Tag: childhood
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July 21, 2009 03:40 PM EDT --
My childhood home was built in 1934 and since then 2000 souls have passed through its doors. It’s been 26 years since we moved away, but I finally made it back. As I open my front door . . .
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November 06, 2009 12:00 AM EST --
When I was probably around eight years old, my grandfather from Indiana came to visit us. My mom would relegate either me or my sister to the hide-a-bed couch when he would visit so that he’d . . .
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November 29, 2007 01:01 PM EST --
Home wasn't confined to the simple pink frame house on Newton street. It extended into the backyard and even beyond into the forest and wilds of the corn rows and strawberry patches of the bordering . . .
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March 10, 2009 08:01 PM EDT --
I have a few. I loved my barbies, my cabbage patch (pretty krimp and curl) my carebear and my smurf stuff animals. What were your favorite childhood toys?
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May 26, 2007 06:43 PM EDT --
OKAY, APRIL L. TAGGED ME AND I'M SUPPOSED TO TELL TEN (GOOD) CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND THEN WHOEVER READS THIS CAN ALSO POST THEIR 10 CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AS I DON'T DO THE "TAG" . . .
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August 03, 2007 10:20 PM EDT --
What was your favorite game growing up?
Mine was and still is Monopoly.
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January 27, 2009 09:23 AM EST --
What is your absolute favorite memory from childhood?
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April 05, 2007 01:51 AM EDT --
First of all, I haven't touched bologna or Baloney in years but lately especially after reading Ron Jenkins lovely story, well, I seem to crave a fried baloney sandwich wedged between two slices of . . .
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October 12, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --
Do you have a special place you like to go that reminds you of your childhood? For me it is sitting in a swing.
Swing High
I sat on the swing that warm autumn day
As mild winds . . .
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September 25, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
These days, I’m doing something in my pediatric practice that I didn’t plan on doing: I’m giving medications to children with attention problems.
When I started working in pediatrics . . .
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February 04, 2009 06:02 AM EST --
My first memory of my sister, Sandi was when she was about 10 months old. She was born 1 month premature. People used to be surprised when she started walking at the age of 9 months. . . .
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March 28, 2007 12:16 AM EDT --
This story starts out in Denbie ,Virginia. The year was 1958. I was eight years old. We lived on an old farm .We were allowed to live there free as long as my Dad tore down the barn and all the outbuildings. . . .
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April 04, 2007 09:54 PM EDT --
We were a large family. & kids born to a poor world. I was about 12 at this time.I live with my family in dinwiddie .Virginia. We lived in a old two story house besides a stuckey's store. I remember . . .
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May 14, 2007 05:15 PM EDT --
Every time I saw the title, “Times my mother stood up for me” I cringed. This has been brewing in my head for a whole month now. I decided to wait until after Mother’s Day, . . .
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May 28, 2007 05:27 PM EDT --
Inspired by Michelle C's post, here are 10 of my childhood memories. Some are happy, some are sad, some are just plain odd! Sit back and enjoy the ride with me.
My parents divorced . . .
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May 30, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
I grew up on a farm and wanted to share a few things that happened during those years. One time my car slid into the ditch, but there was nobody home to help me get it out. I called the neighbor, . . .
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June 24, 2007 01:22 PM EDT --
I remember my eyes tightly closed for
washcloth scrubbings with zest bar soap
the tone of my mother's voice while she worked
trying to erase stained pokeberry
war paint.
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August 02, 2007 02:11 PM EDT --
I have enjoyed reading the articles people have posted on Gather about their childhood memories.....even though they do tend to make me jealous. I have so few memories of being a child. And . . .
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August 15, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
Last night my son was having a hard time picking a book to read - we have so many and he couldn't decide which one he wanted. Even though we have a lot of books, I could still think of tons of . . .
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September 07, 2007 07:39 PM EDT --
When I was a kid, I had horrible nightmares. I often was terrified to go to sleep. One night, my mom told me to imagine something funny... she was wearing a nightgown that had a winter scene . . .
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