a really cool thing i found that makes me want to be a kid again...
Close your eyes... And go back...Before the Internet or AIM,Before semi-automatics and weed,Before playstation2 or X-BOX,Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night...
Way back...I'm talking about hide and go seek at dusk.Red light, Green light.Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light came on.Mother May I? Red Rover, four square, Hula Hoops, Running through the sprinkler, Happy Meals, Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
Wait...
Watching Saturday Morning cartoons, Like Hey Arnold and Doug, Or what about Legends of the Hidden Temple, Global Guts, Double Dare, and ARE YOU AFFRAID OF THE DARK! Who could forget Snick? Or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Scooby Doo, and Power Rangers...
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, Jumping down the steps, Jumping on the bed, Pillow fights, Running until you were out of breath, Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt and you almost peed your pants, Laughing so hard that you did pee your pants, Being tired from playing 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 or spokes, 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 getting high was swinging on the swing-set. When $5 seemed like a million, and another dollar a miracle. When your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool. When Toys r Us overuled the "mall".
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.
Saying cuss words were referred to the "F, B or S - word" or h-e double hockey sticks. Being old was referring to anyone over 20. The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties. The only real heart break you had was when your mom wouldnt buy you that new toy. Nobody was prettier than your Mom. Nobody was cooler than your Dad.
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 an inch of snow was a dream come true. Abilities were discovered because of a "double-doggy-dare". Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
Way back...I'm talking about hide and go seek at dusk.Red light, Green light.Playing kickball & dodgeball until your porch light came on.Mother May I? Red Rover, four square, Hula Hoops, Running through the sprinkler, Happy Meals, Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
Wait...
Watching Saturday Morning cartoons, Like Hey Arnold and Doug, Or what about Legends of the Hidden Temple, Global Guts, Double Dare, and ARE YOU AFFRAID OF THE DARK! Who could forget Snick? Or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Scooby Doo, and Power Rangers...
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, Jumping down the steps, Jumping on the bed, Pillow fights, Running until you were out of breath, Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt and you almost peed your pants, Laughing so hard that you did pee your pants, Being tired from playing 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 or spokes, 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 getting high was swinging on the swing-set. When $5 seemed like a million, and another dollar a miracle. When your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool. When Toys r Us overuled the "mall".
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.
Saying cuss words were referred to the "F, B or S - word" or h-e double hockey sticks. Being old was referring to anyone over 20. The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties. The only real heart break you had was when your mom wouldnt buy you that new toy. Nobody was prettier than your Mom. Nobody was cooler than your Dad.
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 an inch of snow was a dream come true. Abilities were discovered because of a "double-doggy-dare". Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.