Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

[Cooldeepblue]

I thought that this would motivate a few of you to post as we all have them !!

I will start you off with a few !!

As an adult.....

I can't get on a bus for half price !!

I can't climb trees as high as I used to !!

I can't get what I want just by crying !! ( A few of the craftier ladies may disagree with that one )

What else can't you do now that you are a "grown up " ?

[Twocky61]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

+Play the recorder as I did in school assembly

+Run as fast as I could then, especially from the police

[Trickyvee]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

I can't somersault onto grass, land flat on my back and jump straight up again unharmed.
I can't hang around the street on my bike, play with a ball, singing to myself etc without people thinking I'm a nutter!
I can't stand up in the mine at Beamish Museum

[sixtyten]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

The splits!

[Cooldeepblue]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

Any biker like me will know Devils Bridge in Kirby Lonsdale. I used to be able to jump off it when younger. Now I'm too scared lol. The bridge has clearly got higher and the river below is shallower than it used to be is my excuse !!

[amethyst]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

Hop Scotch
Skipping
Chinese Skipping
Hoola Hoops

[battyrat]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

Jump the stream on the way home. Probably end up in it these days.
Climb, as my balance seems to have become shot to pieces, especially ladders.
Run fast or for any distance.
Comb my hair, it's long gone.
In fact most of the energetic things I used to do in my childhood I can't do now.

Although our neighbor has some nice looking apples that may be worth scrumping

[culnara]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

touch my toes LOL

one thing I used to enjoy as a kid was exploring derelict buildings without fear of repercussions,
there would definitely be if I tried doing that nowadays LOL

[Twocky61]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

touch my toes LOL

I can't even see mine when I'm standing lol

[Trickyvee]

Re: Things you could do in your childhood but cant do now !!

I'm young at heart so I do try to do as many of the active things I did as a kid, albeit sluggishly! Mind you I used to love roly polying over bars or hanging from them and putting my legs through my arms, an under roll if you like. Saw a suitable bar a couple of years ago and went for it but the combination of weak arms and a body that feels about twice as long and 50 times heavier had me panicking mid manoeuvre. VERY close to falling off and giving myself a brain injury!