Childhood Dreams & Wishes That Didn't Come True?

OutlawPete · 18-03-2010 08:16PM #1

When you were growing up, was there anything you longed for that you didn't get?

A gift, a holiday, computer, school trip etc etc?

Please no: "I just wanted Daddy and Mammy to stop fighting.." or "Uncle Tommy said he'd buy me Look In magazine if I did it .."

Keep that **** for PI ..

Mine

I wanted a RALEIGH VEKTAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grETvDEPLWE

A kid I knew could play the theme tune to ChiPs on his and when we played ChiPs on our bikes, the girls be looking at him and not me on my bike.

Raleigh Burner's were also cool and high on wish list, I hated BMX's though, Man Utd fans always cycled them.

The next year though, small bikes died a death as the Mountain Bike reigned supreme and my Dad made amends bigtime when he bought me a Raleigh Maverick .. and yes, I had some dirty weekends

Superbus · 18-03-2010 08:19PM

My mommy loved me.

SadieSue · 18-03-2010 08:20PM

For some reason I always wanted a pop swatch ... I have no idea why now though, they are horrible looking LOL Damn you early 90's!

Cheap Thrills! · 18-03-2010 08:28PM

I just wanted an invisible man watch......

Instead I got an etch-a-sketch

Goodbye invisibility dreams.

Catari Jaguar · 18-03-2010 08:28PM

Hover boards

Bolag_the_2nd · 18-03-2010 08:29PM

when I was a kid i wanted a baby brother or sister, I am the youngest of six, so I was picked on and orderd about a lot, i wanted a little bro or sis so i could pass it on. didnt get one, Bolag is now very traumatised and has issues.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 18-03-2010 08:31PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

[/B]I wanted a RALEIGH VEKTAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBrN1sLZVik

What in the name of **** is that thing?

Turtyturd · 18-03-2010 08:34PM

I always wanted to be on Gladiators and was convinced I had the beating of them despite only being 10 or 11.

OutlawPete · 18-03-2010 08:34PM

Lil Kitten wrote: »

Hover boards

Damn Back to the Future :mad:

We did have LoLo Balls though ..

GirlOfGlass · 18-03-2010 08:39PM

I always wanted a Barbie Jeep, the ones that ran on batteries. I asked for it for so many Christmases in a row, and I always got the same excuse, "Santa is all out of Barbie Jeeps"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJT6vfMO6SY

I still want one.

GA361 · 18-03-2010 08:39PM

Ah CHiPs, that takes me back

Well I'm actually only 18 but I like nostalgia and all things retro

. . . . I have the first two seasons on dvd.

OutlawPete · 18-03-2010 08:40PM

Aubrey Itchy Chest wrote: »

What in the name of **** is that thing?

My broken dreams

It was basically a Raleigh Burner with a Bodykit that had Sound Effects, Alarm and a FM/AM Radio built in allowing a kid to travel at speed while pretending to be a member of the California Highway Patrol :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mykg83C-GJs

Mc Love · 18-03-2010 08:41PM

I had a bike similar to that vektar. There was a button on the handlebars that you pressed and it made siren noises - so coool

18-03-2010 08:43PM

I wanted a pair of x works but mammy said they were only for knackers so I got levis instead

Moral of the story - Mammys are always right!

drunkmonkey · 18-03-2010 08:43PM

Aubrey Itchy Chest wrote: »

What in the name of **** is that thing?

Raleigh Vektar, the starship enterprises of bikes, my folks were poor I ended up with a raleigh burner, still can't forgive me parents for not getting me a Vektar. It was beyond cool.

Missed out on the BigTrack as well due to the poverty and recession, ended up with some matchbox cars, thank fully BigTack is back, now I just need some children not to buy it for. http://www.bigtrakisback.com/index_2.htm

Joey the lips · 18-03-2010 08:45PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Mine

I wanted a RALEIGH VEKTAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBrN1sLZVik

A kid I knew could play the theme tune to ChiPs on his and when we played ChiPs on our bikes, the girls be looking at him and not me on my bike.

Raleigh Burner's were also cool and high on wish list, I hated BMX's though, Man Utd fans always cycled them.

The next year though, small bikes died a death as the Mountain Bike reigned supreme and my Dad made amends bigtime when he bought me a Raleigh Maverick .. and yes, I had some dirty weekends

You must have been my neighbour. I loved this bike. However I loved the bmx and the raleigh burner. I hated man u fans though.

I also wanted a commadore 64 because the games were better than the atari 130xe which I had. I also wanted the tele to be colour as I had a green monitor.

When i finally got the colour tele I thought i was the dogs [EMAIL="b~@*ix"]b~@*ix[/EMAIL]

Closed ac · 18-03-2010 08:48PM

I wanted a younger brother. What did I get instead? Four sisters.

OutlawPete · 18-03-2010 08:48PM

Mc Love wrote: »

I had a bike similar to that vektar. There was a button on the handlebars that you pressed and it made siren noises - so coool

Oh, I did get one of them for the Super Deluxe I was driving at the time.

It was yellow and had a bunch of options like Ambulance, Cops etc :cool:

OutlawPete · 18-03-2010 08:50PM

Joey the lips wrote: »

I hated man u fans though.

I also wanted a commadore 64 because the games were better than the atari 130xe which I had.

Man Utd fans tended to have the Spectrum ZX.

Joey the lips · 18-03-2010 08:50PM

DKZ wrote: »

I wanted a younger brother. What did I get instead? Four sisters.

I bet ya all the lads loved hanging around with you.

Krusader · 18-03-2010 08:50PM

I had adream I did Britney Spears up the gicker, sadly it hasn't come true

Joey the lips · 18-03-2010 08:51PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Man Utd fans tended to have the Spectrum 64.

Holy [EMAIL="sh@t"]sh@t[/EMAIL] this is actually true...

Mint Sauce · 18-03-2010 08:58PM

nike airs and levi's, not the unbranded stuff from the local market, got both of them since, not sure what the hype was

and a 1st division/premiership title, still waiting on that one

4zn76tysfajdxp · 18-03-2010 08:59PM

DKZ wrote: »

I wanted a younger brother. What did I get instead? Four sisters.

I'll take 'em.

dammitjanet · 18-03-2010 09:31PM

To marry Eric from the little mermaid...

mikom · 18-03-2010 09:42PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

I wanted a RALEIGH VEKTAR

OutlawPete wrote: »

the Super Deluxe I was driving at the time.

You are me.
Guess we are about the same age Pete.

IvySlayer · 18-03-2010 09:43PM

DKZ wrote: »

I wanted a younger brother. What did I get instead? Four sisters.

Overated.

Younger brother, older sister.

Bro is as annoying as ****

LadyMayBelle · 18-03-2010 09:48PM

A Mr. Frosty ice-pop machine.

Also wanted so badly to be Mary Kingston. Like, insanely so. That's embarrassing.

My name is URL · 18-03-2010 09:53PM

When I was about 8 I really wanted a Sega Master System II after I seen it advertised as a prize in a Christmas Bazaar raffle.. I won it, and I came in my trousers

I think my mam may have rigged the draw but sure what about it!

I always wanted her to rig the draw for the next year's raffle.. one of the prizes was a Hot Wheels set.. but it never happened.. the bitch :mad:

Danbo! · 18-03-2010 09:57PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

We did have LoLo Balls though ..

I think I may have banished them from my memory. My sister had one and I was jumping around the garden like a lunatic, smashed my face off the back step.

A few days later, bump on head almost healed, I hop on the lolo ball, and within maybe 15 seconds, 20 max, there I was, with another face full of step.

Great times.

dammitjanet wrote: »

To marry Eric from the little mermaid...

Ooh good one.

You know that weird feeling when you think girls are gross and then suddenly, hang on, why am I enjoying looking at her!!??? Yep, for me that was Ariel from the Little Mermaid. Hot stuff.

http://rlv.zazzle.com/ariel_little_mermaid_shirt-d235165003963586935i0_500.jpg

Giselle · 18-03-2010 10:24PM

I wanted to be the pink Power Ranger.

It didn't happen.

Childhood Dreams & Wishes That Didn't Come True?

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