Seven Memories From My Childhood
By Sharon
@simone10 (54187)
Louisville, Kentucky
January 5, 2016 4:13am CST
I'm not sure who originally started this challenge but I have read several on myLot from different people. I know I'm a little late doing it but better late than never. So, here are seven memories from my childhood:
1. Playing in the rain - I remember being able to play in the rain but only if there was no thunder or lightening.
2. The black kitten - falling out of a treehouse in order to save the kitten from being hurt by the fall.
3. Playing games outside - we used to all get together outside, friends and cousins, and play games such as Red Light/Green Light, Mother May I, Simon Says, Freeze Tag.
4. Playing jacks - I used to love to play jacks and my best friend and I could play all day long on our front porch.
5. Hopskotch - We used to use chalk and draw out the hopskotch in our driveway. Both boys and girls would play together.
6. Jump Rope - Another game we used to play in our driveway. We got really good at doing different things with the rope but I can't remember what they were called now.
7. Piano - An elderly lady was a friend of my friend and I and she would let us come in her home at times and play her piano. My friend could play but I could only do chopsticks. I always wanted to learn how to play the piano.
What are some things you remember about your childhood?
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
12 Jan 16
@simone10 I did play some games, but not many. I only played outside when I was before grade 1, but after that I remembered I was "required" to stay at home most of the time - to study. That's why my husband always said I don't really have "childhood time", as most of the time I was studying instead of playing.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 16
@scorpiobabes I have short fingers as well. It's hard to reach the full chord, but it can be done, just.
@scorpiobabes (7225)
• United States
9 Jan 16
@Hatley I remember playing those too, although hopscotch was usually at school, or the rec center. The kids in the neighborhood liked to cheat when we'd play mother may I or freeze tag, so I wasn't as interested in playing those games.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
5 Jan 16
You brought back such memories for me. I had forgotten about Red Light/ Green Light what fun. As a matter of fact I have played all those games you mentioned in Number 3 Awesome
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Jan 16
@simone10 We stayed out until dark, and mom would stand on the front porch and yell for us to come home. Good times for sure.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 16
Those are some nice memories. These remind me of when I did these same things.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 16
@simone10 ...Such a innocent time and simpler too.
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@olivetree27 (495)
• Greece
6 Jan 16
Sadly, we never had a tree house but I want to learn the piano too. I love being a child but I also love being adult. Our goal now is to give our children a happy and memorable childhood.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
5 Jan 16
I loved to play jacks too, it was one game that you really could play all by yourself and it was fun. I remember my father stepping on one of my Jacks, I had to run that day lol
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
6 Jan 16
Do kids still do 3,4,5 and 6?? I honestly haven't seen kids playing on the sidewalk or in the street for years. The only times I see kids playing are in school yards during school hours. Do parents allow kids to just be kids and play after school?
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
6 Jan 16
I remember jumping around in puddles! Was so much fun!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
6 Jan 16
@simone10 it was just so much fun! simple but fun.. then we grew up and booo
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@scorpiobabes (7225)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Hard to think of just a few memories!
I remember playing kick ball with the neighbors, in our cul-de-sac.
Since I was a latch-key child, I could only play on the weekends-during the week, we had to stay in the house.
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@scorpiobabes (7225)
• United States
9 Jan 16
@simone10 My mom was a bit of a conudrum-she and my dad were married in late 64, but didn't get pregnant with me until early 1971, and until then, my mom worked full time. She did stay home for 4 years, but wasn't happy with the school district they lived in, and moved us to a new one, where the price of the home was higher, and taxes were more. She began working overnights, but once my sister entered school full time, mom went back to work full time.
Not sure if I played Kick the Can-what are the rules?
I was the only kid that I knew that came home to Dad after school-and he let me watch old Warner Brothers cartoons on Saturdays, before he left for work.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
5 Jan 16
I like to play hopscotch as well and green light/red light. We would always go to the park play basketball with friends, and i was in alot of sports also. There's so many memories it's hard to think of them all
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
12 Jan 16
I'm loving, reading all of the childhood memories.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
8 Jan 16
I remember being able to play in the rain. There is nothing like going out on a hot summer day in the rain.
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@Leanderjustin24 (111)
• Kolkata, India
8 Jan 16
I'm still young but yes there are a lot of memories that I have gathered up these years of my life.
It's been amazing knowing that you just did those things and its like a flashback. Brings back a lot of memories.
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