Don'cha miss the good old days....

Before the Internet or the AIM
Before semi automatics and crack
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo
Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night...

Way back...

I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light came on.
Mother May I?
Red Rover
Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler
Happy Meals
Getting the privlage to sit in the front seat of the car

Wait...

Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons
Or what about legends of the hidden temple, global guts, double dare, and who, ARE YOU AFFRAID OF THE DARK!
Who could forget Snick
Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages, G-Force & He-Man Wonder Woman
& Scooby Doo Underoos
Playing Dukes of Hazard
Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar
Christmas morning...
Your first day of school
Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses

Climbing trees
Getting an ice cream off the ice cream truck
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumpin' down the steps
Jumpin' on the bed
Pillow fights
Runnin' till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt and you almost peed your pants
Being tired from playin' all day
Your first crush...
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7-Up" in the classroom

Remember that?

I'm not finished yet...
Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer
Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars
Leap frog was the game to play
Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school
Class Field Trips
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 your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool.

I want to go back to the time when...

Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe"
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 fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
The biggest fight was who would sit next to who at lunch
Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
Nobody was prettier than Mom
Nobody was cooler than Dad
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
Everything "broken" could be fixed with band-aids or duct tape
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.

Getting an inch 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 the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.

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 double dog dare you.

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

OMG...YES I DO MISS IT

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

Posted by Redhead
OMG...YES I DO MISS IT

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

I do too!!!

Kids grow up WAAAAAY too fast now!!! Sex in middle school!!!

I wish we could go back to the way it was!!!

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

Double Dog dare.... The good old days....that's why I have my liittle smurf to bring back to way back when.....Smurfette was my American Idol!!!

Message edited 9/24/2005 10:43:53 AM.

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

OMG..I am literally crying here. I remember all of this and more. The best times of life.

I hope to raise my children having them feel a lot of these "wonders" and then looking back like I just did and appreciating the "good ole days."

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

Miss ALL of it!!!!!

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

ummm..... are you trying to depress me??!!!

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I still make decisions by saying "eeny, meeny, miney, mo"

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

Wow, that took me back and I miss each and every aspect of life "back then"

Re: Don'cha miss the good old days....

OMG I miss it all! I remember every single one of these!
I wanna be a kid again!