When we were kids...

When we were kids

We did not have

Games simulating the outdoors

Indoors.

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When we were kids

We did not have

Barney to entertain us

So we would eat.

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When we were kids

We did not have

Every facet of our life

Visually cataloged.

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When we were kids

We did not wear

Helmets and knee protectors

When riding our bicycles.

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When we were kids

We did not eat

Fries with tomato ketchup

And ice cream.

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When we were kids

We did not have a

Schedule for playing, eating, singing, dancing

And everything in between.

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When we were kids

We did not talk back

To our parents

Or question their directives.

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When we were kids

We did not have

Cell phones to text with

During family dinners.

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When we were kids

We did not need

Hallmark-created days

To appreciate those who mattered.

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When we were kids

We did not strain our eyes

On the computer, the television,

Or a gaming console.

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When we were kids

We did not go on

Planned trips to

Exotic locations.

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When we were kids

We did not shut the world out

With earphones

Attached to nifty iPods.

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When we were kids

We did not invite the world in

Via tweets and

Status updates.

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When we were kids

We led a simpler life

One with less stress

And even lesser external stimuli.

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When we were kids

We were happy

With one TV channel

And a shared home-cooked meal.

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When we were kids

We found contentment

In little things

Like building twig castles.

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When we were kids

We played until late in the evening

Unchaperoned and

Fearless.

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When we were kids

We waited for hand-me-downs

With excitement and

A sense of gratitude.

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When we were kids

We lived like kids

Uninhibited and

Innocent.

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When we were kids

We were just that --

KIDS!

Not little adults.

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