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Across the Fence:  if you could relive your childhood ...  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 06:50:48 AM
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Ok, this might get sad but really, I am ok with it. I wish my Nanna and Papa were around longer. They died right when I hit 13 and our whole family fell apart. I was pretty much left to fend for myself and I believe my Mom became really depressed, it strained my parents marriage and I feel like I was forgotten in the shuffle. I also wish we had taken any kind of vacation and my parents to loosen up a little. My life was very strict, my father was constantly unhappy and my mother was a nervous wreck. I did take shelter in my cats, the outdoors, drawing, etc. I wish I had joined more things in school but I was painfull shy and not supported by my family, so I missed out on a lot of normal teenage/childhood things. Oh well!! I get to live my life now.
Heather
Yee-Haw, I am a cowgirl!!!
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 08:25:12 AM
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it's interesting .. because one of the questions i asked in another thread was about the differences between OUR generation and our parents. it seems that 'problems' are always there to be solved .. and hopes and dreams both realized and dashed. i once saw a beautiful film called: LIFE IS AN INSTANT REPLAY .. from the viewpoint of a 100 year old woman who had gone through quite a few 'generations' .. in the end .. you realized that our lives have a lot of parallels regardless of the era. interesting 'food for thought'. xo
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
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treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 10:25:39 AM
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I wouldn't change a thing. There was a lot of Bad Stuff with divorce that my parents are still very bitter about- but! It made me the way I am today. Without it I would never have done all that I did, or have met my best friend or my husband, or learned all those good lessons I can now use in my life.
However- if I had gone to that Les Miserables audition in grade 5, I think my life would now be completely different. I would have made the most perfect, waifiest Cosette there ever was :)
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
2350 Posts |
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 12:20:36 PM
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I would take my studies more seriously. I would have different friends and different jobs.
May God bless those who love the soil,
Patsy
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
603 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 12:55:14 PM
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iloveprims
True Blue Farmgirl
154 Posts
TRACY
Phillipsburg
NJ
USA
154 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 2:47:23 PM
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I would take my childhood more seriously... I kinda grew up too early and had kids at a very young age BUT I cant say I regret it as my kids are wonderful and my oldest is in his 2nd year in college (I will be 36 tomorrow).
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 2:49:44 PM
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I grew up in a severely dysfunctional and abusive home, so I wouldn't want to relive a second of it.
Diana
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 3:05:20 PM
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I would get into more trouble. I didn't do that enough.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war!
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1404 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1404 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 3:10:19 PM
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I would ask that my bio father not be killed when he was struck by lightning. I would love to have been raised around my relatives and not in the middle of nowhere around no one I knew. My relatives were wonderful people and I missed so much. Who knows, I might have married a farmer.
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Edited by - Betty J. on Jul 21 2008 3:12:26 PM |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:47:13 PM
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I would skip being 15 years old. Those terrible teen hormones made life more miserable than having a hot flash outside in the Gobi desert.
Farmgirl Sister #235
http://crshelpmeet-heartssong.blogspot.com/
Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. -- Mark Twain |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 10:43:27 PM
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I would pick new parents. Seriously, I would NOT want to relive my childhood. It was not ME that needed to change, but the "grown-ups" who DIDN'T raise me! Thank goodness the Lord has taken any bitterness I might have had tword my parents. That's all I've got to say about THAT.
Although, I DO have to say, if I hadn't had the childhood that I DID have, I would not be the person I am today. I am happy with who I am and the life I am living. I'm happy that I'm NOT like my mother was, that I've kept my promises to myself in regards to raising my OWN children, and I'm living my OWN life and loving EVERY MINUTE OF IT!! I'm happy that I'm free of all bitterness and resentment that I COULD and that I am at peace. (Thank you God!) ~~ Tracy ~~
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 10:48:45 PM
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I would pick new parents. Seriously, I would NOT want to relive my childhood. What a NIGHTMARE!! It was not ME that needed to change, but the "grown-ups" who DIDN'T raise me. That's all I've got to say about THAT.
Although, I DO have to say, if I hadn't had the childhood that I DID have, I would not be the person I am today. I am happy with who I am and the life I am living. I'm happy that I'm NOT like my mother was, that I've kept my promises to myself in regards to raising my OWN children, and I'm living my OWN life and loving EVERY MINUTE OF IT!! I'm happy that I'm free of all bitterness and resentment that I COULD have had tword my parents (along with the GUILT for having those feelings since they've both passed on), and that I am at peace. The Lord is GOOD!! Without HIM, there would be no peace for me. Thank you Father God! ~~ Tracy ~~
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 12:00:23 PM
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 4:26:13 PM
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How would I like it to be different?? Hmm... Some things have no solution...therefore, no point in doing it over again.
But perhaps I would...for the sake of several people I know...took paths in life so different than we'd ever dreamed of, not good paths. To try maybe, to get them to re-think.... I don't know...
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 4:30:16 PM
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Ppphhh...nevermind. Guess it's like, boot camp isn't easy, but it makes ya tough.  So I am who I am today, because of my childhood. I'm okay with that. :)
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
1175 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 4:40:36 PM
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there is a lot I would not like to repeat.. sad stuff.. but I do wish I had spent more quality time with my sisters. I wish I had held onto more of my childhood treasures- I wrote tons of letters and received many in return.. I don't have any.
Blessings, Debra
"Your life is an occasion, Rise to it." Mr Magorium..
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 12:01:26 PM
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I would take my schooling much more serious. I would avoid dating until college. I would study more. I would want to be smarter.
Marly |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 1:01:56 PM
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I really loved my childhood! I have two younger sisters and a younger brother and we all grew up together and always played together and had a blast! I loved every moment of it. The only thing I think I would change is the fact that my mother was very overprotective of us growing up. I know she just wanted us safe, but it was too much. We had bikes but were never allowed to go ride them down the street or anything like that. Luckily my father was more lenient and wanted us to go explore and get a little scratched up..after all a little bit of that is good for kids.
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Moonsanity
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Brenda
Michigan
USA
107 Posts |
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homemakerkate
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
Kate
Ewen
Michigan
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 4:13:21 PM
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