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What do you miss most about your childhood.

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  • 14-12-2017 4:05pm
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    Mutant z
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    What i miss about my childhood is going outside to play with my friends and not having a care in the world, everything seemed to be so much simpler when you were a child without having to deal with the stress adult life brings i really miss that. Events like Halloween and Christmas were things i used to genuinely look forward to now they just simply feel like any other day, but as a kid i used to love going out trick or treating and opening my presents under the Christmas tree everything seemed so exciting then and something to look forward to but as an adult all these things pass me by practical unnoticed which is a shame, its all part of growing up i guess but i do sometimes yearn for the days of my childhood, who else feels exactly the same way.


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    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,296 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Presents from Santa


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    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users Posts: 6,190 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    Simple cars that you'd pack 7 or 8 people in easily with a few in the boot.
    Less EU regulation
    People seemed nicer
    People showing off their bungalows
    Glenroe


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    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,296 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Anything Goes and Pajo's Junkbox


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    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    The unadulterated love, support and devotion bestowed upon me by my parents and family.





















    Oh, wait .... that wasn't me :confused::eek:


    Okay then - my pets, especially my favourite dog. Gone, but never forgotten.


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    w/s/p/c/
    Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭w/s/p/c/


    People not taking offense to absolutely anything and everything


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    Pac1Man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Pogs and other assorted non-electronic gizmos.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    How great TV shows were back then, or so I thought.


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    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Being able to not care about a lot of things.


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    #10
    sumsar
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭sumsar


    Summer holidays.. man looking back, I took those for granted..

    A couple of months off of work a year, every year.. I'll keep dreaming.


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    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    The endless summers (yeah right)


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    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,419 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Falling asleep on the way home from somewhere and my dad carrying me from the car straight up to my room.


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    freshpopcorn
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    It was a lot easier to believe that anything was possible!


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    JoeyJJ
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    Youth is wasted on the young. However I have 2 santa believers and the joy of the children on xmas morning reminds me of those days, we didn't have loads however the joy was amazing.

    Red lemonade and playing pool in pubs a Sunday or 2 a month

    Football until Dark then tip the can.

    Footballers could take a tackle back then too.

    Summer holidays, panini stickers, top trumps, space hoppers, crappy soda pop


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    Mutant z
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Mutant z


    w/s/p/c/ wrote: »
    People not taking offense to absolutely anything and everything

    Indeed people just got on with life then and didnt feel the need to get offended on behalf of others, it seems everyday now someone is offended by the most stupid trivial things and its being passed on to children, they just need to grow a pair to deal with life and stop being offended all the time.


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    razorblunt
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    w/s/p/c/ wrote: »
    People not taking offense to absolutely anything and everything

    This. I know it gets bandied about a lot but this whole "mind your P's and Q's" is incredibly annoying.

    I also miss proper Dairy Milk and early90s Tanora.
    There should be unhealthy options still available and it's up to you to go buy them. Fcking Nanny State.


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    Steve F
    Registered Users Posts: 1,852 ✭✭✭Steve F


    My Parents


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    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    No responsibilities, Penny Sweets, and Smiths Monster Munch.


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    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    Ubbquittious wrote: »
    Less EU regulation

    Daily Mail reader in this thread


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    Estrellita
    Registered Users Posts: 638 ✭✭✭Estrellita


    Mutant z wrote: »
    What do you miss about your childhood.

    My parents :(


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    Malayalam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭Malayalam


    Innocence. And ''spirit-shocking wonder''. (Patrick Kavanagh's words, not mine)

    Not having to think about my teeth. :)


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    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,378 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    w/s/p/c/ wrote: »
    People not taking offense to absolutely anything and everything

    I'm pretty sure that as a child you wouldn't notice.


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    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,730 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Bills didn't exist.


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    #24
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,296 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    Milk deliveries to your door


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    #25
    somefeen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭somefeen


    Its easy to look back and only remember the good things. It was actually pretty crap if you think about it.
    You can't drive
    You have to go to school
    Homework
    Teachers


    It goes on and on.
    Being an adult is 100 times better.


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    #26
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    Bills didn't exist.

    vtJGsLG.gif


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    Ulysses Gaze
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    Summer Holidays...3 months of freedom.


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    #28
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    Bills didn't exist.

    Yeah, they were just called William back then.
    branie2 wrote: »
    Milk deliveries to your door

    We still get milk to our door twice a week - www.mymilkman.ie


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    #29
    branie2
    Registered Users Posts: 10,296 ✭✭✭✭branie2


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Yeah, they were just called William back then.

    And Billy


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    #30
    Nettle Soup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭Nettle Soup


    Swimming in the local river in all kinds of weather. Climbing trees. Fishing a lot. Cycling around aimlessly. Robbing apples. Graffiti. Playing pool.
    The A-Team, Dallas, Hill Street Blues.

    I guess I can do all of that still but I just never get the time.


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    #31
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    branie2 wrote: »
    And Billy

    Only if you had a lambeg drum.


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