CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
06/05/2010 • Filed Under Past Life • 7 Comments | Leave a Comment »
“Everything else you grow out of, but you never recover from childhood”
~Beryl Bainbridge
I’ve been thinking alot about my childhood lately. This usually happens about once a year when my birthday is quickly approaching. Plus, this year I will be spending my birthday in New York City. Technically, the trip was planned around a concert, not really my birthday. Yep. The concert. Another “blast from the past”. New Kids on the Block. NKOTB (now that they are in their late 30s and 40s). Those were the days. I must have been around 15 or 16 when the obsession started. I was their #1 FAN! Posters covering every inch of my walls, literally. Writing hundreds and hundreds of pen pals with the same obsession. Spending all of my earnings from my job at McDonalds on TeenBeat and BOP magazines (do these even exist now?). Buying concert tickets. (In the late 80s and 90s I think I went to at least 8). Falling in ‘love’ with Jordan Knight, staking my claim on him, forbiding my older sister to ‘like’ him, demanding she pick one of the other boy band members. Just so you know, she picked Jordan’s older brother, Jon, who recently stepped out of the closet. Just Sayin’. So, anyway, I guess the upcoming concert and my fast approaching 36th birthday got me thinking ’bout ol’ times.
Are there things you vividly remember about your childhood? I swear, I remember more from my childhood than I can recall from last week. No kidding. My cool toys, special Christmas gifts, popular songs and when I first heard them, good times, the bad times, the goofy clothes my mom made me wear, mostly because I was too fat to wear regular clothes, and the stupid, yet down right hilarious pranks things I did growing up.
I’m thinking it might be fun to blog about some of the stuff from my childhood. Occasionally my stories will surface when certain topics come up in conversations. Everyone usually breaks out into gut-busting laughter, probably doubting the validity of my stories. Me, I know they are actual events from my real life. Most people tell me I should write all this down so I can write a book. What? First of all, I will never forget. Second, who has time to write a book?
Okay, so pull up a chair because over the next few weeks you’ll get to experience tiny bits from my childhood. It may help explain why I am who I am today!
Tune in next time for…MIDDLE CHILD SYNDROME
On 06/05/10 Melissa said:
yes I remember to New Kids and your love of them.. I guess I will never forget some of the things we have had happen while we were growing up together. The Lovely days singing on the porch and knowing we were gonna be famous one day.. The big dirt pile in my back yard or our mountain.. we always felt on top of the world.. Ohh and the hot dog suppers my dad would cook (he still laughed at those days till his days ended).. Can’t wait to read more.
On 06/06/10 Joanna Sutter (Fitness & Spice) said:
Wahooo! You’re back!
I can’t wait to read along. Oh, and I think YOU SHOULD write a book. You are a beautiful writer and your personality will leap off the pages. Just sayin’.
On 06/06/10 Shan said:
You are such a dear! I’m glad to be back. My family and friends would kill me if I wrote my memriors because I would definitely not hold back!
I’m not certain they even read my blog but if so, they are in for a surprise! The next few weeks should be interesting…at least for me!
On 06/06/10 J Valentine said:
Oh Shannon, do I remember memories from childhood. I remember a lot. I was a mix between good/bad kids lol Rock it out, My birthday isn’t far from today as well
four days after yours!
On 06/06/10 The older sister said:
Oh, believe me, I’ll be looking forward to reading your blogs…because I feel sure I’ll be taking up some of the space….I’ve lived it too, remember…and there’s always two sides to every story…so watch it DOOBIE!!!
On 06/06/10 Shan said:
So…the drama begins…
On 06/06/10 Mack Richardson said:
Do I remember my childhood? I’m still living it! I’m wearing a Green Lantern power ring, a Flash t-shirt and reading the latest issue of Batman right now…