And I miss....

[Debi]

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[Debi]

I miss that wonderful, glorious feeling of waking up in the morning knowing I'm not the one in charge. All my needs will be met and at the end of the day, someone will still love me and tuck me into bed and read me a good book.

 

[7Critter]

I miss playing after school. We would play football until we were so completely exhausted that none of us could run the "smear the queer" ball one more time. My neighborhood was full of boys my age and we always had a great time.

 

[Charleh]

I miss being able to retreat to a quiet place to be alone. I often found myself sitting in a tree just to get away from everything and be invisible for a short time.

 

[Lynne]

I grew up in the 60-70s. It was a time of freedom and much more inocence for children. We rode bikes till dark, built forts in the woods, swam in the lake etc... we didn’t come indoors until dark. In the winter we ice skated, built snow houses and played cards! TV had 3 Chanel’s that came in good and two you needed rabbit ears to get in. (That’s an antenna for you millenials). Now kids grow up with the fear of each other and live in a virtual world of technology. I guess I’m glad I got to be a kid. Our children are missing that and I think we will pay a price as a society.

I miss the carefree inocence of youth but I’ve managed to hold onto the things I love most...my child friends and books.

 

[Paintman]

Yeah, the books. Long time ago, Lynne said somethings about my childhood. It kind of looks the same. And railroad tracks.​

 

[Paintman]

One day a horse got loose. This was in a residential neighborhood. Bordering on and agricultural neighborhood.ll
Somebody called the cops. He , the cop, was a moron. The cop say I'm takingl horse into custody" And we all laughed at the cop.

 

[Debi]

And railroad tracks.

The tracks mean "home" and childhood to me as well.

 

[Debi]

Innocence. That's what we are all missing. That feeling of safety and innocence. I think we've lost that in an era gone past now. My question is, can we ever get it back?

 

[Charleh]

Innocence. That's what we are all missing. That feeling of safety and innocence. I think we've lost that in an era gone past now. My question is, can we ever get it back?

Maybe if we turn off the news and isolate ourselves. But that has its own consequences. All we can do is protect the innocence of the children in our lives. I guess the closest thing to getting it back is preserving it for others.