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178. Go outside and play!

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Wed Feb 12, 2014, 11:11 PM

Feb 2014

We were outside from dawn till dusk. Only came in to eat and use the bathroom.

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IF you could do a Word Cloud of your childhood...what would show up LARGE? [View all] angstlessk Feb 2014 OP

FEISTY ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #1

I consider that a compliment... angstlessk Feb 2014 #2

And precocius ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #3

All compliments...I was rebellious...but that is where the "what is wrong with you" came from angstlessk Feb 2014 #8

My dad used to say I was a rebel ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #24

This thread could turn into a lot of fun! Control-Z Feb 2014 #4

Or not. REP Feb 2014 #7

Angst can be...if not fun... angstlessk Feb 2014 #10

Angst would have been fanfuckingtastic. REP Feb 2014 #21

Do you have a LARGE word or sentence in a Word Cloud angstlessk Feb 2014 #49

Fear REP Feb 2014 #82

That is very general...FEAR of what...the boogy man? angstlessk Feb 2014 #86

None of your fucking business REP Feb 2014 #107

My theory has always been angstlessk Feb 2014 #132

Line up! Who did it? notadmblnd Feb 2014 #136

Of course, you're right. Control-Z Feb 2014 #83

What did Dostoesvsky say about happy families? REP Feb 2014 #108

Traveler. Cleita Feb 2014 #5

At 18 months I am sure you did not appreciate the travelling..but from then on... angstlessk Feb 2014 #6

No, but the passports, ship and air itineries my mother kept as Cleita Feb 2014 #9

Sounds like a priceless childhood... angstlessk Feb 2014 #11

I was very fortunate for the experience, but Cleita Feb 2014 #37

Me too. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #12

My sister and I came from the same home...she had a lust to travel angstlessk Feb 2014 #14

Living in Athens, Greece as a 7 year old.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #26

Wow. I'll bet your family took you to the museums and to look Cleita Feb 2014 #46

I'll say one thing about my dad... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #56

Yes. Every day is an adventure but I often wonder how my Cleita Feb 2014 #40

We moved all the time too. The longest we lived in one place was maybe 5 years. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #129

We're really poor OR this really sucks. al_liberal Feb 2014 #13

Nothing like variety...you had NONE angstlessk Feb 2014 #17

If you don't behave I'll sell you to the Gypsies. Scuba Feb 2014 #15

Damn...that sounds like a threat...a scary threat at that! angstlessk Feb 2014 #19

Scary at first, but even as a kid you realize it's just an empty threat after 10-12 times. Scuba Feb 2014 #23

There was a time in my childhood when it was a distinct possibility A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #32

whiffleball RussBLib Feb 2014 #16

We too played baseball..from morning till the sun don't shine angstlessk Feb 2014 #22

Fantasy NV Whino Feb 2014 #18

Was it a GOOD tune out or one that caused problems... angstlessk Feb 2014 #34

Definitely a good tune out. NV Whino Feb 2014 #63

Well, in that case, I may choose YOUR trouble on the trouble tree... angstlessk Feb 2014 #64

Some onomatopoeia of the sound of my mom throwing things... Rhythm Feb 2014 #20

I'll rec any post with the word "onomatopoeia" in it. Rec. Scuba Feb 2014 #25

Okay I had to look up 'onomatopoeia' and it does not sound good for you angstlessk Feb 2014 #28

crash-bang-rattle-boom... usually accompanied by yelling Rhythm Feb 2014 #48

I would never pick your troubles from the tree of troubles...mine seem so miniscule now angstlessk Feb 2014 #51

Reading. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #27

Playing outside barefoot all summer. Reading, hearing the radio on all the time. Dolls. northoftheborder Feb 2014 #29

You must be a southerner...we do like to be barefoot angstlessk Feb 2014 #58

Yes, Texas. Even with hazards such as pieces of metal in ground, splinters, hot pavement, those.. northoftheborder Feb 2014 #115

Stuck in the middle... babylonsister Feb 2014 #30

Ah, ocean/beach angstlessk Feb 2014 #45

REAGAN WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #31

Yes, the 50's had 'Drop and Roll'..then the Cuban Missle Crises...followed by a quite...TILL angstlessk Feb 2014 #38

NIXON A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #43

I was all growed when Nixon happened...I have no idea how it would impact a child angstlessk Feb 2014 #57

We lived in DC from '67 to 72 and a lot of the lead in of Watergate happened while we lived there. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #74

Even from Australia, as a kid you remember more than I angstlessk Feb 2014 #76

I remember the exact moment when my Mom told me "John Johns Daddy is dead" A HERETIC I AM Feb 2014 #77

ROTFPMP...keys indeed n/t angstlessk Feb 2014 #78

"Just tell the truth." reusrename Feb 2014 #33

I think they use that in interrogation cells angstlessk Feb 2014 #39

Early one Saturday morning before daybreak, reusrename Feb 2014 #50

That is too funny!! Caught with your hand in the proverbial cookie jar angstlessk Feb 2014 #53

Many years later my aunt asked if we remembered it, and of course we both did. reusrename Feb 2014 #59

And your aunt turned out to be the roadrunner... angstlessk Feb 2014 #60

Reading shenmue Feb 2014 #35

If READING is your GIANT child word cloud...I envy you... angstlessk Feb 2014 #41

Thank you shenmue Feb 2014 #47

DANGER snooper2 Feb 2014 #36

Did your parents define the danger or just let it kinda corrupt your mind? angstlessk Feb 2014 #42

Building ramps off the side of the chicken shed at 8 years old snooper2 Feb 2014 #100

So the 'danger' was you to yourself... angstlessk Feb 2014 #174

Olly Olly In Come Free! gollygee Feb 2014 #44

Yes, summer games that we could play till dark... angstlessk Feb 2014 #54

GREAT question!!!! Squinch Feb 2014 #52

Close your eyes and think about when you were a kid angstlessk Feb 2014 #55

you're beautiful Quayblue Feb 2014 #61

You are not just beautiful...you won the lottery for good parents angstlessk Feb 2014 #62

dont make me cry lol Quayblue Feb 2014 #69

Not to cry...to be joyfull angstlessk Feb 2014 #73

BRADY BUNCH. It was on three times a day. :) reformist2 Feb 2014 #65

That sounds like a distraction rather than a reality angstlessk Feb 2014 #68

Here's Mine: RBInMaine Feb 2014 #66

Sounds like well adjusted adults raised you... angstlessk Feb 2014 #71

Well adjusted, real, down to earth, good people. RBInMaine Feb 2014 #113

What I heard most often was... pipi_k Feb 2014 #67

WOW..I am leaving your troubles on the tree... angstlessk Feb 2014 #70

"MickeyBobbyJimmySandyTammy!!!" pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #72

A Pow Wow ensued... angstlessk Feb 2014 #75

Ninja turtle... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #79

I remember Ninja Turtles...not from my childhood...but my sons angstlessk Feb 2014 #80

weird that this OP is so triggering. . . zazen Feb 2014 #81

That was my hope for my son... angstlessk Feb 2014 #84

The hardest part of doing "right" is figuring out what that is. reusrename Feb 2014 #99

I can relate laundry_queen Feb 2014 #109

That term makes your life much seem more simple than it was... angstlessk Feb 2014 #171

My childhood trauma was mostly confined to middle and high school. hunter Feb 2014 #159

Heathen and eejit would dominate. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #85

Your parents called you a heathen...that is a pretty strong admonition angstlessk Feb 2014 #89

Eejit is the Irish and Scottish form of idiot. And, no, heathen was never said meanly. Solly Mack Feb 2014 #96

WOW my family is Irish...thanks for this lesson...I will remember it... angstlessk Feb 2014 #98

We must be related. (The lack of mentioning men.) Solly Mack Feb 2014 #106

FIRE, electricity, reading, computers, FISH, sunburn, ER. hunter Feb 2014 #87

So you were a wanna be pyromaniac... angstlessk Feb 2014 #92

Mom:Don't embarass me. Dad: Fuck social conventions, I'm outta here nt riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #88

Sounds like your father embarassed your mom...and left? angstlessk Feb 2014 #90

Oh yes. Absolutely nt riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #91

HELL!! idendoit Feb 2014 #93

Well there ya go...where is the fire and brimstone? angstlessk Feb 2014 #94

I was physically, mentally and sexually abused. idendoit Feb 2014 #157

I am so glad you survived angstlessk Feb 2014 #158

The joy is that my job is to help others. idendoit Feb 2014 #165

WOW... angstlessk Feb 2014 #167

Let go, let Love. It's the reason for the season. idendoit Feb 2014 #170

Go get the belt Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #95

DAMN!!!!! Leave THAT problem on the problem tree...That would be called abuse today angstlessk Feb 2014 #97

You are correct Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #103

I feel for you pretzel. CFLDem Feb 2014 #131

Anxiety through spacial relationships and such Throd Feb 2014 #101

Pondering the imponderable angstlessk Feb 2014 #117

Exploration and "We have to move." ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #102

Heck I had trouble making friends and I went to the same school 7 years angstlessk Feb 2014 #119

anxiety nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #104

Mourning. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #105

Not sure if that happened in Alaska, but there is a tough place to live... angstlessk Feb 2014 #120

It was in Ohio, actually. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #151

DAMN...at such a gentle, formative age... angstlessk Feb 2014 #153

Thank you. Blue_In_AK Feb 2014 #161

Batman TlalocW Feb 2014 #110

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #111

"I have a new book for you today" Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #112

You had a head start over the ones who spent their time on cartoons angstlessk Feb 2014 #124

Oh, I watched my share of cartoons, too Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #175

OUTSIDE and AGAIN ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2014 #114

In again Finnigan my mother used to call each time we came back into the house angstlessk Feb 2014 #116

Daddy's very sick and is frogmarch Feb 2014 #118

Losing a parent as a child, I think, (I could be wrong) angstlessk Feb 2014 #121

"How's your homework, Chickedee?" and "Let's go out." haele Feb 2014 #122

My bedroom always looked like a scene after an earthquake angstlessk Feb 2014 #125

Pokemon sakabatou Feb 2014 #123

You must be young...or a lot younger than I angstlessk Feb 2014 #127

I wasn't really an avid collector of either cards sakabatou Feb 2014 #130

LOVE JDPriestly Feb 2014 #126

You are ONE lucky person!!!!!!!! angstlessk Feb 2014 #128

My mother studied child development in college and lived with a professor JDPriestly Feb 2014 #133

I find it sad that you said angstlessk Feb 2014 #138

Actions create concequences!!! bravenak Feb 2014 #134

A bit of Physics, a bit of Agriculture...a demand angstlessk Feb 2014 #137

Yes, we had to mark our stuff. bravenak Feb 2014 #141

6 kids is certainly a large family...and you the only boy...oh my angstlessk Feb 2014 #143

Girl. bravenak Feb 2014 #144

OOPS...poor stepdad...he was certainly outnumbered :-) angstlessk Feb 2014 #145

I felt his pain. bravenak Feb 2014 #177

Jennifer, Cathy, Clara, Patty... Damn it you know who you are! notadmblnd Feb 2014 #135

Were you one of quadruplets? angstlessk Feb 2014 #139

No, but we're right in a row. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #140

AHHA she was using psychology..."You know who you are" angstlessk Feb 2014 #142

Yeah, she knew that we knew which one of us she wanted. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #147

Affection. dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #146

I bet that really made you feel loved... angstlessk Feb 2014 #148

Surf panader0 Feb 2014 #149

OKAY, now, you are only showing off... angstlessk Feb 2014 #150

Goodbye. enlightenment Feb 2014 #152

That brings to mind a kid sitting in the back seat of a car angstlessk Feb 2014 #154

HORSES Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #155

If your obsession was satisfied...you were a sportsman :-) angstlessk Feb 2014 #156

Horse larkrake Feb 2014 #160

Would that be the drug or the animal? angstlessk Feb 2014 #163

Space JHB Feb 2014 #162

A child of the 60's...Sputnick vs our walk on the moon angstlessk Feb 2014 #164

Geezer! I was 4 1/2 when Apollo 11 landed JHB Feb 2014 #166

We love you JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #168

An imp...who could object to being an imp? angstlessk Feb 2014 #169

Like JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #172

imp parents are the greatest...at least your seemed to be angstlessk Feb 2014 #173

Mine are... Prophet 451 Feb 2014 #176

Go outside and play! femmocrat Feb 2014 #178

FUN - BUCOLIC - STONED davekriss Feb 2014 #179

Alcoholism Adsos Letter Feb 2014 #180