Do you share "I remember when..." stories with your family?

Question

It's so much fun to sit in a room with the family and share "I remember when..." stories with them as they laugh and giggle about the way things used to be. It's sort of like a verbal legacy of who you used to be and why you are the person you happen to be today. Do you ever do this with your family? Also, what do you miss most about the "good old days"?

Answer 1

I love sharing those times with my sons & their families. You ask what I miss most about the good old days. I miss growing up in the 50's when the times were so much simpler & carefree. Neighbors visited back & forth & new neighbors were visited by the women of the neighborhood, baring baked goods & coffee. Families gathered around the tv at night & watched many great shows, especially during the Christmas holiday. The women stayed home, raised the children & took care of the home. Mealtime was not spent in front of the tv, that's what the dinner table was for. Children had chores to do & they got an allowance for doing so. Parents knew where their children were when they left home & the curfew was respected.

Answer 2

Yes, I do remember sharing stories with my family when they were alive (all passed on before I was 30 except my nephew and niece). I had to tell them stories because they didn't have any other way to remember their mom or dad or grandparents. I have great nieces and nephews now and married children and so the family is growing and yes we still tell stories.
What I miss most about the Good Ole Days was that everyone seemed to live in the same area...now kids and family move to different parts of the country. I also miss the innocence of the 50's and early 60's that I experienced. I guess that is why I love Turner Classics's from the 50's!! lol!

Answer 3

yes, I do and my last three children just love it. They are always asking me things about my past and when I was a child. My youngest is now 21 and my twins are 25 and they keep asking me to tell them stories about when i was young. The most I miss about the good old days are the lazy dazy days of summer. I remember sitting on the back porch doing nothing but daydreaming or sitting out in the grass doing the same-wish I could do that now and even more so now that I have so many physical problems and sitting for very long is a commodity. I really do miss the good old days!

Answer 4

I like doing this with my family and well as my wife's family. We all laugh until we are in tears. What I miss most about the good old days is when neighbor's would just drop in any time of day or night, and were always welcomed with open arms. They wouldn't leave until there was a proper lunch served. People sure do not take to visit like they did a few decades ago!

Answer 5

Yes, we did that at Thanksgiving when our daughter and my husband's sister and brother and their families were here. We told stories and looked at pictures and videos that brought up a lot of old memories. There was a lot of 'remember when' and laughing, it was great fun. The thing I miss most about the good old days was everyone living near each other. Now we're all in different areas and can't get together as often as we'd like.

Answer 6

You mean stories like "I had to walk a half a block to the school bus stop in the winter through a foot of snow walking uphill both ways in my bare feet stories"? I miss how we would all get together after supper and play hide and seek or roller skate or whatever until the streetlights came on and then you better head for home. If not you could hear your Mom or Dad calling you !! Of course people had more kids back then so most the time a parent would call out a half a dozen of your siblings names before they got yours right !! LOL

Answer 7

Yes I do share those things with the kids. They cant believe we did not have running water and were excited to get a pump in the kitchen. Also the bucket in the basement with the seat on it for a bathroom. And how about that black and white tv with only 3 channels. Taking a bath in a big old washtub in the kitchen with water that had to be heated on the wood stove. Oh yes I remember the good old days.

Answer 8

First of all make sure you have a video camera during this time as the older ones tell their bits of history. It would be sad to lose it down the lineage.
My family does this every time we are together, sometimes the same stories get told over and over but I dread the time that my parents will no longer be, and relish every moment we are together.
I lost my brother a year ago next month and we are just now able to laugh at his antics and since he isn't here to speak for himself, I would like for each of us to tell something funny Bill did and get it on DVD.

What I miss most about the good 'ol days is spending my summers at my grandparents farm. I learned to garden, cook, milk cows and make butter. I miss the long snowy winters. They have decreased substantially here in the boot hill of Missouri.

Answer 9

I don't get to do this because of many circumstances, but my daughter tells me about times she is visiting family and how they share things. It makes me sad that I don't have these experiences, but I'm thrilled that she does.
I miss having family get together like when my grandmother was alive. When she died, the reunions, etc. stopped. It seems I have always been alone, so I envy those who have these moments.
I just came back from a shower for granddaughter, whose baby is due in Feb. She flew in from Alabama, and we gathered at her aunt's house. My ex's wife was there, her daughter and many people who grew up with each other. I saw exactly what you are talking about. It was delightful to experience it while watching them interact.
My dream is that in the few years I have left, I get to laugh and giggle at something in the past. Most of my past has been sexual and physical abuse, so with the years left, I'm working on being healthy and then laughing and saying "I remember when" and having it be wonderful and not painful.

Answer 10

Certainly share -- bying around in the old days is the "ONE" thing these younsters don't know everything about. Unfortunately the good old are beyond younger comprehension. How primitive life must have been before cell phones and computers with the multiple spin offs. It's a joy to see the rapt attention and a degree of disbelief when telling a tale about Pre-computer, and sometimes pre-TV and outdoor non-plumbing.