My lost childhood
@1creekgirl (41067)
United States
March 10, 2021 7:22pm CST
Well, my childhood can't actually be lost, but the place I spent it in is gone.
My father was in the US Coast Guard and we moved every two years from when I was eleven until I graduated from high school.
But for the first eleven years of my life, we lived in a small subdivision in Portsmouth, Virginia on the eastern coast of the US.
I have such good memories of playing in the neighborhood with the other kids. There was an empty corner lot next to our house where we all played tag and Red Rover, caught lightening bugs (fire flies) in jars, and stayed out until mothers called us in for supper.
There was a small woods behind our house where we played for hours.
I found out last week that all those houses are gone now. I know it can't take away my memories, but it's still sad.
Do you ever get to go back to where you grew up?
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@Shavkat (137762)
• Philippines
11 Mar 21
@1creekgirl We left the old house because of an inheritance issue. Last year, my family and I ended the familial relationship with the relatives.
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
@Shavkat I'm sorry to hear that. Money has probably caused more trouble in families than anything else. It happened in mine, too.
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
It's sad when the house where we had happy memories is no longer there.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
16 Mar 21
Where I "grew up" is always a bit of a question mark, being a military brat as well (my dad was in the navy). But I do visit some of the places I remember. Our duplex in Green Bay. The house we lived in in Holiday Shores. And I know our house in San Diego is still there. Fun to look back.
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
16 Mar 21
So you know what it's like to always be the new kid in school. Not fun for a shy girl.
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
19 Mar 21
@porwest I never really learned how to make friends and it's still hard for me, although I'm not as shy as I used to be.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
18 Mar 21
@1creekgirl That was the worst part of being a navy brat. I don't think I ever got used to it, and I think it's why I am not very social in my personal life these days.
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@kaylachan (65347)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Mar 21
I did once, about a year or two after I moved here. Once for a graduation and again for a wedding. With how toxic my family is, my husband and I have no plans to return anytime soon.
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@kaylachan (65347)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Mar 21
@1creekgirl It's okay. Better that I made a clean break. I'm happier and living my best life.
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@LadyDuck (467179)
• Switzerland
11 Mar 21
What a beautiful photo, you were such a pretty girl. Yes, O go back time by time to where I grew up. The city has grown up a lot (TOO MUCH), but the place where I was born has not changed a lot, it is an historic area of Milan, a few steps from the Duomo of Milan, and still unchanged.
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
That's wonderful you can still visit such a beautiful place!
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
Does that bring good or bad memories?
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
13 Mar 21
@paigea I wish I still had that doll!
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@paigea (36328)
• Canada
12 Mar 21
@1creekgirl it's good memories for me.
I have a doll with a similar face.
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@AmbiePam (88835)
• United States
11 Mar 21
It's hard to see our childhood landmarks disappear. I went to where I grew up about three or four years ago. It is about 50 minutes away, but I went to jog memories of my mother. I ended up in tears, AND I got lost on my way home. What a day it was!
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
11 Mar 21
All the time, cuz my mom and dad still live in that house.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
12 Mar 21
I do once in a while but I hate to see some one else living in my house. It makes me sad
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
Thank you. That photo was taken at the first house we lived in.
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@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
After I married, we moved to where my grandparents lived and have been here many years now.
@1creekgirl (41067)
• United States
11 Mar 21
I guess life changes in many ways.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
11 Mar 21
I haven't been to my old neighborhood in decades. I'm sure there would be a flood of memories.
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