A trip back in time...

[aiformula]

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

Going home when the 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

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, Tom&Jerry, Heckle&Jeckle, Pink Panther, Richochet Rabbit, Schoolhouse Rock

Watchin' Sunday morning oldies (Abbott & Costello, Three Stooges, Tarzan, Shirley Temple OR WONDERWOMAN!!)

Wonder Woman, Spiderman, and Superman Underoos

Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar

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 (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

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 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.

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!!!!!!

[NRA_Girl]

Close your eyes...and go back..

....Before the Internet or PC or the MAC......

I couldn't read the rest because all of a sudden everything on my desk disappeared!

[dasanii19]

Wow, that was seriously awesome, thanks! I related to pretty much everything in that list.

[Trovan]

I have small kids, so most of the things on that list are still a daily occurence for me.

[mpak87]

....damn, I missed a lot. I have often thought that I was born in the wrong time. And, in my early childhood, I had much more freedom that most of my peers. The current state of affairs is somewhat sad, it really doesn't say anything good for the generations that are growing up right now. An even scarier question is: what are their kids going to be like?

[mif_slim]

I cried...twice.

man, memories!! too bad we cant crawl back into our mothers womb to be born again, but then again, we can be born again!! (ya'll who knows what im talking about )

[Trovan]

Originally Posted by mif_slim

I cried...twice.

man, memories!! too bad we cant crawl back into our mothers womb to be born again, but then again, we can be born again!! (ya'll who knows what im talking about )

Thank you for that disturbing mental picture to haunt me for the rest of my life.

[GlenncXD9]

I'm right there with you...the "Good 'ol Days"...lol.
Our home entertainment was the radio, but we played outside and rode our bikes 'till we were called in for dinner. We even drank from the garden hose if we got thirsty...lol.

Every family had a father and a mother, and every boy over 14 had a rifle that his dad taught him how to use and respect. And they went hunting and fishing together.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than I, 'Sir.' And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.'

Sundays were set aside for going to church as a family, helping those in need, and visiting with family or neighbors. (I miss that most)

We were before computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions. And groups who taught these principles, such as the Boy Scouts of America, were held in the highest regard.

Serving your country was a privilege; living here was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft-dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of color TV, FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings and necklaces.
We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radio. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 & 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, a soda, and a 75-cent candy bar were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day, 'grass' was mowed, 'coke' was a cold drink, 'pot' was something your mother cooked in, and 'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.

'Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office, 'chip' meant a piece of wood, 'hardware' was found in a hardware store, and 'software' wasn't even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.

[slugger6]

Originally Posted by aiformula

Close your eyes...and go back...

What a great post! Thanks.

[dasanii19]

Originally Posted by GlenncXD9

I'm right there with you...the "Good 'ol Days"...lol.
Our home entertainment was the radio, but we played outside and rode our bikes 'till we were called in for dinner. We even drank from the garden hose if we got thirsty...lol.

Yep, +1!! And the nights you got to stay out a little later then usualy was always great but then you hear your name. "TIIIIMMMY!! TIME TO COME IN!!) I was all into bikes,jumpin curbes, doin bunny hops.. LOL I had a GT interseptor with aria rims, AME grips with donuts so your thumbs wouldnt get blistered, 3 piece red line crank. Then it got stolen, GRRR still makes me mad!!