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Greywing

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19. We used to run around all day, play hide and seek or tag, go to each others houses for

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2016, 11:52 PM

Nov 2016

lunch or snacks, drink out of the garden hose, fall out of trees while picking neighbors apples, watch bugs and clouds and suffer skinned knees while riding bikes, playing hopscotch or running. I feel sad that so many kids don't get to experience the joy of just being kids!

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When I was a little kid, we never used the internet [View all] Bucky Nov 2016 OP

No cameras everywhere either. rug Nov 2016 #1

And as for "learning" -- madamesilverspurs Nov 2016 #8

Oh, gee..Shoplifting and firing up trash cans.. whathehell Nov 2016 #9

Lol! cwydro Nov 2016 #12

And when we found out a Cherry Bomb fuse would burn underwater... trof Nov 2016 #13

Yes! I remember doing that Bucky Nov 2016 #14

Was a Mason jar part of the plan? trof Nov 2016 #15

My sister used to wait until I was taking a shower. cwydro Nov 2016 #16

I never shoplifted or threw rocks at houses ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2016 #18

We used to run around all day, play hide and seek or tag, go to each others houses for Greywing Nov 2016 #19

I bet you want us to get off your lawn, too? Odin2005 Nov 2016 #21

Well then throw your puter' away and go back to the good old days! What you doing here snooper2 Nov 2016 #22

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