This week it was my turn. I asked, "What two things could you do when you were a child that you can't do now? and of course the flip side to that...what two things could you not do when you were a child but you can do now?
As a child I could...
1. Tumble! I could do it all, well...most of it. I stopped taking after I could land my round off back handspring, and standing back handspring by myself. I started taking again with friends in high school, but while messing around one day - I think I was trying to show my friend what she was doing wrong with her arms (going out to wide into back handspring), and I broke my wrist...that ended my tumbling days :(
2. Horseback Riding! I had my own horse growing up, RED, a huge brownish red Quarter Horse! I loved that horse, he was a gentle giant! I spent hours and hours riding both western and english style, it was fabulous! Then one day I let a friend from California ride him...I'm not sure what she did to him, but he bucked her off, she got hurt, and it freaked me out! From that day on my parents had a giant puppy dog in the back yard :( Since then I have witnessed what others go through after getting hurt from horses...one almost killed a family member when her horse rolled over on top of her, YIKES! So, I will no longer have a pet that weighs more than me and I stay away from riding horses, sadly...
As an adult I can...
1. Read an entire book! Well, technically I could have done it as a child as well, but back then it would have never happened, I hated reading. I don't think I read a book cover to cover until I was in my late twenties...Now, I can't seem to put one down. I would much rather read a book then watch TV.
2. GO Camping! As a child I absolutely hated anything to do with nature. My parents would always drag me to go on day trips to take a hike, go fishing, or worse, go camping for days at a time. I would whine to my parents that I MUST HAVE BEEN ADOPTED, and my real parents lived in NY and would come back for me if they knew what they were putting me through ;) I was, am, such a brat, but they love me! Now...I absolutely LOVE camping and can't wait until we can go again this summer. Luckily both of my kids love it as well, so I don't have one of those bratty kids that complain and whine the entire time, like I did :( Sorry Mom and Dad. Maybe if we had a 25ft camping trailer back then, like I have now, it would have been better...but probably not, lol.
