I found this posted by a friend on MySpace....
Times have changed
Close
your eyes...And go back...
Before the Internet or the AIM
Before
semi automatics and crack
Before SEGA or Super
Nintendo...
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 What
Would You Do?
ARE YOU AFFRAID OF THE DARK!
And 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
Being tired from playin'
Your first crush...
Rainy
days at school meant playing "Heads up 7UP" 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
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-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
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 worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was
cooties.
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"
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.