(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
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When I Was Your Age...
The older my children get, I find myself...with increasing frequency, starting sentences with a phrase I thought I’d never say: “When I was your age…” Yup, nothing says you’re old like those words, which have been uttered by old people since the Industrial Revolution.
Usually, “when I was your age” serves as a cop-out for my cheapness. I say things like, “When I was your age, I only had two shoes” (commonly known as one pair), or “When I was your age, we only had four channels, and one of them was in French.”
But there is one statement that I wish to shout from a roof top. It is: “When I was your age, the toys were better.” If you look at some of the top toys on this years Christmas wish lists, you see cheap plastic crap that I am loathe to buy for Lochlan.
I miss the toys of my childhood, all of which I wish my parents still had. Yes, with five children, had they kept our toys, they would now have a moderate-sized toy collection, a Narnia closet leading to Fisher Price Land, that would …
Usually, “when I was your age” serves as a cop-out for my cheapness. I say things like, “When I was your age, I only had two shoes” (commonly known as one pair), or “When I was your age, we only had four channels, and one of them was in French.”
But there is one statement that I wish to shout from a roof top. It is: “When I was your age, the toys were better.” If you look at some of the top toys on this years Christmas wish lists, you see cheap plastic crap that I am loathe to buy for Lochlan.
I miss the toys of my childhood, all of which I wish my parents still had. Yes, with five children, had they kept our toys, they would now have a moderate-sized toy collection, a Narnia closet leading to Fisher Price Land, that would …
very nice - how did you decide to go with cherry blossom?
ReplyDeletePretty!
ReplyDeleteI love it and love the fact you got something that holds a special meaning for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog! I also have a cherry blossom tattoo. They are simply beautiful and I love how they are so meaningful. They are quite the obsession with me :)I have also planted two cherry blossom trees and hope they grow up to be beautiful trees!
ReplyDeleteCute!!
ReplyDeletei LOVE it, janet!! the colors are fabulous!! i want another one soon!
ReplyDeletexoxo
maria