- 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!!!!
Friday, September 7, 2007
I Want to Go Back in Time When…..
I Want to Go Back in Time When…..
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3 comments:
very sweet .. keep it up
WoW........Nice Write Up. Keep up the good work.
Though you haven't blogged of late.
Awesm yaar...this one really struck a cord deep within :(....i wanna go back too!!
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