What do you miss about being a child?

PhysiologyRocks

Very little, actually. The food was nice, though.

galwayrush

No bills to pay.:(

Silverfish

Three months holidays.

Imagine. Three months.

steamjetjoe

Saturday morning cartoons:)

galwayrush

steamjetjoe wrote: »

Saturday morning cartoons:)

I still enjoy them.:cool:

davyjose

Not giving a fùck tthat there was a recession on.

Stercus Accidit

No prosecution, instead, extra attention and a bad ass rep.


I wish I hadn't been as well behaved as a child

Saibh

My mam's cooking - Sunday roast

soundsham

not missing any t.v. when i needed a crap

Ostrom

Santa

minxie

The innocense

robbie_998

Free chocolate of course :rolleyes:

Burkatron

Eating mala without being looked at as a complete weirdo! Nyom nyom nyom! :pac:

Brian

Grass-stained knees.

IvySlayer

Being able to run and slide on your knees without anyone thinking you're wierd.

davyjose

Sex with priests.

buildingahome

Friday night treats when dad got home from work.
Not being sent out for coal when the rude bits happened in Dallas
SAturday was always chipper day, or mam's home made chips and fish.
Going for spins in the wicklow mountains on a sunday listening to dad's rebel music or Christy Moore
The Den, when it was cool
When a pound coin bought you a can of coke, a packet of tayto, a mars bar and a toffee lolly.
Penny sweets......

The list is endless.

Wish I was 7 forever.:o

Burkatron

buildingahome wrote: »

The Den, when it was cool

+1 on this! WTF happened,is there any puppet presenters* on tv anymore? Saturday morning tv is bollox these days!



*Pat the plank doesnt count as he's an inanimate piece of lumber!

buildingahome

I concur, bring back Zig and Zag, they're still funny.
Socky ruined everything and was the dawn of the crap to come.

He-Man & Sheera

PhysiologyRocks

Oh I loved The Wombles. And the Famous Five.

Ah, memories.

ontour

The security of never really having to worry about money, and now even though Im not old at all when I was ten twenty four seemed ancient Ah I miss being younger! Yep I also miss the trips we used to go on too, a day in the bog with a bottle of tk red lemonade that was gone to warm and sandwiches wrapped in the bread wrapper, and a proper summer day.... until you were ate by midgets and your parents got the car stuck in the peat when you were leaving to go home!!

Ivona Tinkle

My Mam making a smiley face with tomato sauce over my mashed potatoes and Bosco

buildingahome

Bosco was my entire world at one point

Down in Fraggle Rock.....

Ruu_Old

Three months of playing football and pitch and putt until it was dark outside. Decent cartoons and kids shows on telly. Not worrying about your paycheck.

buildingahome

ontour wrote: »

The security of never really having to worry about money, and now even though Im not old at all when I was ten twenty four seemed ancient Ah I miss being younger! Yep I also miss the trips we used to go on too, a day in the bog with a bottle of tk red lemonade that was gone to warm and sandwiches wrapped in the bread wrapper, and a proper summer day.... until you were ate by midgets and your parents got the car stuck in the peat when you were leaving to go home!!

Oh my God, were you in my family??
Sand & tomato Sambos on Portmarnock beach, wind breakers and sand burn. Red lemonade, Ice cream sodas
Summers were sunny and lasted for months, Bermuda shorts and slouch socks.

Firetrap

Having my dinner put down in front of me every day. Not having to worry about exercising more/losing weight, this bleedin' recession, paying bills. Having my mum (now R.I.P.) around when I was upset.

On the other hand, I wouldn't like to go back to being a child. Imagine having to sit through all those Ann and Barry books again :eek:

PhysiologyRocks

Anyone remember Emma and Joe? And Peter and Jane?

buildingahome

Ha Ha, Ladybird books, I remember them!!

Doc

I never regretted a sleep over at someone’s house the next morning.

Senna

I wish i could go back to those day were we would just head off in any direction through the fields, no plans, no idea were we would end up, no idea who would chase us, shout at us for walking through his crops etc.

Also loved the days when we would hid from cars for no reason, it was like everyone was after us and it was life and death if we were seen.

Nevyn

Beig able to sit and read for hours and hours and hours with out being interupted.

Whosbetter?

Everything was possible then...

buildingahome

Atarri, Comadore 64 (Paper Boy), My big brother's BMX bike
Climbing trees

Mr Benevolent

Absolutely nothing.

K-Ren

All the attention from older men.


Hey, wait a minute-

claireloopy

digging holes with spoons oh and pretending to be the baywatch crew

Biggins

Silverfish wrote: »

Three months holidays.

Imagine. Three months.

Just run for election then!

buildingahome

Excellent thread, thanks guys. Think I might sleep now with some happy thoughts. I'll go back to reality tomorrow

Check out the Epic Fail thread for a laugh before bedtime

Ball_of_Sex

Went to a boys primary school. The Craic = 90

Run_to_da_hills

The sound of bats in the garden at night.

Once you get older you can't hear them any more. :mad:

anniehoo

Firetrap wrote: »

Ann and Barry books

Imagine how rich that author got for 7 minutes work. "Ann has a cat. Barry has a dog. End."

bronte

being somehow forced to HAVE the feckers. :mad::mad::mad:

ninjasurfer1

being able to suck mommy's titties without getting funny looks!!! :pac::pac:
(JOKE!!!!:D)

Banter Joe

Using sticks as guns, and climbing up trees for better vantage points.

Pew Pew Pew...

tickledhoney

Building forts in the field with bales of straw. Back when we actually had hot sunny summers....

Sharpshooter

Sitting on the ground in the back garden watching our kittens play, and hearing mam and dad's chatter through an open window.

It made me feel safe somehow.

/I was about 5 or 6 but I still remember...

orestes

Wrestling matches with my brothers. 4 brothers who are all wrestling fans = awesome tag-team matches. All of the cushions in the sitting room laid out as a ring, jumping off the window-sill to land that perfect Macho Man elbow drop on your brother for the 1-2-3 while the other two are locked in a turned-over figure-four-leglock and then turning heel and laying out your tag-team partner cos Shawn Michaels did it last week and you thought it was cool = win.

How none of us got seriously injured is a frigging miracle, our babysitter used to go frigging mental, if she left the room for 5 minutes she'd come back and we would be throwing each other over the furniture and giving each other piledrivers. I still have the cardboard belts we made lying around here somewhere too. Fun times.

Sharpshooter

Hardy har har.:pac:

orestes

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Hardy har har.:pac:

Hey, I left out the bit about my brother nailing a sharpshooter :pac:

Jafin

Biggest worry in life being did I remember to do all my homework. It was a simpler time....

Sharpshooter

orestes wrote: »

Hey, I left out the bit about my brother nailing a sharpshooter :pac:

Yep, a lita bit late.:pac: