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From: "Joan Williams" <>
Subject: [EasternKentucky] I want to be a kid again
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 01:12:31 -0800

> >> I want to be 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 dodgeball 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.
> >>
> >> Older siblings were the worst tormentors but also the fiercest
> protectors.
>


WOW!!!! And to think how badly we WANTED to be grown-up then!!!
I used to get SO upset with my middle son, now 27 yrs old, about what
seemed to me to be immaturity!!! We have always called him Peter Pan!!!
Matt's been married now, only one and a half years -- pretty old for this
day and time -- and they dated for 9 yrs. prior to marriage!!! He's in no
hurry to have children of his own either, says he's having too much fun
playing with the other kids a couple of times each week! By kids, I
sincerely mean kids! He coaches Buddy basketball, Little League baseball,
and grade school football -- all volunteerly!!! He loves this, and the kids
adore him!!!! Now I'm thinking he just might be one of the smartest people
I know!!! It's pretty nice having a son whose an electrician too!!!

Your Gen Friend,

Joan Ball Williams

Asst. List Owner

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