Things we have lost...
- the courage to be ourselves
- dirt under our fingernails
- skinned knees
- the ability to run free
- giggling
- Friday night movie dates
- eating whatever we wanted
- baggy sweat shirts
- snapping bubble gum
- cuddling with dad on the couch
- cloud-watchin g on the front lawn
- getting lost and not caring
- letting things go
- bright colors and crazy earings
- making a statement
- recovering quickly from a hangover
- playing sports
- wandering
- comfort food
- being taken care of
- piles of presents under the Christmas tree
- sibling rivalry
- house rules
- photographs of the happy family
- sharing weekends between parents
- high school dances
- girlhood crushes
- studying for a test
- fighting to be noticed
- drama
- fist fights
- lazy summer days on the beach
- being home before dark
- long rides in the car
- the smell of someone else cooking supper
- homemade pie
- birthday cakes with candles blazing
- picking fruit off trees
- hay rides
- pumpkin picking
- dressing up for Halloween
- Valentines cards
- overflowing Easter baskets and gigantic chocolate bunnies
2 comments:
Sometimes I think losing some of these things is what compells us to have children. You absolutely get to back to some of the joys (and not so joyous)times of childhood when you become a parent. Life kind of gets more fun again.
~Christy
Your observations of things we have lost in the past are so picturesque...I actually found myself picturing the sweatshirts..., etc. Keep writing, Dawny. You are already a great writer. More! More!
Fallen angel
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