Games we played
We didn't have Ipads and Iphones, X-boxes, but we had fun!54 total reviews
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
Forever remembered by we who have aged. Too bad once we are gone those memories too may be gone. Will they revive things like that in the future. Who knows. Our world is much too progressive, our fun is not their fun. Well done.
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Forever remembered by we who have aged. Too bad once we are gone those memories too may be gone. Will they revive things like that in the future. Who knows. Our world is much too progressive, our fun is not their fun. Well done.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2019
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Raffaelina, I fear those days have come and gone, children to day need to be entertained, they are quickly losing the abilities to co-create with others.
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
Ah anon, what a lovely trip down memory lane with you. The games we played took me back and also on a nostalgia trip. I like 'We played in the rain, the cold, the sun.' We did indeed. No TV to distract. But we never hung around the house - like you say we were outside playing. I never see kids out playing in the street now. Thank you and good luck in the contest. Warm regards Dorothy
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Ah anon, what a lovely trip down memory lane with you. The games we played took me back and also on a nostalgia trip. I like 'We played in the rain, the cold, the sun.' We did indeed. No TV to distract. But we never hung around the house - like you say we were outside playing. I never see kids out playing in the street now. Thank you and good luck in the contest. Warm regards Dorothy
Comment Written 13-Nov-2019
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Dorothy, thank you it was fun to nudge the past for a while.
Comment from Rmocruz
You have poetically defined my childhoods toys and playing behaviors
in a creative retrospective. I now ponder if modern technology are such
a benefit to today's youth, as I now gift my grand children through
Gamestop.
Best wishes with this worthy contest entry.
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2019
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You have poetically defined my childhoods toys and playing behaviors
in a creative retrospective. I now ponder if modern technology are such
a benefit to today's youth, as I now gift my grand children through
Gamestop.
Best wishes with this worthy contest entry.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2019
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They children today including my eight grandchildren would be in a world of hurt if the power grid every failed over twenty-four hours.
Comment from Alchera
Beautifully penned throughout its enthusiastic old playing games storylined narration, poetical structure and above all its funny content. Now I shall start playing them myself. A good work. Blessings from Italy
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Beautifully penned throughout its enthusiastic old playing games storylined narration, poetical structure and above all its funny content. Now I shall start playing them myself. A good work. Blessings from Italy
Comment Written 13-Nov-2019
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Alchera, thank you ...Gracie
Comment from oliver818
Nice poem, I enjoyed it. It's funny because I totally agree with this poem and yet I'm still happy to sit and use my phone instead of going out to walk. That may be because I live in a hot dirty city but still.
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Nice poem, I enjoyed it. It's funny because I totally agree with this poem and yet I'm still happy to sit and use my phone instead of going out to walk. That may be because I live in a hot dirty city but still.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2019
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Oliver thank you, modern convenience does soothe our paths
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Yes, we did, Mystery Author. We had fun without being tied to devices or staying inside. Your examples of the games are great and very memorable.
Sally tossing (space)Sonny. Thanks for sharing and best wishes. Respectfully, Jan
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Yes, we did, Mystery Author. We had fun without being tied to devices or staying inside. Your examples of the games are great and very memorable.
Sally tossing (space)Sonny. Thanks for sharing and best wishes. Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 12-Nov-2019
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Jan, thanks
Comment from Susan Larson
Weren't those the days when we knew how to entertain ourselves! You bring back lots of memories. I love the line "We played in the rain, the cold, the sun." We loved to get out in the rain, make snowmen, snow angels, tracks and forts. We played shadow tag in the sun. Those days were fun!
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Weren't those the days when we knew how to entertain ourselves! You bring back lots of memories. I love the line "We played in the rain, the cold, the sun." We loved to get out in the rain, make snowmen, snow angels, tracks and forts. We played shadow tag in the sun. Those days were fun!
Comment Written 12-Nov-2019
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Susan, they were very much so!
Comment from zanya
Yes an interesting portrayal of what childhood used to be filled with fun and frolic and interaction - wonder what memories today's children will carry with them into adulthood
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Yes an interesting portrayal of what childhood used to be filled with fun and frolic and interaction - wonder what memories today's children will carry with them into adulthood
Comment Written 12-Nov-2019
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Zanya, this I am certain, they will have fewer memories and far less names of human friends.
Comment from Therese Caron
How true and how well written. We used our imaginations for everything and were never bored! I feel sorry for today's youth, who will not have the memories you describe so well. Good job!
I never could get that Slinky to go down an entire flight of stairs!
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How true and how well written. We used our imaginations for everything and were never bored! I feel sorry for today's youth, who will not have the memories you describe so well. Good job!
I never could get that Slinky to go down an entire flight of stairs!
Comment Written 12-Nov-2019
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Therese, I agree, they miss far too much of interactive relationship building with another human.
Comment from Sallyo
We did play those things, but the way I remember it, a lot of them - hula hoops, pogo sticks, hopskips and so on were crazes... they'd appear in a school, and be very popular and then vanish. Then would come the next thing. It's much the same as it's always been... just more electronic.
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2019
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We did play those things, but the way I remember it, a lot of them - hula hoops, pogo sticks, hopskips and so on were crazes... they'd appear in a school, and be very popular and then vanish. Then would come the next thing. It's much the same as it's always been... just more electronic.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 12-Nov-2019
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Thank Sally, we do see out grandchildren play in a different manner.