but honestly, they love each other more. *tears* god I enjoy my kids. Yes I added a few. Because I can and do. I guess I am saying "We are the memory makers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 Those were the days of my youth fore sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 Man I tell ya , What happend? We all grew up (well the others did if you ask my wife) , and got jobs , went to work , and low and behold, here we are. This tell us we need to remember these things and most of all, be selfless, and "It's all about the kids"Those were some good times, although I never did the red-rover thing????????? or kick the can , hell, now im just hopin to avoid kickin the bucket to soon :2funny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted January 17, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 I just hope I can make it as memoriable for them as it was for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted January 17, 2007 CID Share Posted January 17, 2007 I just hope I can make it as memoriable for them as it was for me. Thats the part where you cant have any regrets, just go with the manual :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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