What do you miss about being a child?

Whosbetter? · 24-07-2009 01:12AM

Everything was possible then...

buildingahome · 24-07-2009 01:13AM

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

Mr Benevolent · 24-07-2009 01:18AM

Absolutely nothing.

K-Ren · 24-07-2009 01:22AM

All the attention from older men.

Hey, wait a minute-

claireloopy · 24-07-2009 01:24AM

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

Biggins · 24-07-2009 01:24AM

Silverfish wrote: »

Three months holidays.

Imagine. Three months.

Just run for election then!

buildingahome · 24-07-2009 01:28AM

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 · 24-07-2009 01:33AM

Went to a boys primary school. The Craic = 90

Run_to_da_hills · 24-07-2009 01:34AM

The sound of bats in the garden at night.

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

anniehoo · 24-07-2009 02:01AM

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 · 24-07-2009 02:07AM

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

ninjasurfer1 · 24-07-2009 02:07AM

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

Banter Joe · 24-07-2009 02:13AM

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

Pew Pew Pew...

tickledhoney · 24-07-2009 02:23AM

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

Sharpshooter · 24-07-2009 02:31AM

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 · 24-07-2009 02:44AM

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 · 24-07-2009 02:45AM

Hardy har har.:pac:

orestes · 24-07-2009 02:48AM

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Hardy har har.:pac:

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

Jafin · 24-07-2009 02:49AM

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

Sharpshooter · 24-07-2009 02:50AM

orestes wrote: »

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

Yep, a lita bit late.:pac:

orestes · 24-07-2009 02:51AM

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Yep, a lita bit late.:pac:

Ah it was Hardy that late!

starbelgrade · 24-07-2009 02:52AM

Picking scabs of my knees & playing with centipedes!

Sharpshooter · 24-07-2009 02:55AM

orestes wrote: »

Ah it was Hardy that late!

A matter of opinion?:pac:

foxinsox · 24-07-2009 03:05AM

The Sunday drives when the car always broke down before the picnic destination, so we'd sit in some ditch having our sandwiches and tea!

This was when cars were real and Dad's could fix them with tights, string, bit of tea from the flask, hammer and an elastic band.

starbelgrade · 24-07-2009 03:14AM

foxinsox wrote: »

The Sunday drives when the car always broke down before the picnic destination, so we'd sit in some ditch having our sandwiches and tea!

This was when cars were real and Dad's could fix them with tights, string, bit of tea from the flask, hammer and an elastic band.

Instead of crappy diagnostic kits from Argos that say "get a mechanic - fast"?!!

Bring back Ray fish in batter brought home from the chipper while yr watching Match of the Day & staying up late...

Oh, the taste of cheap vinegar! Never back then did we realise it could also remove limescale.

TPD · 24-07-2009 03:38AM

Being amazed by everything around me, and really looking at the details that I wouldnt give a second thought about now.

starbelgrade · 24-07-2009 03:40AM

Like clouds that look like things... instead of thinking "here comes the rain".

raah! · 24-07-2009 04:13AM

sword fights!

KnifeWRENCH · 24-07-2009 10:14AM

Silverfish wrote: »

Three months holidays.

Imagine. Three months.

Pfft. I have nearly four months holidays (June - end of September)
And I'm fcuking bored. :mad:

I miss watching Animaniacs and Zig and Zag, family holidays in a caravan and....not much else really.

ChocolateSauce · 24-07-2009 10:46AM

Almost nothing really. I'm a far happier adult.

What do you miss about being a child?

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