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Five years old

cooby Sep 14 2016 01:43 AM

Imagine being five years old again for one week. What would you try to remember to remember? I would try to remember what my older brother and sister looked like ( I have no recollection of them being around ever in my young life) I would enjoy the company of my very entertaining aunts and uncles more I would talk to my grandma, my only grandparent in my lifetime and I was afraid of her German accent and her walker I would figure out what made Scot M like me and hang onto that until I met my spouse I would pay more attention to my dog and kitty I would enjoy good vision I would watch the Piper planes flying over 100 times a day and realize that it wouldn't last forever I would stop worrying that my 30 year old parents were terminal I would enjoy the Wonderful World of Color on Sunday nights instead of wondering if I was going to get burglarized

MFS62 Sep 14 2016 03:24 AM Re: Five years old Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 14 2016 02:04 PM

I would have the dozens the relatives who got together once a month for a "Cousins Club" meeting to document our family tree. We recently tried to piece one together and were very unsuccessful at filling in major gaps because of the Holocaust. I was 5 years old in 1948. Later

HahnSolo Sep 14 2016 01:48 PM Re: Five years old

I'd tell my dad to wager whatever he could on the Mets to win the NL East.

Zvon Sep 14 2016 03:41 PM Re: Five years old

It would be 1963 so I would have my mom drive me (in my decked out stroller) to the nearest candy store and somehow coax her into buying an entire box of Topps baseball cards. I wouldn't be able to keep it closed, but I would pull all the future $$ cards and put all the cards in....did they have plastic holders then?..put em in something, take good care of em. I didn't start following baseball until I was around 9 yrs old. I didn't buy baseball cards until I was around 10. So that would change my entire life! Ha. Also, I wouldn't be so desperately pathetic when I begged my folks to get me a Tiger Tank for Christmas. [fimg=300:2mdxu9yk]http://www.vectis.co.uk/AuctionImages/455/1257_l.jpg[/fimg:2mdxu9yk] OE: I could warn JFK....

Benjamin Grimm Sep 14 2016 03:45 PM Re: Five years old

I'm sure he give a lot of consideration to a warning from a five-year-old.

cooby Sep 14 2016 04:50 PM Re: Five years old

Jackie would have listened. She was wonderful!

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2016 05:12 PM Re: Five years old

I would try to remember the reason my Mom gave me in 1967 why she wouldn't invest that $1,000 tax refund in Boeing like I suggested.

Lefty Specialist Sep 14 2016 05:45 PM Re: Five years old

I would take that Mr. Machine toy, and instead of breaking it on Christmas morning, I would put it in a safe place and sell it on eBay in 2016. And I'd give my parents a big hug.

dgwphotography Sep 14 2016 07:18 PM Re: Five years old

I'd give my dad a hug.

cooby Sep 14 2016 07:49 PM Re: Five years old

MFS62 wrote: I would have the dozens the relatives who got together once a month for a "Cousins Club" meeting to document our family tree. We recently tried to piece one together and were very unsuccessful at filling in major gaps because of the Holocaust. I was 5 years old in 1948. Later :(

themetfairy Sep 15 2016 03:28 PM Re: Five years old

I'd try to remember how my grandmother's cooking tasted, and perhaps how she cooked.