09/18/2025
I grew up in Augusta, Ga. When I was a child, we had an area code that we didn’t use. A lot of my clothes came from Kmart, while the mall was for special outfits. If you could swim, you were king of the pool. Eating out at a restaurant was a huge deal that only happened on special occasions. Fast food was leftover food at home. Eating popsicles was a treat on a hot day. We had the ice cream truck, and you only needed $1 or less. School was mandatory. You took your school clothes off as soon as you got home and put on your play clothes. If no one was home after school, you jumped the gate or went in through the window. Nobody paid for daycare. We ate dinner at the table. Our house phone was always being used. We played Cops and Robbers, 1-2-3 Not It, Red Light Green Light, Hide & Seek, Truth or Dare, Tag, Kick Ball, Dodge Ball, and we rode bikes. Girls and boys played in the street or in the house. We came home when the street lights came on. Children were seen and not heard. Staying in the house was a punishment, and the only thing we knew about being bored was, 'You better find something to do before I find it for you!' We ate what mom made for dinner or we ate nothing at all. There was no bottled water; we drank from the tap or the water hose. We watched cartoons on Saturday mornings and rode our bikes for hours. We ran around in the streets until dark and came in before mom had to find us. We were afraid of nothing. We watched our mouths around our elders because our parents would whoop our behinds!!! These were the good old days. Kids today will never know how it feels to be a real kid; they will never understand my childhood. I loved being a kid!!! 😑😑🤧
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