Lessons From Our' Youth

[misswired]

We were all taught not to play in the street......


don't take this forward into current events, take it back to our' lessons learned that are ignored today.

ie:as a child; you don't talk back to any adult!

 

[Absalom]

We were all taught not to play in the street......

We were? Where did you grow up, New York City? :D

 

[misswired]

how funny?

 

[carpriver]

if I here you use those type of words again I'll box your ears

 

[Nevada Ed]

Ants don't taste too good on the second try...............

Dodge Ball with mixed couples.......... aim at the waist or lower.

Who has my skate key !!

 

[robvious]

to get rid of us kids, my father always suggested we go stack marbles with boxing gloves in traffic... but look both ways first...

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

"The worst part of growing up is finding out your parents never did."

 

[Inusuit]

When I left the house as a child, nothing was said about cars, strangers, or playing in the street. It was "watch out for rattlesnakes." You can probably tell I didn't grow up in town.

 

[soFlaNative]

Don't embarrass the family.

 

[Sistema1927]

The rule in our house was to be in when the street lights came on.

Being an Army brat, and living in NYC, on a closed RAF/USAAF base, and in downtown London gave me plenty of opportunities to expand my horizons.

For example, while living in housing at a closed RAF/USAAF base in Norfolk, England, we kids would ride our bikes on the closed runways, and would explore the old buildings. I was only 8 at the time, and did not appreciate the history that we handled. Those buildings looked like someone said "let's go home" in May of 1945 (I was there in 1964), and they did, leaving everything behind. The RAF buildings had pictures on the wall of the King and Churchill, the USAAF buildings had a picture of FDR. All of these buildings had file cabinets full of aircraft and mission records, there were full ashtrays on the desks, and all the other things that an air wing would have in its offices. Hangers were more open to the elements, and had tools and aircraft parts rusting away. The offices were in pretty good shape when we first found them, but after weeks of playing we destroyed much of the historical importance. Our folks never knew what we did, but we were home before it got dark.

 

[RobertJ.]

If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all.

Sadly, it took me years to get a grasp of that one!

 

[RobertJ.]

When I left the house as a child, nothing was said about cars, strangers, or playing in the street. It was "watch out for rattlesnakes." You can probably tell I didn't grow up in town.

My mom always said, "watch out for bears!" .

I grew up in Alaska.

 

[mod34]

Here's one: It will ALWAYS be worse if you lie.

 

[ditrina]

We were? Where did you grow up, New York City? :D

YES!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

 

[jimmyj]

Don't pick on Girls !
I foolish pulled a neighborhood's Girl pigtails and ran away toward home.
Lessons learned:
1. Girls can run really fast after you
2. Girls can fight when They catch you and hit really hard
3. When you get beat up by a Girl, you never live it down.
a. example - 30 years later I changed Agencies and started work for
the Sheriffs Department where I grew up .I stopped by the local general store and introduced myself as the new area Deputy. When the two old owners (husband and wife) heard my name They said "We remember you. You are the Jimmy that Zola Belle beat up at the School Bus Stop !"

 

[jimmyj]

Mean little boys grown up to be Preachers or Police Officers.
(Jimmy never became a Preacher)

 

[bearman49709]

The rule in our house was to be in when the street lights came on.

I was probably a teenager before I learned what a street light was, and that was on T.V.

 

[grover99]

I grew up in a small Texas town and if I did something that I shouldn't My parents would know about it before I got home. Some one would see me and call to rat me out. On the other hand if you needed help some one would be there. Every body know every body.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

"Children are to be seen and not heard."

Mamo
My Grandmother

 

[Grayfox]

Good manners and common courtesy cost you nothing, but they sure can make life more pleasant. :D

Kids today really need to learn that one. :(

 

[pharmer]

"Are you crying? Im'a come over there and give you something to cry about!" Joe

 

[GB]

Is this where we talk about wearing clean underwear?????

 

[RobertJ.]

"Children are to be seen and not heard."

Mamo
My Grandmother

That was my dad's favorite!

 

[Injunbro]

"If you get yourself killed doing that don't come crying to me!" Sympathy wasn't my full-blooded Mohawk Indian mother's strong point & she didn't see any electricity, running water, etc. until she was grown up. Still not sure I understand the concept of streets or street lights.

 

[ladder13]

YES!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

And thankful for it.

 

[Golddollar]

My dad's great zinger regarding the life spans in our family and taking care of myself:

You got good genes. Don't blow it.