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lol- Tenerife Sun to the figure of an 18 y o......but my daughter bought me a hula hoop for my last birthday and I think it is absolutely brilliant.

They were all the rage when I was about 9. Needless to say I didn't have one but I had a good friend who shared hers with me. It took a bit of getting into the rhythm again but eventually it all came back. I hide it behind the dresser because I like to keep it handy. Again in days gone by it would have to be kept in my bedroom or somewhere out of the way. Now I can keep it just where I want.

Incidently I have just been told this week about a 30 + something who has had really bad back pain and the excercise with the hula hoop is the first thing that has finally offered some relief. -jl

Hi Janet...what a good post, I had never thought about things 'the other way round' it also makes me think about the saying about wanting to give your children the things you never had.

But I still miss the figure I had when I was about 18 :-( :-)

Janet, thank you for reminding me about some of the good things that I have aquired since childhood. Especially having freedom of choice.

:-D

I miss being able to do things on the spur of the moment. I was able to pop out and visit friends, go for a long walk, go shopping, pictures, swimming etc.

Now I have to plan everything before hand, can't walk very far (or fast) and can't stand for long either.


I am now waiting for a decorator to paint a reception room for me.

In the "old days" I would have done it myself... sometimes after a visit to the pub!

To me the computer is a godsend. I do most of my travelling via the internet.
Would be rather bored without it.

I also miss having a memory in full working order.

I never look back at what I had, but consider myself lucky at the things I have now that I couldn't have as a child.:
My spending money was always less than my peers.
I wasn't allowed to have the light on in my bedroom to read. Bedtime meant 'get yer head down'.
Had to be in by a set time.
Boring meals which were the same on the set day. I appreciate that our parents and grandparents were just thankful for food.
No comics because my mother thought that there were silly words in the pictures e.g. 'pow' 'splat' 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeee'.
I now buy magazines, choose my food, put the light on in the middle of the night....and the television, listen to Radio 5 live if I so choose, as loud as I want.Leave books on top on the bed so in the middle of the night there is a bang when something drops on the floor, and I think 'yeah' .If I go out to meet a friend I come home when I feel like it.
Memories are all well and good but if there is something better about the present then that is truly a blessing and as they say lifes what you make it.-jl

Yes it was, Wendy - he knew all his grandparents' names and even one of his great grandparents. He knew all his uncles and their wives too which was amazing because his father was one of 15 children.

Purple, well done on the £50 win. There are no competitions to so here but ubtil you just said in your post I never thought about looking online.

SueMaid was it the talks with your dad about past family that started you on doing your family tree.

I miss long involved conversations with my Dad. We could talk about everything but mostly about long gone family and he was amazingly accurate with names, dates etc. He was very well read and he had such a lot of general knowledge. He and my mother travelled a lot so he would talk about the places they'd been and the things they saw. After 6 years I can still think of things I would like to ask him.

I still do the Take a Break comps and any others I spot, but haven't won anything for a while, altho I did get £50 for a spot the snap TAB competition last year I think it was.

Wend you can do a lot of the tv competitons online as well so they don't cost anything.

I wish I had the energy I used to have, when I could rush about and do so much in a day, now I haven't the energy to do that much in a week!

Lizx

Ahhh mummo I think that is both lovely and sad at the same time. You still have him that is the most important thing. My husband and I never went anywhere that we weren't holding hands and I loved every minute of it.

I miss holding my OH's arm or hand when we walk along as since his accident he now has to use a wheel chair / mobility scooter. :-(

I do Tenerife Sun - I just miss the effort :-D

Marilyn we posted at the same time I love an english Christmas as there is nothing special anout 25 th December here, it's just a day off and back to work on Boxing
Day but we do have the spanish celebrationson Kings Day 6th January.

Wend you can still have lust...no effort involved you can keep it in the mind.

I guess you could still have gobstoppers too PH I still buy sticks of liquorice.

Gobstoppers :-D

Lust :-D

Also I miss being on the school PTAand playing the part of Dandini when my children's school put on th panto Cinderella. The after rehearsal drinks in the pub were quite good too.

Oh dare I say it ...LOL

I miss the smell of Pine Christmas trees........and all my mothers Christmases , we never had much .but what we had was magic.. :-D

i miss my very happy childhood,so innocent and so free. :-D

I am sure that I took a photo of the two of you but haven't tracked it down yet. Thought I'd sent you a copy but maybe not. T thinks we were there too. I remember a good night and several amarettos. :-D

Jean I am agree with you re the baking I only have to look at a cake to gain a xfew pounds.

Dizzi, hope you are feeling better now. It is sad when we can't do the things we used to be able to, trouble is my brain says I can but it lies to me!

Ann the photo idea is good I often look at the you tube clip and I think you are right I think you were there with us