When I was growing up, you knew life was good

low-key · May 18, 2019

what in your childhood, signify that life was hitting on all cylinders ?

If you had one of these in your backyard, and was about to spend the afternoon in it, you were living a life of luxury, lol

manning · May 18, 2019

and looking up at the clouds and imagining what they look like....that one looks like an elephant

Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL · May 18, 2019

On the rare ocassion we had that Magic Shell chocolate ice cream topping. To my childhood self, that was “the good stuff” that was reserved for holidays and birthday parties.

runwad · May 18, 2019

When we got "pop."

It was water or unsweetened homemade iced tea, but when company came over my mom would buy the store brand flavored pop cans :laughing:

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I loved black cherry and grape!!

low-key · May 18, 2019

Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL said:
On the rare ocassion we had that Magic Shell chocolate ice cream topping. To my childhood self, that was “the good stuff” that was reserved for holidays and birthday parties.

amen,yes your living the life of a king, with that magic stuff

kiddo76 · May 18, 2019

When mom decided going for a night swim in the pool counted as a bath.

Someluck · May 18, 2019

Watching Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on our new color tv! about 1962-Sunday night. TV had a rounded edge.
Kool-aid and pop corn were served....

cinnaminny · May 18, 2019

I got my finger stuck in one of those trying to open it one time...life was not good in that moment lol

ronandannette · May 19, 2019

Someluck said:
Watching Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on our new color tv! about 1962-Sunday night. TV had a rounded edge.
Kool-aid and pop corn were served....

Fancy! We didn't get coloured tv until '74. :happytv:

"Walt Disney", which is what we all called it, was the highlight of the week though!

Neesy228 · May 19, 2019

My best days were when I would go get the newspaper at the corner store for my neighbor and he would give me enough extra money to buy myself a candy treat too. I loved that man. He would ask me to get him a newspaper and some milk - and “something small for for myself” two times a week. (We were very poor, but I never knew it until much later.) That man was a god-send to my elementary-aged self. He made me feel important and valued - and I little bit spoiled. :lovestruc

hereyago · May 19, 2019

When my parents would take me to Burger King or McDonald's as a treat, not like today a kid can go every day lol.

Or when my grandfather was alive and I would sit in back of his taxi and we would go get ice cream or go to Hardee's and get a meal with a cartoon character on the glass.

superme80 · May 19, 2019

Going to McDonald's for breakfast with my grandma. I would get pancakes and a sprite!!!!

amcnj · May 19, 2019

Around the third week of June, school was getting out and you had the whole summer ahead of you to spend with your friends, riding bikes and hanging out. The July 4th parade and fair were just around the corner. We would often go to the town recreation program (arts and crafts, games, archery, etc) in the mornings, and the town pool in the afternoons. Those years under age 13, before work got in the way, were magical and still hold a lot of fond memories.

antmaril · May 19, 2019

Taking the bus downtown with my Mom to go shopping and have lunch at J. L. Hudson’s. Life was good.

scrhsa · May 19, 2019

hereyago said:
When my parents would take me to Burger King or McDonald's as a treat, not like today a kid can go every day lol.

Or when my grandfather was alive and I would sit in back of his taxi and we would go get ice cream or go to Hardee's and get a meal with a cartoon character on the glass.

We would go twice a year. We we would go school clothes shopping or summer clothes shopping. And on the rare occasion we would have a softball tournament and need to eat

Our ice cream treat would come when we would be driving to my grandmothers and we would sometimes stop at Dairy Queen and get a dipped cone.

scrhsa · May 19, 2019

Ok, we knew we had it good when my Dad would decided he wanted to eat at Bonanza. We loved the big white faced cow on the roof! Sometimes, afterwards, we would stop and watch the planes land at Hobby Airport

PollyannaMom · May 19, 2019

When my parents got together to play cards with their friends, and so all us kids were together too. We had so many great times!

anniemae · May 19, 2019

swinging on our backyard swing set. We would go so high the back post would come out and thump back down. We would lean way back and laugh and laugh. When we needed a snack, it was lemonade made from a powdered mix and oreos. Life was good.......

Floridaman999 · May 19, 2019

Going to the local ice cream store with my parents on Friday night and all us kids would get a quarter to buy whatever we wanted. Now I'm feeling rather old, because a quarter bought a lot of ice cream back then.

Dan Murphy · May 19, 2019

At our local drug store, which had an ice cream fountain, 25 cents would get you a chocolate milk shake. If we were 'rich' that day, 30 cents would get you a chocolate malt. Also, 5 cents could get you a chocolate phosphate, but if 'rich', 7 cents would get you a coke, made with coke syrup and seltzer water. One more...7 cents would get you a fudgesicle, if 'rich, 10 cents would get you a real ice cream bar.

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