I WISH I WAS A KID AGAIN

I want to go back to the time when:

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 dodge ball 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.

Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.

Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.

Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Thank you racheal The '60s vs. the '90s

Then: Long Hair

Now: Longing for hair.

Then: The perfect high.

Now: The perfect high yield mutual fund.

Then: Keg

Now: EKG.

Then: Acid Rock

Now: Acid Reflux

Then: Moving to California because it's cool

Now: Moving to California because it's warm

Then: You're growing pot

Now: Your growing a pot belly

Then: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your parents

Now: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your children

Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor

Now: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor

Then: Seeds and stems

Now: Roughage

Then: Popping pills, smoking joints

Now: Popping joints

Then: Our president's struggle with Fidel

Now: Our president's struggle with fidelity

Then: Paar

Now: AARP

Then: Killer weed

Now: Weed killer

Then: Hoping for a BMW

Now: Hoping for a BM

Then: The Grateful Dead

Now: Dr. Kevorkian

Then: Getting out to a new, hip joint

Now: Getting a new hip joint

Then: Rolling Stones

Now: Kidney stones

Then: Being called into the principal's office

Now: Calling the principal's office.

Then: Screw the system

Now: Upgrade the system

Then: Peace sign/br>
Now: Mercedes logo

Then: Parents begging you to get your hair cut

Now: Children begging you to get their heads shaved

Then: Take acid

Now: Take antacid
Then: Passing the driver's test

Now: Passing the vision test

Then: "Whatever"

Now: "Depends"

Thank You Jeanne

SAYS HEARD IN THE 50's

AGE IS A FUNNY THING

ANOTHER 'REMEMBER WHEN' PAGE....

thanks Annette!!!!

Baseball cards were just pictures on cardboard not some hi-tech hologram or gold foil and you got 15 or so, instead of 6. Plus the gum.

Playing cards clothes pinned to your bike spokes.

When bikes only had one speed-yours. Banana seats and sissy bars.

Solitare was played with real cards not a mouse--and you could cheat.

Lemonade stands and popsicles made from kool-aid in a paper cup.

When the only guns we carried were squirt guns. Bombs were red white & blue popsicles.

Softball games in the back yard.

You actually knew those people in the house next door.

The Pledge of Allegience meant something and everyone over the age of 6 knew the words.

Same for the national anthem.

Church doors were always unlocked and God was in the school.

Sharing your chair with your guardian angel.

45 records were $.99 and an album was $3.99. That was a fortune!

Records in general.

Portable cassette players and transistor radios.

8-track.

The calculator was state of the art technology not a "freebie".

When everyone tuned in to watch the roaket launch.

First you let the TV warm up. Kids could read. Teachers could teach. DARE was a game called truth or......

Thomas Wolfe said "you can never go home again".........what a pity

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