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What do you miss about being a child?

  • 24-07-2009 12:16AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭


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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,816 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    No bills to pay.:(


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,698 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Three months holidays.

    Imagine. Three months.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭steamjetjoe


    Saturday morning cartoons:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,816 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Saturday morning cartoons:)

    I still enjoy them.:cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    Not giving a fùck tthat there was a recession on.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,758 ✭✭✭Stercus Accidit


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


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,431 ✭✭✭✭Saibh


    My mam's cooking - Sunday roast :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,848 ✭✭✭soundsham


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,483 ✭✭✭Ostrom


    Santa :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,064 ✭✭✭minxie


    The innocense


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭robbie_998


    Free chocolate of course :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,878 ✭✭✭Burkatron


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Grass-stained knees.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,194 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    Sex with priests.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19 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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,878 ✭✭✭Burkatron


    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!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19 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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭PhysiologyRocks


    Oh I loved The Wombles. And the Famous Five.

    Ah, memories.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭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 :D 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!!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭Ivona Tinkle


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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19 buildingahome


    Bosco was my entire world at one point :D

    Down in Fraggle Rock.....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19 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 :D 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?? :D
    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,441 ✭✭✭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:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭PhysiologyRocks


    Anyone remember Emma and Joe? And Peter and Jane?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19 buildingahome


    Ha Ha, Ladybird books, I remember them!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭Doc


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭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.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 43,043 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


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


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