Tiramisu Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I'll start. Peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Roller coasters. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Fried chicken. Riding a bicycle w/o a helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Lawn Darts Roller Coasters Clackers Hawaiian Punch no seat belts How did we survive growing up?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 riding in the back of pickup trucks down the highway 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Leaping up onto the top bunk - no guardrails, no ladder! Just swing up there like you're mounting a big horse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) nm Edited October 5, 2016 by Cathi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Mini dresses and lots of makeup. Horses. I can't have a horse, they are simply too expensive. But I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 New Kids on the Block 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Yeah, anything that might cause me to break if I totter and fall. :P Milk products. Anything fattening. All-nighters. Saying "I would never let my kid _____." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I do listen to more loud music now. I think I'm losing my hearing though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I know people have talked about this, but you can buy a set of original sesame street episodes. They come with a warning. Something like not suitable for children. Sesame Street used to try to show things that could be real like experiences. They kind of did that through the time my kids stopped watching. I have no idea what it's like now. The reason those early episodes are unsuitable is because in those days kids did things like run through abandonded homes and construction sites and play with the materials they found. This was depicted on Sesame Street. I did those things and I watched those episodes when they came out in 1969. No more running through construction sites to find fun things to do. When I was in elementary school we were latchkey children. Most of the neighborhood would be at our house after school. Somehow we learn to climb on the roof of our house. 15 kids playing catch on the roof of a 2 story house. It was my sister who fell off one day. She lied to my dad about why she was limping. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) 1) Honey buns because of heart burn. But boy I love them. 2) Jumping off of anything because of bad knees. 3) Having one more round. I just don't bounce back the next morning like I used to! And somewhat related, 4) Galloping through a pasture or jumping things on my horse because my butt doesn't bounce off the ground like it used to either. Edited August 31, 2016 by texasmom33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I know people have talked about this, but you can buy a set of original sesame street episodes. They come with a warning. Something like not suitable for children. Sesame Street used to try to show things that could be real like experiences. They kind of did that through the time my kids stopped watching. I have no idea what it's like now. The reason those early episodes are unsuitable is because in those days kids did things like run through abandonded homes and construction sites and play with the materials they found. This was depicted on Sesame Street. I did those things and I watched those episodes when they came out in 1969. No more running through construction sites to find fun things to do. When I was in elementary school we were latchkey children. Most of the neighborhood would be at our house after school. Somehow we learn to climb on the roof of our house. 15 kids playing catch on the roof of a 2 story house. It was my sister who fell off one day. She lied to my dad about why she was limping. The times were different back in the original sesame street days. I still like the episodes of my youth better than today's sesame street. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooksandBoys Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Jump off the roof of our garage. Jump off the play structure in my backyard (also about 1 full story off of the ground). Roller coasters. Never again. I like my neck intact. Riding in the open bed of a pick-up on the highway. Not exercising (I'm looking at you, high school and college years, me). Eating gluten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I'll second all-nighters. Hair spray. Red pop. That Nine Inch Nails concert. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Jumping on a trampoline without feeling like I am going to wet myself. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 So. Much. Sugar. So much. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I'll second all-nighters. Hair spray. Red pop. That Nine Inch Nails concert. We called it Big Red. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Field car-ing. As in take cars in really bad condition, no brakes, no doors, gas tank on the passengers lap. Then drive them around the field. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Jumping ditches. Those hot, red Penrose sausages (the corner store had them in a big glass jar) Eating a whole, gigantic order of jalepeño bacon-cheese fries for dinner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 am at the diner and ordering French fries with gravy or getting Jack in the Box Tacos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I'll second all-nighters. Hair spray. Red pop. That Nine Inch Nails concert. Man I still love all nighters, well only about once or twice a year. And I'd LOVE to go to a Nine Inch Nails concert!! Not sure what red pop is though and I never used hairspray much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Not sure what red pop is though and I never used hairspray much. Red soda, red carbonated beverage...the one I drank in college (often during all-nighters) was called Tahitian Treat. I also remember drinking red cream soda at the public pool every summer. Good times, but, man, that stuff was toxic. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Eating frozen Snickers bars for breakfast. Riding my horse without a helmet. Laying out in the sun slathered in baby oil all summer long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Debating online. I won't bother now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Jolt soda Nachos from 7-Eleven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hot dogs, slit down the middle to make room for the cheez food and wrapped in bacon, served with some kool-aid, some wonder bread, and some "salad" whose primary ingredient was jello. My mother still talks about how she made a home cooked meal every night! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Wearing heels 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Sugar, yes. Holy moly the sugar. Doing donuts in the car. Racing people after a red light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Debating online. I won't bother now! Give me one good reason. 😜 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Jolt soda "All the sugar and twice the caffeine!" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-M- Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Bruce Springsteen. Is it possible to outgrow him? I think I did. Mountain Dew. Enough said. Overalls. Threw away my last pair seven years ago. Miss them. Would never wear them again, though. All-nighters. Thankfully, I can report that I haven't had to pull many since I "retired" in 2008. Nearly everything I put in my mouth that isn't vegetables, fruit, my breakfast smoothie, chicken, or fish. Nearly everything that involves my knees. When I was thirteen, I was told I'd have trouble. And now I do. Pet ownership. Love the cats. The one I adopted in 2014 is the last one, though. Fairs, amusement parks, theme parks. Took my last ride when I was 28. Visited my last fair when the girls were 3 and 4. Rides are horror stories waiting to happen. (This from a woman who spent her free time at the Jersey Shore boardwalks and Great Adventure.) Heels. I cannot remember the last time I wore a pair of heels. And now? I know I will never wear a pair again. "Fun" cars. The cayman green Thunderbird I traded for a minivan was the last great car I will ever own. The rest are just vehicles. "Bad" books. There's just not enough time. Bad "friends." See above. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 When I was 16 (1977) a friend and I camped out in Atlanta to be able to buy Styx tickets when they went on sale early in the morning. It was even a school day so we went to school after we bought our tickets...wearing the clothes we slept in. When I was about 11 my dad gave me a pocket knife. I carried that thing to school every day and we'd whittle sticks to a point during recess. Some boys had better knife skills but I was just happy to be there whittling sharp sticks. Which we probably used to poke each other. And oh, some of you above really brought back memories- riding in the bed of a pickup truck and drinking Tahitian Treat! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Anyone remember "near beer"? Not that I would even think once about that now (blech), but just imagining anyone letting kids have that or even see that now .... Swimming (illegally) without any good swimmer around to help if anything went wrong. I too climbed onto the roof and did really stupid things like that as a kid. Just goes to prove how hard it is to kill a human. Taking in injured animals found in the neighborhood and "rehabilitating" them. I'm ashamed to say - fishing with night crawlers. I should be sharing this joyous childhood experience with my kids, but I don't want to. :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 My studying/paper writing snack of peanut M&Ms and Dr. Pepper. Code red Mountain Dew. Doing shots, especially the Three Wise Men (Jose Cuervo, Jim Beam, and Jack Daniels). I made some stupid decisions in college. All nighters. Fast food after a night out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Carbonated beverages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecropia Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Roaming daily through the woods and tall grass without a care about poison ivy, lyme disease or the occasional squatter Riding bicycles barefoot Fireworks stupidity (lighting them in the hand, bottle rocket wars etc) Swisher Sweets Crisco (especially frosting) Teflon pans The weird sandwich staple I grew up on was salami and grape jelly on wonder bread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimseycat Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 When I was 16 (1977) a friend and I camped out in Atlanta to be able to buy Styx tickets when they went on sale early in the morning. It was even a school day so we went to school after we bought our tickets...wearing the clothes we slept in. When I was about 11 my dad gave me a pocket knife. I carried that thing to school every day and we'd whittle sticks to a point during recess. Some boys had better knife skills but I was just happy to be there whittling sharp sticks. Which we probably used to poke each other. And oh, some of you above really brought back memories- riding in the bed of a pickup truck and drinking Tahitian Treat! omigosh we camped out in Chicago at the Rosemont Horizon for U2 tickets and then drove home to go to a student council lock-in for the weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 in those days kids did things like run through abandonded homes and construction sites and play with the materials they found. This was depicted on Sesame Street. I did those things and I watched those episodes when they came out in 1969. No more running through construction sites to find fun things to do. Super fun at the superfund site! There was an old gas station in my neighborhood. It got torn down, and the underground tanks were removed. My friends and I used to climb down into the pits and play. Too late now to worry about the contaminated soil. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Oh yeah, we used to play at the city dump. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Trampolines Pizza Driving through the night on road trips, even if I'm not the one driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 "Swimming" in the gravel pit. I couldn't swim. Driving a motorcycle. Climbing to the top of pine trees. Bike riding on unsafe roads-helmets were unheard of. Roller coasters Jumping off the garage I still eat too much sugar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 When I was 10-11, I lived in So Cal right next to a wash (think humongous concrete irrigation canal). It was almost always dry except when it happened to rain. Well, during the flash flood warnings, it would become like a class 3 rapids with all the debris in it. So of course my friends and I would jump down into it and "float" for miles and then have to walk back home completely bloodied and bruised and waterlogged. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Riding in the back of the pick up or buddy buckling Playing corners or sleeping in the back of the station wagon on long road trips. No seat belts. Building forts out of whatever was dumped on our property. Digging tunnels on the side of the hill or exploring the "cave" under a dumped refrigerator in the ravine on my property. We seemed to get a lot of "treasure" left in our ravine for a while. Rollerblading down a blind hill on the road by my house. My parents put a stop to that, though. Going exploring along the creek or in neighboring fields for hours and my parents had no idea where we were. There were rickety houses and barns from the early 1900's that we went inside frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Betty Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Swimming no matter what the water temp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Kraft Mac and Cheese, so bad. So beloved as a kid. Little Debbie snack cakes. Ew. I packed them in my lunch every day I possibly could as a kid. Honestly, I could go on and on with the food, but those are the biggies. New age music. Why did I love this so much as a tween? I'm a mystery to myself. I mean, I mostly eschewed pop music, so good on me, I guess, but new age? Roller coasters. I discovered that I have a fear of heights while ziplining over Victoria Falls a few years ago. So, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Um . . . falling asleep after TeA. Now it's a guaranteed trip to UTIville :-/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 TeA in the outdoors, car, etc. even trying to be as discreet and out of the way as possible. Much to my chagrin, DH and I have been caught (can I die now?) or just had a miserable time outdoors (beach sand, ow). ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 When I was 10-11, I lived in So Cal right next to a wash (think humongous concrete irrigation canal). It was almost always dry except when it happened to rain. Well, during the flash flood warnings, it would become like a class 3 rapids with all the debris in it. So of course my friends and I would jump down into it and "float" for miles and then have to walk back home completely bloodied and bruised and waterlogged. Good times. 😳 You win, that is the most terrifying thing on this thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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