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Close your eyes (after you read this)...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
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?
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
Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons
Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages, G-Force & He-Man,
Schoolhouse Rock (Conjunction Junction whats your function?)
Watchin' Sunday morning oldies (Abbott & Costello, Three Stooges, Mighty Mouse)
Wonder Woman & SuperMan 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
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumpin' down the steps
Jumpin' on the bed
Pillow fights
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
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?
Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer
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!"
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.
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!!!!!!
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8 comments:
That was Great! Thanks for reminding me of the simple pleasures in this life, I needed that today!
This honestly brought tears to my eyes. I have been feeling overwhelmed by "life" like it is now. Cell phones, the internet, rush, rush, rush, go, go, go and when I started reading this, well I guess I was more stressed than I thought. Tears just started popping and I remember doing so many of these things with my brother and was sad that our world is not safe enough for my daughter to be able to enjoy that kind of freedom.
Thank you for sharing this and giving me a flood of wonderful and amazing memories. HUGS!!
BG said you were single...I asked for some single blog friends...So here I am.
I enjoyed the slow but vibrant memories we all shared. Life was slow and simple things could be enjoyed. I wish daily life could be that simple again.
People seems to be kind and fears were of robbers not explosives.
What a beautiful blog entry. Really. Thanks for that. It really reminds one to just sit back and enjoy the simple pleasures in life. They really are treasures. Eeeek. Sorry about that! I didn't mean to busta rhyme! LOL!
I am quite thankful to have grown up in a more simple time.... :) Great post pavel - started the day off nicely.
hmbt: Hi there! It was great, wasn't it? Sometimes it's just the simple things that are worthwhile...
pinky: I'm with you, Pinky. The world just isn't the same and it's a shame. PS: Stop crying!!!
rebecca: Nice to meet you! Single? Well, technically I'm not single, but I'm on my way there, unfortunately. (Going through divorce.) I also wish life could be as simple as when I was a kid.
I appreciated your comments about being fearful of robbers and not explosives.
I remember as a kid we were afraid of the USSR blowing us up with nuclear weapons. Even THAT bipolar world seems simply by comparison to today's world.
Chrissy: I didn't know you were a poet? LOL!!! very nice, indeed.
cj: hi there! Glad your day started off nicely. Hope nothing/no one came by and ruined the good moment. (smile)
Timeless. Living it and gonna try some of your extra ideas. A Shepherds pie thank you.
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