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.
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.
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.
Ice cream was
considered a basic food group.
Baseball
cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a
motorcycle.
Taking drugs
meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
Older
siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the
fiercest protectors
If you can
remember most or all of these, then you have
LIVED!!!!
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