So what do YOU tell your children about "when I was a kid... we...?
924609
Great question -- I can say that we didn't have indoor plumbing until I left for college.  We had no hot water -- we heated the water on the stove and took a bath in a galvanized tub in the kitchen.    We had a coal stove in the kitchen and that was all the heat we had.  It was freezing in the morning in the upstairs bedrooms when we hopped out of bed and ran downstairs to get near the stove.   We didn't get a refrigerator until I was in the 5th grade.  Before that, an ice man brought large blocks of ice for our "ice box".  A milkman brought our milk every morning, and it would freeze on our porch and the cream at the top would freeze and push up the little paper top.  The lucky person was the one to get the milk first and eat that frozen cream.  We didn't get a TV until I was in the 7th grade.  Instead, we listened to radio shows such as the Lone Ranger and Fibber McGee and Molly.  We played outside from the first warm day in spring until the snows came.  Then we would sled ride down our hill until our mittens were frozen solid.   We would go into our house to get warm and we would put our mittens on the coal stove to melt the ice.  I will never forget the smell of steaming wool mittens.  Oh, yes, we also walked in 2 feet of snow to school, uphill all the way.  Those were the days!  And, no, I am not older than the hills  --  I just grew up in a small town in Pa. where we always seemed to be about 20 years behind the rest of the world.  But I wouldn't trade those days for anything.
159587
Its actually "back in the days when I was young\nI'm not a kid anymore but some days I sit & wish I was a kid again"
247761
Spend time with my kids...Makes me feel young again and I want them to have good memories when there older...
3950
NOT MUCH!(( NO!))  CHILDREN, MUST HAVE THIER CHANCE TO DREAM AND BELIEVE AS WE DID AS A KID.I WOULD NOT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM,AND I WOULD NOT LET NO ONE DO ANY DIFERENT.
265029
Definitely my childhood, every child seems to know what he or she is doing, or the situation he or she is in until they grow up and see how much they actually messed up or got abused which also reflects on their future. \n\nAs for me i cant say i had a very happy childhood, and i believe its clear when you see me. Dont get the wrong, im okay but there are so much things in the past that sometimes just determines where your headed.\n\nIts sad but true.
900177
WHEN I WAS A KID !!!\nWHY ???\nDO YOU WORK THERE ???
531571
I did a bit when I was younger, then I grew up.
844682
Thanks! I needed that. \nIt's great to know that there are still good jokes out there that I would tell around my children and not be embarassed about.
1104918
Your kids will grow up and eventually get a life of their own, and if they don't understand now they will then.  I am talking from experience when I say to go go go.  Believe me, the kids feel the tension, and some take it personal.\nJust make sure u let them know that you both love them, just not each other and things have to change for the better.  You don't say how old they are but u can make it age appropriate on how to tell them.  The younger they are, the more simple u say it.  Good Luck.
596400
how old are you ?...didn't your parents already have this talk with you
973594
You shouldn't put your kids in this position.  I think it really confuses them about who has what role in their lives.  How old are they?  If they are old enough, tell them the truth, but if they are young, just tell them the necessary information.
63745
ummmm. . how about the school that you went to when you were little?
455829
I'm 53 years old and am adopted. I was told when I was young and feel that it is best to tell the child when they are young because if they find out when they get older, it can be very traumatic for them to accept.
766589
Did you ever go on vacation?  Did a brother or sister get lost?  Have any of your family ever helped you out on something?\nWhat are some good memories you have about something your family did for you.\nWrite about that memory.\nDid you ever have something bad "almost" happen to you but you got saved? Maybe you broke something while your parents were gone but you replaced it before they knew.\nA pet got lost maybe?\nThese are just some ideas.  If you still cannot think of anything, then try to remember something that happened to you  in the last 5 years.  Think back year by year.
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Oh...I guess I was about 16 when I knew it all!! What I have learned since....I really didn't have a clue when I was 16. I am also seeing that the older my children get the "dumber" I appear to be! (Oh, the beautiful circle of life)
1050748
i would go back to  when i was 4 and tell some one i was being molested by my step dad.. this has haunted me for years ( espeicially when mom ran into him again when i was about 12)
1112330
When I was a child I had the faith of a child.\n\nWhen I was a teenager I had the faith of a teenager.\n\nWhen I was an young adult I had the faith of an young adult.\n\nFaith is a constantly changing and (hopefully) growing thing.\n\nWith love in Christ.