Have you ever sat and reminisced about your childhood? I have. I was thinking the other day how safe we were in our neighborhood. It was mostly made up of families we attended church with and went to school with. Everyone watched out for everyone else's kids while we were out playing.
I can remember riding my bike all across town, because the town was so small in those days. I remember going to the swimming pool and the skating rink with my friends, or sitting in on the free movies on Wednesday afternoons in the summer. It was a cool break from the summer heat, even though I don't think the old theater was air conditioned. Just fans blowing in the dark.
I remember that some kids had pedal cars when I was very young. I had one for awhile myself. I'm not sure what ever happened to that little car, but I'm sure it would be worth the price of a new Peg perego now! I remember having a tricycle, and my friend's tricycle being much bigger. A larger front wheel and a place for a rider to stand on the back made all the difference in our child-world status.
The beginnings of consumerism were already seeded into our little hearts back then, I think. Hopefully, I've outgrown that childish desire to have the biggest tricycle in the neighborhood.
