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I think precocious is the word that would best describe me as a child. I have always been an old soul and never understood why adults disregarded my opinions on matters. I think that is why I get along so well with kids now. I actually listen to their ideas and opinions.
1. I once planned to run away with my middle sister. We had $2.85 between the two of us. The plan was canceled because we couldn’t agree on how many pairs of shoes my sister could take with her.
2. I only got to see my cousin a few times a year. One year we decided we needed to celebrate Christmas in March…in the woods. We dragged his mother’s Christmas ornaments about a mile into the woods and decorated the perfect tree.
3. My kindergarten teacher wanted to test me for gifted classes. I put my hands on my hips and told her, “I don’t need to take your test to know that I am smart.” I sent her my college graduation announcement and an apology.
4. I got upset a lot as a child. Life had a way of not going my way and when things did not go my way, I would stomp my foot, put my hands on my hips and announce to the world, “I am so mad.” Then I would stomp off and find a door to slam.
5. I brought home every hurt animal and stray I found. Once I found a bird. I brought it home and the bird decided it wasn’t hurt after all. It started flying around the house. All I could say was, “It couldn’t fly. It was hopping on the ground.” For years after I suffered as my family presented me with frozen turkeys and chickens, while saying, “Beekers, it can’t fly. Save it!”
6. I called McDonald’s..Ronnie Donnie’s.
7. I started a Michael Jackson fan club in the 3rd grade.
8. I could read by the age of 4. I learned by using Read and Hear Little Golden books. I had a record holder with the Bee Gees on the front of it and a little record player that I carried around. The Little Red Hen was my favorite story.
9. I hate broccoli. My step-father insisted one evening that I was not getting up from the table until I ate broccoli. I ate the broccoli and then promptly threw up on him. In all fairness, I had just read one of his college psychology book and decided I needed to tell him what was wrong with him. He was just trying to reassert his authority.
10. I jumped over street grates because I was convinced monsters lived under them.
11. In the 2nd grade my teacher used a huge blackboard to write out the days work. She recorded everything for the day on huge index cards. You weren’t allowed to go the library or do fun things until you finished all her board work. Well I discovered that I could read the cards as she was writing. So I would hand my work in about 5 minutes after she finished the boards. She moved me to the back of the class when she realized why I was finishing so quickly.
12. I only wore dresses to church and on picture day at school. My mom had to pack pants for me to change into as soon as the pictures were done.
13. My grandmother would sneak and give me RC Cola and Little Debbie oatmeal cakes or Moon Pies behind my mother’s back. She would say, “We all need a ‘lil sugar in our day.” She also taught me how to sew and gave me my first romance novel. I love my grandma!
17 responses so far ↓
1 DrillerAA // Mar 20, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I think decorating the Christmas tree in the forest is wonderful. I’m sure that the tree felt special.
Childhood can be special because kids have a way of making it special.
Have a great T13.
2 pussreboots // Mar 20, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I would have liked you as a childhood friend! Happy TT.
3 Ann Bruce // Mar 20, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Too cute! Didn’t we all do #1 at some point?
4 Jennifer // Mar 20, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Thanks for stopping by! I love your TT list, especially #5
5 Kat's Krackerbox // Mar 20, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I did run away one time…down the street to a friends house. I got ground for two weeks and couldn’t play outside!
This is a great list for TT.
6 Paula // Mar 20, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Wow — GREAT memories! I wish I could have ran away with you…I was always going solo.
My Grandma was cool too…she bought me my first 2 piece swimsuit and showed me my first R rated movie.
7 Amanda // Mar 20, 2008 at 9:23 pm
It’s funny that it was the shoes and not the $2.85 that held you back from running away.
8 scooper // Mar 20, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Your poor mother. You must have made her crazy.:)
It’s great that you can remember all these moments in your life. I only wish I could.
9 Nicole Austin // Mar 20, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Great list of memories! Not even giving me pants to change into would get me to wear the dresses. LOL!
10 chanpheng // Mar 20, 2008 at 9:33 pm
That’s a great list of childhood memories. I’m not sure whether or not it’s sad that we become more normal once we grow up.
11 fragileheart // Mar 20, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Awh it’s no wonder I like you so much! Though I may not have been around my grandmother when I was growing up, there’re a lot of personality traits we had in common as kids - of course the whole wanting it ‘my way or the highway’ may have backfired hehe
Great list Beekers!
12 Jillian // Mar 21, 2008 at 2:47 am
This is a great list. Especially numbers 3, 10, and 11. Ha!
13 Monique // Mar 21, 2008 at 9:30 am
I LOVE it. I love #2 and 3.
I learned to read at a very young age as well. My parents were very very insistent that I make reading a priority in my life, and to this day, there is nothing I love more than getting comfy in bed with a book.
14 Beekers // Mar 21, 2008 at 3:38 pm
My butt got spanked so much that all the trees around our home didn’t grow lower branches….everything became a switch.
15 Chelle Y. // Mar 21, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I did not live near my cousins growing up either. Now, my son lives about twenty minutes from his (we used to live next door).
I want him to grow up with his cousins, because I feel I missed a lot from not being around them.
16 the_sphinx // Mar 23, 2008 at 2:39 am
I believe that you have always been smart. It’s the first visit but I enjoy reading your posts.
17 waterrose // Mar 24, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Well I recognize a few of these in myself…lol
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