Tag: people
group name: childhoodstories
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June 16, 2006 04:47 AM EDT --
I believe every child deserves a special, never-have-to-share toy. House rule said this toy stayed out of sight when friends come around. Jessica . . . more
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June 05, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
It was a perfect May morning. The sky was clear and the temperature was mild. It was one of those pregnant with possibility days, the kind of day that would make S. Clay Wilson's Checkered . . . more
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June 12, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
My dad died several years ago.
You didn't know him.
Then again, maybe you did.
My dad was the guy on the boardwalk wearing black socks and sandals, the guy at the checkout counter who couldn't . . . more
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June 10, 2007 09:33 PM EDT --
Growing up in the 50s was a pleasant time. I was born in New Jersey to wonderful parents who hailed from the south, Mom from NO and Dad from NC. Unfortunately I never knew first hand about either of those . . . more
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August 10, 2007 12:14 AM EDT --
After reading some of the embarrassing moments stories here, I have one to add. This occurred in about 1961, give or take a year or so. Some of the details have faded from my memory over the years.
Several . . . more
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June 05, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
My dad was the first man I ever loved. When I was growing up we never had any money. My dad worked all the time but we never got ahead. We were very disciplined. There were six of us kids. Three girls . . . more
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April 23, 2006 09:48 AM EDT --
My brother is the quiet type. That might be because he came along just over a year after I was born, and I started talking quite young. There probably weren't a whole lot of waking hours left in a . . . more
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October 29, 2006 08:29 AM EST --
"Please look, please look up,
You're not listening with your eyes"
Said the little girl.
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June 06, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
My Dad and I are 30 years apart, I will be 51 this July. Sometimes I wonder about what he was thinking on the day I was born, he already had 3 daughters and now he had another..4 little girls, Charlie's . . . more
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September 13, 2006 10:13 AM EDT --
As some of you may know I have taken in a stray 17 year old. Her mom died a couple of years ago and she has drifted from her father's house to friend after friend and finally to living in her car. . . . more
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August 27, 2006 02:49 PM EDT --
I cannot imagine life without my sister, Goddess Nancy Spivey. We have shared experiences for over fifty years... the good, the bad, the ugly (ex-husbands). We have been together through . . . more
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June 18, 2007 12:23 AM EDT --
This was written last mothers day,just sharing:
You left before we all grew up Though short the time was sweet The love you gave did fill my cup You raised me on my knees And tho you've . . . more
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January 14, 2007 08:33 AM EST --
We are living in a new world, so they tell me.
When people are walking around talking to themselves, waving their hands wildly, discussing their personal business on public transportation, on the streets, . . . more
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February 10, 2007 07:03 PM EST --
Kids go from one extreme to the other. First they want a dinner at the toilet because they love it so much. Have you ever seen a 3 year old drag a sleeping bag to the potty? It gives . . . more
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May 13, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Being a believer in the cosmic balance of the universe, I have come to the conclusion that someday, somewhere on this planet, there will be... a Museum of Embarrassing Purchases. I hope someday to be regaled . . . more
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December 02, 2006 03:04 AM EST --
"Leaves are fallin' all around, it's time I was on my way." I'm singing along to this song, Ramble On by Led Zeppelin- from the album that Trish borrowed from her friend, . . . more
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November 16, 2006 12:33 PM EST --
I was eight years old in 1963 when the Beatles hit it big.
I remember my sister and her friend running into the house saying "Turn on the radio, you've got to hear this new song." . . . more
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November 17, 2006 11:47 PM EST --
As I had once said, "it's not what you don't have but what you do have." What I didn't have as a kid growing up mattered not so much as what I did have. Yes, it's true that I . . . more
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August 06, 2006 12:45 PM EDT --
As I begin the downward descent on the arc that is my life, I sometimes fear that I?m going to end up like my Aunt Marion: alone, angry, and crazy as a loon.
Aunt Marion was always a little nutty, and . . . more
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March 03, 2007 12:38 AM EST --
Our daughter is now 18 and had dated the same boy for 2 years. About 6 months ago they broke up and she is now getting back into dating. This evening she informed her father and I that she was going to . . . more
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