What are some of the fondest memories you have of YOUR childhood?

Question

You know, the ones you look back on and go "Man, those were the days". What are they specifically about how old do you think you were? As I watch my 2 year old grow it made me think of these tings. I remember...

Grandma taking me to lake at the cemetary to feed the ducks when I was about 4-5.

Playing outside by the AC unit wondering why all the air was blowing OUT instead of in and why is was hot instead of cool when I was about 5-6.

Helping Grandpa pack the truck for a weekend visit to the lake property when I was 4-5.

Good times,,,,,,,so less complicated.

weeder

Makes you feel good just thinking about it!

great stories!

Answer 1

LOVE YOUR QUESTION!!!

My fondest memories are going to the beach inthe hot sun with my family, or going for picnics at the park in Dana Point CA. My Grandparents lived in a small town outside of Santa Barbara and the drive up there was incredible. Horseback riding with my Dad on Sundays. Spending Christmas Eve with all of our friends and family. Playing pretend anything. Sitting at the dinner table every night and having dinner with my family.
Thank You for reminding me that my childhood wasn't so bad. I don't understand why I wanted to grow up so fast.

Answer 2

Great question, Weeder. I love how most all of the answers have nothing to do with spending a lot of money, but of spending time with loved ones. As for me, I loved:
Playing Kick the Can until the bell rang (everyone on our road had a different bell and when it rang, that child had to head home).
Taking the three hour trip with my "step"dad to go get my step brother once a month. That man made me feel so loved and I so enjoyed our special time together.
Running like a crazy person to my grandmother begging for a quarter because I heard the ice cream truck. My grandparents had these hollow stakes at the end of their driveway and each time Grammy would tell me not to put my quarter into the stake. I don't know what my problem was, but each and every time I would just need to know if the quarter would fit and I lost it each time. Grammy never yelled, just shook her head and handed me another quarter. One day I'm going back with a metal detector. There must be $1000 of quarters in that yard!!!!
Thanks for coaxing the memories.

Answer 3

My grandpa has about 30 grandchildren and 13 children. We have a tradition of visitng him over the summer. Imagine 30 kids and 15 adults in one huge house. It use to be so loud no one would agree on what the other wanted to eat so we had to cook about 4 types of dinner. Then all of the kids would run outside trying to catch each other. And giving other wet willy's. One time I remember my aunt sent us down the grocery store to buy some tomatoes. And it was about 9 of us walking together and we met up with some white kids along the road. They stared at us like we were aliens and then the boy said "ya'll some mutts how the heck ya'll related". My cousin Andrew got pissed off and punched the boy and the next thing I knew we were throwing rocks yelling cussing and fighting. After we got home about an hour later there parents came to tell on us but when we told my grandpa what they said he said you guys should have beat the blonde hair out of them. We still go over his house every summer(well I missed it this year ) and we still start a fight with the same old kids. I love my childhood memories and I'm happy you asked me that question it made me homesick and made me look back on the happy times.

Answer 4

I like this question...

Swinging on the tree swing at grandma's talking to the morning doves - 3-4 years

Listening to my dad singing and playing Beatles songs on the piano (I didnt know who the Beatles were so I thought my dad was a musical genious). I especially loved "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" - 2-8 years

Creating and performing made up musicals and plays for my parents using their old 60s and 70s records - 5-7 years

Singing in the talent shows at school and thinking that Madonna and Cindy Lauper were the coolest thing since sliced bread. 8-11 years

Listening to my mom sing Puff the Magic Dragon and I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane and thinking she had the voice of an angel. 2-present

Telling my little sister that our "new" little sister was going to get all the attention now and then watching her stuff herself down the laundrey chute - 10 years

Staying outside all day playing with friends, making sure to be home by dusk, never speaking to or seeing my parents all day and that was OK. 6-12 years

Just to name a few

Answer 5

Although my family did cool things most of my childhood has been forgotten - I was the oldest of 4 and never felt loved - felt mom only cared about 'the babies'... as such I dont remember the good things.. until I was 12 we went on Vacation to New Zealand.. I really enjoyed that - I had horse riding lessons - that is my fondest memory...

Answer 6

there are such various the main significant contain my dad. At night while each and every physique else had long gone to mattress i might bypass back downstairs and tell him I forgot I had a homework project and the undertaking became to jot down an biography on your dads existence. i'm getting teary eyed now questioning back as I watched him communicate approximately growing to be up and the stuff he went with the aid of as a youthful youngster/youthful person arising in his day. we would communicate purely approximately the full night purely me and him. I by no potential felt closer to him than in those moments. He by no potential caught on(i might have those so referred to as assignments many times). He kicked the bucket 13 years in the past, I carry those innovations close to to my heart, Im so happy we shared that. i do no longer think of he ever knew how plenty it meant. day after today could have been his 73rd birthday happy Birthday Dad

Answer 7

Going to ballet at 6 years of age and dad taking heaps of film of my concerts every year.

Going to the parks with family, having bbq's and playing games at the park i.e. tug of war, dunking apple game and so on this was from about 4 or 5 till about 18-19

Went a family holiday for 3 months to Europe, my dad buying a kombi van and taking my mum, me and my three brothers through Europe.

Answer 8

When I was about 9 I had a rough night going to sleep so about 11 pm when my dad got home from work I remember my parents coming to get my sister and I out of bed and asking us if we wanted to go to my uncles or a hotel (both of which were about 45 min away). On the way to my uncles I remember looking out the window of the car and seeing the lights of a carnival.... Also, because my dad worked nights once in a while my parents would wake us up when he got home and we'd go out for pie and then come home to bed....Yes, those were the days and I want so bad to give my kids these experiences to. Good question!

Answer 9

We would go camping at Navajo Lake in Utah every summer and it was so peaceful and beautiful. We would play scrabble (I was to young to spell) and eat the trout my Dad caught when he was fly fishing.

I hope my kids remember the beach that way. We go to NC for a week every summer and have a blast. Love your kids, that is the best memory you can give them.

Answer 10

I remember watching Fun House and the Crystal Maze, going on a school trip to a hospital to learn about safety and going on holiday to California. Those were the days.