To be perfectly honest I don’t think my childhood ended. Its peak was definitely in the 90s and early 2000s I still find myself occasionally watching the newer cartoons And following Youtubers that can be my kids. An is pretty amazing when a kid’s face lights up when they find out I follow their favorite YouTuber opens up a whole New World of conversation And perspective.
Aaaaah, nostalgia! Remembering the past without reliving the pain! I’m old enough (76) to remember “the Polio Season” and “iron lungs”. As a kid I had a friend who had had polio. I would not wish that on anyone. (Anyone else out there old enough to have visited wards filled with “iron lungs”?) And vision? I’m legally able to drive without wearing glasses. Before I had had a couple of surgeries the vision in my “good” eye was 20/100. What about the other eye? It was 20/200. (And for those of you unfamiliar with how to interpret those numbers it meant I had to get 20 feet away from something to see what a person with 20/20 vision could make out at (for my “good” eye) 100 feet.
seanfear over 2 years ago
Indeed. Just last night I’ve posted on FB that I miss the 1980s (seems there is a wave or something passing thru for such yearning lately)
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 2 years ago
It’s always bemused me when people complain about younger generations doing the same stupid things we did.
My only pity for them is that now they have an evidence trail, while ours is lost to time.
The Legend of Brandon Sawyer over 2 years ago
To be perfectly honest I don’t think my childhood ended. Its peak was definitely in the 90s and early 2000s I still find myself occasionally watching the newer cartoons And following Youtubers that can be my kids. An is pretty amazing when a kid’s face lights up when they find out I follow their favorite YouTuber opens up a whole New World of conversation And perspective.
edreajr over 2 years ago
Aaaaah, nostalgia! Remembering the past without reliving the pain! I’m old enough (76) to remember “the Polio Season” and “iron lungs”. As a kid I had a friend who had had polio. I would not wish that on anyone. (Anyone else out there old enough to have visited wards filled with “iron lungs”?) And vision? I’m legally able to drive without wearing glasses. Before I had had a couple of surgeries the vision in my “good” eye was 20/100. What about the other eye? It was 20/200. (And for those of you unfamiliar with how to interpret those numbers it meant I had to get 20 feet away from something to see what a person with 20/20 vision could make out at (for my “good” eye) 100 feet.
stairsteppublishing over 2 years ago
Don’t miss childhood.
Chris Sherlock over 2 years ago
The more things change, the more they stay the same.