Humor: Childhood 63 Articles

by Nellie Shani

I idolized my older brother David when I was a kid although he was only a year older than me! Wouldn't you idolize someone who had confided in you that he could beat your Dad, Mum and all your older sibling? He was only ni...read more

by Ann Mullen-Martin

THE FLYING SQUIRRELLS I like family stories because I am comfortable talking about what I've experienced and I enjoy listening to similar experiences. When I hear someone tell a family story, I relate to the characte...read more

by Gary Davis

I was sent to church, I really was. I'm afraid I didn't always pay attention though. When I was in the sixth grade I was a member of our grade school basketball team. We were pretty good. Our school had historically b...read more

by Kent Richards

I sat in the backseat staring gloomily through the window at the strange looking two story dark red brick buildings and the massive large oak trees with their canopies that held the denseness of my mood. The older houses w...read more

by Teresa Mandragora

Hell hath no fury like a sister scorned. It all started so innocently. My big sister and I were cleaning the kitchen after dinner, as we always did when we were kids. As usual, she washed the dishes and I dried them. ...read more

by Queenie

Do you know what a "Slop Bucket" is? Well, where I grew up, it's where the left over table scraps are put. This bucket was most generally a five gallon non described bucket, or sometimes, as we Southerns would say, an empt...read more

by Valerie Zwald

It is not as if our parents knew any better - they didn't. Or maybe they did, but it wasn't important to care about those kinds of things back then. There were other things to worry about, like the cold war and gas price...read more

by Keen Johns

My childhood days, I remember them well with a strange sort of affection. Our meager dwelling was in the heart of the countryside, we had very few neighbors, but fortunately we had a good shared relationship with them. ...read more

by Glenda Hill

One of the most humorous childhood stories I've heard is one from a friend who is not ashamed of that part of her childhood which she said was the extreme example of poverty. Her parents were very poor and there were 8 ...read more

by Nike-Crazed

This is the perfect spot to lay some roots to my childhood past. It only took a few minutes to rekindle with my storied youth. My seat is comfortable, fingers energized and I'm ready to type in my boyhood days of memory bl...read more

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by Frankie Sunflower

My mother once told me that she could remember the time when all i ever smelled like was dirt and chocolate. I didn't tell her, but i remembered too, perhaps better than she did. I remember this friend i had who taught me ...read more

by Kim Sthilaire

Boys Have Cooties Because ... Being a single mom can be tough enough, but when you find out that your preschool aged child is boy crazy ... wow! That was the dilemma I faced shortly after my divorce. My oldest seemed...read more

by Rodney Lacroix

I AM the Karate Kid. Yeah babyI like to wax on.I like to wax off. (ooh..sh*tthat reminds me to update my Advent Calendar) Actuallyit's not what it sounds like. Last night, my 4-year-old son decided it was "wres...read more

by Ann Clemmons

Do you remember your first childhood crush? Mine was on a boy named Dexter, in my third grade class. I don't remember much about him, except that he loved to draw, and drew a perfect Charlie Brown from Peanuts. Dexter s...read more

by Kayla Chalk

May, 1994. Elementary School. Mrs. Jeffers' First/Second Grade class. 10am. Since I've now dredged up one of the worst days in my vomit history, let's take a deeper look. My "jellies" sandals were rock-free, my denim dres...read more

by Suzie Jane

Those pressure treated wood jungle gyms in the playgrounds are super. Kids seem to be able to play on them all day, however, when a child gets a splinter from pressure treated wood it really needs to come out and the soon...read more

by Marisa Crane

I'm pretty sure that at one point during my unique childhood, I was convinced that I was the spawn of Superwoman. The evidence defending this statement is overwhelming. At birth my parents gave me a pink blanket, which I...read more

by Dan Hope

An Encounter with the Throne of Doom When I was a kid, I had a slight fear of the bathroom. A slight fear that would result in nightmares, screaming, cold sweats and hallucinations. However, I wasn't always like this. I...read more

by Northsage

Two days ago, I saw this year's first snake. Since Marilyn's grandbrat DJ. was standing nearby, I put the serpent, "under arrest!" I held the little garter snake up and called to D.J., letting him know that I had something...read more

by Sallie Kintigh

Anyone that has met my son Dawson has met humor. Dawson is six years old going on twenty. He was blessed with red hair, light skin and freckles. He is quite a character and full of wit just like his daddy. He amazes me...read more