What's something you enjoyed doing as a kid / What's a happy memory you have? (sh.itjust.works)

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An acquaintance just posted a pic of them being absolutely delighted with building a snowman and I realized I haven't done that in years. It also made me think about things I enjoyed doing as a kid, and (whether it be from mental issues or not) I can't quite recall anything that brought me joy.

So I'm really just curious, what are other people's happy memories of their childhood? Might help me remember mine, and "worst" case I get to enjoy some good memories second-hand!

Edit: Couldn't be happier to have asked this question, not only are there some wholesome little stories, but I could also finally remember some of the good times of my childhood again!

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[-] Mickey7@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Being able to play sports (baseball/football) with neighborhood kids. No organizations like today. No parents interfering. No one drove you to the field, you walked there. Everyone got along and there were no overweight kids because everyday you got plenty of outside exercise.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 7 points 2 days ago

Not to derail this, but I think a lot about our zoning and residential housing now and how it killed these exact things. Your neighborhood is now only people in the same economic bracket as you. New builds only make bland open areas with nothing to do, and they're built so far out that they're essentially unwalkable. Then there's only one exit or entrance so even if there is a city park nearby it's minimum 20 minutes just to walk to the entrance of the residential zone. Then add on that any teens together are hooligans and Ms Jansen will call the police on them and 40 years of fear mongering has lead us to no kids can be unsupervised

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