07/26/2026
I grew up in Florida. They raised you the right way.....
I'm thankful for my childhood growing up
I grew up in Florida. I never once questioned my Parents income , It was never a discussion. We never once discussed how my parents voted or for who. We ate homemade meals consisting of meat, potatoes, and vegetables. We never touched anything that did not belong to us. We never opened a refrigerator at anyone's house unless asked to do so. We were taught to respect other peoples property. And we were rewarded for acting properly.
We grew up during a time when we mowed lawns, pulled weeds, babysat, helped with all chores. We, by no means, were given everything we wanted. We went outside a lot to play, run with friends, play hide and seek, or went bike riding. We rarely just sat inside.
Bottled water was unheard of, if we wanted water we drank straight spring water. If we had a soda, it was in a glass bottle, and we didnโt break the bottle when finished. Going to church was not an option, if the door was open then you were there.
We had to tell our parents where we were going, who we were going with, and be home before the street lights came on.
You ๐ณ๐ฌ๐จ๐น๐ต๐ฌ๐ซ from your parents instead of disrespecting them and treating them as if they knew absolutely nothing. What they said was ๐ณ๐จ๐พ and you did not question it or you'd be wakeing up the next day (you'd get knocked out.) We watched what we said around our elders and neighbors because we knew if we ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ๐น๐ฌ๐บ๐ท๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ฌ๐ซ any grown-up, we would get a real good whooping, it wasn't called abuse, it was called discipline!
Anyone who knew your parents were alowed to whoop your behind if you were doing wrong. We held the doors for others and carried the shopping bags into the house.
You didn't hear swear words on the radio in songs or on TV. "Please and Thank you", were part of our daily vocabulary!
The world we live in now is just so full of people who hate and disrespect others.
Friends, consider re-posting if you're thankful for your childhood. I will ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐น ๐ญ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ป where I came from and only wish children and people now-a-days had half the chance at the fun and respect for real life we grew up with! And we were never bored!
That was truly living. Pass this on and feel free to add your own life's lessons. Maria Butler, Darby-Reeves.
