What do you miss most about your childhood.

Mutant z · 14-12-2017 03:05PM #1

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.

branie2 · 14-12-2017 03:09PM

Presents from Santa

Ubbquittious · 14-12-2017 03:09PM

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

branie2 · 14-12-2017 03:11PM

Anything Goes and Pajo's Junkbox

quickbeam · 14-12-2017 03:11PM

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

Oh, wait .... that wasn't me

:eek:

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

w/s/p/c/ · 14-12-2017 03:11PM

People not taking offense to absolutely anything and everything

Pac1Man · 14-12-2017 03:11PM

Pogs and other assorted non-electronic gizmos.

biko · 14-12-2017 03:12PM

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

rainbow kirby · 14-12-2017 03:13PM

Being able to not care about a lot of things.

sumsar · 14-12-2017 03:15PM

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.

Harry Palmr · 14-12-2017 03:15PM

The endless summers (yeah right)

Dial Hard · 14-12-2017 03:17PM

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

freshpopcorn · 14-12-2017 03:20PM

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

JoeyJJ · 14-12-2017 03:20PM

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

Mutant z · 14-12-2017 03:22PM

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.

razorblunt · 14-12-2017 03:27PM

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.

Steve F · 14-12-2017 03:29PM

My Parents

Mint Sauce · 14-12-2017 03:30PM

No responsibilities, Penny Sweets, and Smiths Monster Munch.

Brussels Sprout · 14-12-2017 03:30PM

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Less EU regulation

Daily Mail reader in this thread

Estrellita · 14-12-2017 03:33PM

Mutant z wrote: »

What do you miss about your childhood.

My parents

Malayalam · 14-12-2017 03:35PM

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

Not having to think about my teeth.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 14-12-2017 03:36PM

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.

Boom_Bap · 14-12-2017 03:36PM

Bills didn't exist.

branie2 · 14-12-2017 03:37PM

Milk deliveries to your door

somefeen · 14-12-2017 03:38PM

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.

WoollyRedHat · 14-12-2017 03:39PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Bills didn't exist.

Ulysses Gaze · 14-12-2017 03:40PM

Summer Holidays...3 months of freedom.

ThisRegard · 14-12-2017 03:41PM

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

branie2 · 14-12-2017 03:42PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

Yeah, they were just called William back then.

And Billy

Nettle Soup · 14-12-2017 03:42PM

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.

ThisRegard · 14-12-2017 03:43PM

branie2 wrote: »

And Billy

Only if you had a lambeg drum.

What do you miss most about your childhood.

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