When we were kids…

June 21, 2010

When we were kids

We did not have

Games simulating the outdoors

Indoors.

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When we were kids

We did not have

Barney to entertain us

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When we were kids

We did not have

Every facet of our life

Visually cataloged.

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When we were kids

We did not wear

Helmets and knee protectors

When riding our bicycles.

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When we were kids

We did not eat

Fries with tomato ketchup

And ice cream.

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When we were kids

We did not have a

Schedule for playing, eating, singing, dancing

And everything in between.

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When we were kids

We did not talk back

To our parents

Or question their directives.

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When we were kids

We did not have

Cell phones to text with

During family dinners.

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When we were kids

We did not need

Hallmark-created days

To appreciate those who mattered.

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When we were kids

We did not strain our eyes

On the computer, the television,

Or a gaming console.

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When we were kids

We did not go on

Planned trips to

Exotic locations.

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When we were kids

We did not shut the world out

With earphones

Attached to nifty iPods.

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When we were kids

We did not invite the world in

Via tweets and

Status updates.

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When we were kids

We led a simpler life

One with less stress

And even lesser external stimuli.

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When we were kids

We were happy

With one TV channel

And a shared home-cooked meal.

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When we were kids

We found contentment

In little things

Like building twig castles.

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We played until late in the evening

Unchaperoned and

Fearless.

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When we were kids

We waited for hand-me-downs

With excitement and

A sense of gratitude.

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When we were kids

We lived like kids

Uninhibited and

Innocent.

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When we were kids

We were just that –

KIDS!

Not little adults.

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2 Responses to When we were kids…

  1. Susa DeborahNo Gravatar on June 21, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    "When we were kids, we were just that": Absolutely.

    Loved little Mansi posing for the camera with a strange expression. Probably you were a ‘serious’ kid even then — focused and disciplined.

    Often the thought of today’s Gen X has always crossed my mind. Its not their fault being exposed to so many things at a very early stage of their life. Sad that the phase called ‘childhood’ does not exist at all and is slowly fading.

    Joy always,
    Susan

  2. BillNo Gravatar on June 21, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    And that’s why so many children are lost today….they haven’t had a real childhood. They are over scheduled & expected to experience more then their age is able to experience & therefore grow up way to fast. They have no true sense of themselves because they haven’t been able to take the time to discover who they are….let kids be kids, let them lose themselves in creating a fort or watching the clouds…..let them make mistakes & help them to learn from them!!

    Thanks Mansi,

    Hugs,

    Bill



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