1. Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo"
2. Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming "do over!"
3."Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest
4. Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly"
5. Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening
6. It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends
7. Being old referred to anyone over 20
8. The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't matter
9. The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was "cooties"
10. It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb
11. Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot
12. Nobody was prettier than Mom
13. Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
14. It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park
15. A foot of snow was a dream come true
16. Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
17. Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures
18. No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home
19. "oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense
20. Spinning around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles
21. The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team
22. War was a card game
23. Water balloons were the ultimate weapon
24. Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin
25. Ice cream was considered a basic food group
26. Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors
-Barbara McGuire
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