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Glad-I-Ate-Her · 06-07-2003, 09:13 PM

If we tell our stories to some of the younger crowd, they would find it hard to believe that we actually survived!!

I remember getting scrapes, cuts, bruises and my parents would patch me up and tell to tough it up. No hospital visits or law suits.

Dodge ball? We used to play murder ball. We used to use a pink rubber ball that stung like hell when you got nailed by it. We used to go down to the schoolyard and play there because it was an enclosed area. It was played usually by about 10-15 kids. The object of the game was to hit anybody as hard as you can with the ball. Everyone one would have to freeze and not move when the ball was picked up. So if you were close to the person with the ball, you would get nailed hard. You got hit by the ball as hard as the kid could throw it! Talk about welts!! Lots of fun. You had to be tough and stand there and get hit by the ball. Then usually it was your turn to pick up the ball hit someone else. Not of that wussy stuff, "my kid shouldn't play dodge ball." If you told us that we were going to get hit by a ball that is marshmallow soft, we would die laughing!!

LD, I remember bottle rocket and roman candle wars. We used go down to Chinatown to buy illegal fireworks! We used to blow blockbusters and the sound could be heard for blocks!

I remember most of my mom's meals were fried! Good stuff!!

I remember during summer vacations going out in the morning, returning home for lunch and not come back until dinner. Then I would go out again and hang out with my friends till about 11pm!!

I remember getting in snowball wars! We used to challenge the kids from a couple of blocks over. There would be about 20 kids involved. Sometimes the snow would be a little wet and boy did it sting when you got hit by one. We would at it for over an hour. We would finish exhausted but it was great fun!!

I know we did some things that might be considered crazy or un-safe but I tell you this, it made me a tough person who can adapt to almost any situations and survive. I was ready for most of life's challenges. We didn't live in a cocoon. We saw life as it really is.

The kids of today are growing up in a sterile enviroment that is destined to lower their defenses both mentally and physically.

All of you that commented keep bringing back a lot of memories also. Thanks for the comments.

Sorry if most of you thought of Logan's Run. I'm sure a lot of people read the title and decided not to read my post. I fixed the heading.

Glad

06-07-2003, 09:13 PM	#33 (permalink)
Glad-I-Ate-Her Junkie Location: 1 mile from Ground Zero	If we tell our stories to some of the younger crowd, they would find it hard to believe that we actually survived!! I remember getting scrapes, cuts, bruises and my parents would patch me up and tell to tough it up. No hospital visits or law suits. Dodge ball? We used to play murder ball. We used to use a pink rubber ball that stung like hell when you got nailed by it. We used to go down to the schoolyard and play there because it was an enclosed area. It was played usually by about 10-15 kids. The object of the game was to hit anybody as hard as you can with the ball. Everyone one would have to freeze and not move when the ball was picked up. So if you were close to the person with the ball, you would get nailed hard. You got hit by the ball as hard as the kid could throw it! Talk about welts!! Lots of fun. You had to be tough and stand there and get hit by the ball. Then usually it was your turn to pick up the ball hit someone else. Not of that wussy stuff, "my kid shouldn't play dodge ball." If you told us that we were going to get hit by a ball that is marshmallow soft, we would die laughing!! LD, I remember bottle rocket and roman candle wars. We used go down to Chinatown to buy illegal fireworks! We used to blow blockbusters and the sound could be heard for blocks! I remember most of my mom's meals were fried! Good stuff!! I remember during summer vacations going out in the morning, returning home for lunch and not come back until dinner. Then I would go out again and hang out with my friends till about 11pm!! I remember getting in snowball wars! We used to challenge the kids from a couple of blocks over. There would be about 20 kids involved. Sometimes the snow would be a little wet and boy did it sting when you got hit by one. We would at it for over an hour. We would finish exhausted but it was great fun!! I know we did some things that might be considered crazy or un-safe but I tell you this, it made me a tough person who can adapt to almost any situations and survive. I was ready for most of life's challenges. We didn't live in a cocoon. We saw life as it really is. The kids of today are growing up in a sterile enviroment that is destined to lower their defenses both mentally and physically. All of you that commented keep bringing back a lot of memories also. Thanks for the comments. Sorry if most of you thought of Logan's Run. I'm sure a lot of people read the title and decided not to read my post. I fixed the heading. Glad __________________ I'm "Glad I Ate Her" because the payback was worth it!! Last edited by Glad-I-Ate-Her; 06-07-2003 at 09:24 PM..