Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 , Thats was really good, brought a smile when thinking about alot of that stuff. My kids still do the sprinkler thing everyday and the mossies are bad here anyway. Remember when you could go out with friends when you were younger than 10 and play allday without a parent supervising in case you get kidnapped! back in time > > > Back in time > > Close your eyes.....And go back in time......Before the internet or the > MAC. > Before semi automatics and crack....Before SEGA or Super Nintendo.....Way > back..... > > I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk. sittin' on the porch, Hot bread > and butter. The Good Humor man, Red light/Green light, Chocolate milk, > Lunch > tickets, Penny candy in a brown paper bag. > > Playin' Pinball in the corner store. Hopscotch, butterscotch, Doubledutch, > Jacks, kickball, dodgeball. Mother, May I? Red Rover and Roly Poly, Hula > Hoops and Sunflower Seeds, Banana Splits, Wax Lips and Mustaches > > Running through the sprinkler. The smell of the sun and lickin' salty > lips...... > > Wait...... > > Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons, Fat Albert, Road Runner, He-Man, The > Three Stooges, and Bugs.... > > Or back further, listening to Superman on the radio, Catchin' lightning > bugs > in a jar, Playing with a sling shot. > > When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown seemed like > going > somewhere. > > Bedtime...Climbing trees....An ice cream cone on a warm summer night, > chocolate or vanilla or strawberry, or maybe butter pecan. A cherry coke > from the fountain at the corner drug store. > > A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers, Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and > Indians, Sittin' on the curb, Jumpin down the steps.... > > Jumpin' on the bed.....Pillow fights, runnin' till you were out of breath, > laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.....Being tired from > playin'.....Remember that? > > ain't finished just yet.... > > Eating Kool-aid powder with sugar..... > > Remember when.....When there were two types of sneakers, for girls and for > boys, (Keds & PF Flyers) and the only time your wore them was for " gym " at > school? > > When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up, if you even had one? > > When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there? > > When nobody owned a purebred dog. > > When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a miracle. > > When milk went up one cent and everyone talked about it for weeks? > > When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. > > When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. > > When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. > > When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their > hair done, every day. > > When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, > without asking, for free, every time....And you didn't pay for air. And, > you > got trading stamps to boot! > > When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the > box. > > 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 it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a > real > restaurant with your parents. > > When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed...and did! > > When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate > that awaited a misbehaving student 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! > > There's nothing like the good old days! They were good then, and they're > good now when we think about them. > > Share some of these thoughts with a friend who can relate, then share it > with someone that missed out on them.... > > I want to go back to the time when........ > > Decisions were made by going " eeny-meeney-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. " > > 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. > > It was magic when dad would " remove " his thumb. > > 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. > > Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true. > > Olly-olly-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. > > Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin. > > Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors. > > Partyline meant someone else was on your phone when you need to use it. > > If you can remember most or all of these, then you have really LIVED!!!!!! > > Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their " grown up " life.... > > I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA! > > Brown > MediGroup Physician Services > sandyb@... > www.medigroup.com > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > *********************** > This is a secular list. > *********************** > > > PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should > IN NO WAY > be construed as medical advice. > > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > Our webpage is at http://www.eohio.net/malbright/cfparents.htm > > _________________________________________________ > Post message: cfparentsegroups > Subscribe: cfparents-subscribeegroups > Unsubscribe: cfparents-unsubscribeegroups > List owner: cfparents-owneregroups > _________________________________________________ > > WE HAVE A CHAT PAGE!!! > /chat/cfparents > _________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 In a message dated 2/19/2001 6:39:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, scottie@... writes: << My kids still do the sprinkler thing everyday and the mossies are bad here anyway. Remember when you could go out with friends when you were younger than 10 and play allday without a parent supervising in case you get kidnapped! >> What is mossies??? God, being a kid was great - we played til dinner without anyone knowing where we were or yelling breathe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rosemary in New York with 3 kids with CF ages 10, 8 and 4! If I had a dog it would probably have CF! I have the luck of the Irish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2001 Report Share Posted February 21, 2001 Rosemary, Mossies are mosquitos(sp?). Always called mossies in Australia and boy do we have them. I have 6 huge lumps on my arms that I got antihistamine for today from the mossies. Re: back in time > In a message dated 2/19/2001 6:39:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, > scottie@... writes: > > << My kids still do the sprinkler thing everyday and the mossies are > bad here anyway. Remember when you could go out with friends when you were > younger than 10 and play allday without a parent supervising in case you get > kidnapped! >> > What is mossies??? God, being a kid was great - we played til dinner without > anyone knowing where we were or yelling breathe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Rosemary in New York with 3 kids with CF ages 10, 8 and 4! If I had a dog it > would probably have CF! I have the luck of the Irish! > > > *********************** > This is a secular list. > *********************** > > > PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should > IN NO WAY > be construed as medical advice. > > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > Our webpage is at http://www.eohio.net/malbright/cfparents.htm > > _________________________________________________ > Post message: cfparentsegroups > Subscribe: cfparents-subscribeegroups > Unsubscribe: cfparents-unsubscribeegroups > List owner: cfparents-owneregroups > _________________________________________________ > > WE HAVE A CHAT PAGE!!! > /chat/cfparents > _________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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