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What I miss about being a kid in the 60s.

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Gettingbysomehow · 25/10/2026 09:02

Waking up in the morning and having no electronics. Id just get up early and go out to play and then go to church with my grandmother. Followed by Sunday lunch in our Sunday best clothes.

2006: its 9am and Im still in bed with the cats doom scrolling. I wont be making a roast. I'll probably have a snack and eat properly later.

I miss those days. We did imaginative things and sometimes we were even bored 😉

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DilemmaDelilah · 25/10/2026 09:18

We used to go out to play and just come back for meals. Television was only on in the evening when I was small. We would make our own entertainment - I don't remember being bored.

PappyPatty · 25/10/2026 09:19

If you've been in bed since 2006, you should probably get up for a wee.

DorsetKnobBiscuit · 25/10/2026 10:40

OP you could recreate this any/every Sunday.

Stand clear of the electronics. Go for a walk in the park, have a singsong in the local church, make a roast. Loaf about on the sofa. Cold meat sarnies and peaches and ice cream for tea. Antiques Roadshow and bed.

Just imagine how relaxed you'd feel on Monday morning.

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