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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 903012" data-attributes="member: 1246">To Be A Kid Again
Sometimes I want to be a kid again. I want to go back to the time when:~ Decisions were made by going &quot;eeny-meeny-miney-mo.&quot;~ Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming &quot;do over!&quot;~ &quot;Race issue&quot; meant arguing about who ran the fastest.~ Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in &quot;Monopoly.&quot;~ Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.~ It wasn&#039;t odd to have two or three &quot;best&quot; friends.~ Being old referred to anyone over 20.~ The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and the rules didn&#039;t matter.~ The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.~ It was magic when dad would &quot;remove&quot; his thumb or take my nose off my face.~ It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn&#039;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 &quot;big people&quot; rides at the amusement park.~ Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.~ Abilities were discovered because of a &quot;double-dog-dare.&quot;~ Saturday morning cartoons weren&#039;t 30-minute ads for action figures.~ &quot;Oly-oly-oxen-free&quot; 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.~ Older siblings were the worst tormentors but also the fiercest protectors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 903012, member: 1246"] [CENTER][COLOR=#cc0000][B]To Be A Kid Again [/B][/COLOR][/CENTER][B]Sometimes I want to be a kid again. I want to go back to the time when: [/B] [B]~ Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."[/B] [B]~ Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming "do over!"[/B] [B]~ "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.[/B] [B]~ Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."[/B] [B]~ Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.[/B] [B]~ It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.[/B] [B]~ Being old referred to anyone over 20.[/B] [B]~ The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and the rules didn't matter.[/B] [B]~ The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.[/B] [B]~ It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb or take my nose off my face.[/B] [B]~ It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event.[/B] [B]~ Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot.[/B] [B]~ Nobody was prettier than Mom.[/B] [B]~ Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.[/B] [B]~ It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.[/B] [B]~ Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.[/B] [B]~ Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare."[/B] [B]~ Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.[/B] [B]~ "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.[/B] [B]~ Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.[/B] [B]~ The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.[/B] [B]~ War was a card game.[/B] [B]~ Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.[/B] [B]~ Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.[/B] [B]~ Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.[/B] [B]~ Ice cream was considered a basic food group.[/B] [B]~ Older siblings were the worst tormentors but also the fiercest protectors.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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