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 wo
Wow, I'm impressed...I think I'd be too scared of what might happen if the glowsticks broke to stick them in my nose. :) Your bravery knows no limits!!
ReplyDeleteDid the glowsticks go up your nose before they went in your mouth? LOL
ReplyDeleteHmmm...let me think...I sure hope so!
DeleteMy favorite funny face Friday!! haha!~
ReplyDeleteI just busted out laughing!!! You.are.awesome.
ReplyDeleteJust awesome! LOL!
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