Remembering Childhood

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There is a commercial that is on television in the southeast part of the United States. I see it all the time but have no idea what it is for as I am loving the memories it gives me every time I watch it. There are two young children at the top of the stairs and one is in a clothes basket and ready to ride down the stairs. Dad is at the bottom of the stairs putting pillows to soften the stop. Growing up, my girlfriend grew up in a house with the big high stairs but instead of needing something to brace our sudden stop, the stairs stopped at the front door which led to more stairs outside the house and onto the sidewalk. By leaving the door opened, we rode all the way down the stairs onto the cement walkway. Every time I was at her house I was the first one riding the stairs. I loved going all the way outside in a cardboard box. We never wore a head guard and never had any pillows at the bottom. Looking back, I don't know if we were daredevils or just plain crazy. We never got hurt but had so much fun.