Posted by bobby on May 8, 2003, at 14:59:52
In reply to Re: Disturbing news. » Questionmark, posted by ayuda on May 8, 2003, at 13:56:56
I must be old because I'm starting to sound like my Dad and grandfather. I remember when people would people would ride past and throw up their hand---now they only use one finger. Kids could sit on grandpa's lap without fear of being molested. You could eat all the Halloween candy you wanted without fear of biting down on a razorblade or poison.People knew their neighbors---now they sue their neighbors. The cars actually stopped for a red light. There were good preachers that you went to hear and eat lunch with them after services instead of turning on the t.v. to hear one pleading for money--now they'll take your money and your wife and kids. The families did things together--now many don't even know there families(some do and wish they did'nt). A father was someone to look up to---not someone to look out for(unless you were sneaking a cigarette). Crack was something that let air in through a window or a door or something that could be fixed with glue. Gangs were friends who were good enough to come up in your tree house or go to the saturday matinee with. Hoe's were garden tools--not girlfiends. you could buy a new car and actually pay for it before you had to have major repairs---by an honest mechanic. The only aids we knew were lemonade and bandaid. And of course the major decision of the day was m & ms or hershey's kisses. All those things seem so real to my memory--at least what's left of it. So I guess that kingdoms will rise and fall an among them all will be young and old bickering over the changing times.
Bobby
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