I Want to Go Back in Time When…..

I Want to Go Back in 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.
• 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!!!!