Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo" Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming "do over!" "Race issue" meant arguing about who rant he fastest Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly" Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends Being old referred to anyone over 20 The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't matter the worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was "cooties" It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot Nobody was prettier than Mom Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park A foot of snow was a dream come true Abilities ere discovered because of a "double-dog-dare" Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home "oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense Spinning around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team War was a card game Water balloons were the ultimate weapon Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin Ice cream was considered a basic food group Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors
