And go back with me in time
Before the Internet or the MAC,
Before semi automatics and crack
Before chronic and indo
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.
Eatin' a 'super dooper sandwich',
Red light, Green light.
Chocolate milk, Lunch tickets,
Penny candy in a brown paper bag.
Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch
Jacks, kickball, dodgeball, y'all!
Mother, May I?
Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds,
Jaw breakers, blowpops, Mary Janes,
Running through the sprinkler (I can't get wet! All
right, well don't wet my hair....)
The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips....
Wait......
Catchin' lightening bugs in a jar,
Playin sling shot and Red Rover.
When around the corner seemed far away,
And going downtown seemed like going somewhere.
Bedtime, Climbing trees,
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
Being tickled to death
Runnin till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from playin'.... Remember that?
I ain't finished just yet...
What about the girl that had the big bubbly hand writing??
Licking the beaters when your mother made a cake.
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.
One can't be serious ALL the time, eh?
Remember when...
When there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys
(Keds & PF Flyers), and the only time you wore them at
school, was for "gym."
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 huge bonus.
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, everyday.
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.
Disapproval of our parents and grandparents was a much
bigger threat.
So tell me what did you remember???
You all have a wonderful SUnday and stay safe and keep warm or cool which ever it may be..
Catch ya'll on the flip side..
Gloria
Hope all is well in your dot on the MAp..
Gloria
My dad passed away 1 month ago this Sunday and I miss him with all my heart and soul.
