Childhood Innocents

[pookie]

quote:Originally posted by mike A

When I reached sixteen My mum told me the Tooth Fairy had died.

She also told me that Santa wasn't real, but I don't believe her.

OMG !  Thats enough to traumatise a teenager !  What a cruel Lady  

[mike A]

She wasn't cruel, she just has a funny sense of humour,

[pookie]

quote:Originally posted by mike A


She wasn't cruel, she just has a funny sense of humour,

I thought it was lovely actually !  My daughter is 14, so I had better start preparing her - she believes in the Tooth fairy because she says both myself and her father are too tight to leave a pound per tooth, and Santa because the thought of not getting any presents is too scarey !

A lot of these sayings seem to have disappeared, I don't remember saying these things to my daughter, but when I was little everyone seemed to be able to give 'advice' on any situation !!  I remember being told, as I was making a cake, not to play with the egg shells because you would get warts...

[mike A]

I was told by my mum
that a certain pleasure would make me blind and stunt my growth
I am six feet one and and still have excellent long range vision.
My mum is five feet tall and myopic, makes you wonder.

[Scunner]

Don't laugh at me for this []

At a certain age of childhood I knew exactly what physical act happened between a man and a woman that would eventually end with a new baby. However, I thought it happened while they were both asleep.

I remember thinking how horrific it would be if, during said physical act, one of them woke up [][]

[pookie]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

Don't laugh at me for this []

At a certain age of childhood I knew exactly what physical act happened between a man and a woman that would eventually end with a new baby. However, I thought it happened while they were both asleep.

I remember thinking how horrific it would be if, during said physical act, one of them woke up [][]

But Scunner, how could that possibly happen ?  How can you rub noses if you are asleep ? surely you have to be awake to find each other in the dark ?  I don't think its that horrific really [xx(]

[Scunner]

I thought of another one so I went looking for this topic

When I was young, I thought 10 Downing Street was a 2 up 2 down, just like Coronation Street.

[Highlander]

When I was young I thought I'd grow up to be tall:(

[Rindaloo]

Er, we once told our 14 year old son we were 'going abroad', when we went to the Isle of Wight.  We told him that we'd have to take passports and that they used a different currency (Grockles and Groats), plus they spoke a different language.

We sent him into a shop to buy something, we told him to ask very slowly how many Grockles and Groats to the Pound.  I wonder if the shopkeeper remembers this.  My son certainly hasn't forgotten........

[hubblebubbles]

I can remember seeing Public Houses with  the words "FREE HOUSE" and I could never understand why everyone didnt go there if the drinks were free......