I want to be a kid again!

Sometimes I want to be a kid again;
to go back to the time when:



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Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.

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Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"

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"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.

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Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly".

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It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

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Being old referred to anyone over 20.

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You could determine if someone loved you by plucking flower petals.

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The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.

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Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."

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It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.

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It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event.

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Nobody was prettier than Mom.

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Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.

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It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.

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Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.

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Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare."

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Unreserved lifetime commitments and promises were made with "cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die."

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Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.

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"Olie-olie-oxen-free" made perfect sense.

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Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.

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War was a card game.

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Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.

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A playing card in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.

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Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.

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A lie didn't count if your fingers were crossed.

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Ice cream was considered a basic food group.