So, the other day, Justin and I were at Home Depot getting some random stuff. As we went to check out, I noticed the Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum Tape set up with all the candy and goodies you find at the cashier. It had been YEARS since I had seen, let alone, bought some. I was amazed. All of the sudden, a rush of childhood memories came flooding back. Trying to shove all 6 feet of Bubble Tape in my mouth, good times!!
Then I got to thinking about all the other great toys and foods from my childhood that we don't really have anymore. I can vividly remember by "skip-it." It was the "Barbie" hot pink plastic material, with the counter on the end to tell you how many times you could "skip-it." Pretty soon, I was remembering great TV shows that used to be on. Classic cartoons like, Smurfs, Snorks, Gummi Bears, Bionic 6, Thundercats (HHHOOOO!), Care Bears, heck, even My Little Pony. They just don't make good cartoons like the used to. The other day, I saw a preview for some crazy mermaid Barbie cartoon, with the weird computer imaging or whatever...not like the classic Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, and how all the other Disney cartoons were done.
Man, then the whole snowball effect has taken place. Then I got to thinking about the crazy shows and toys kids have these days. I remember wanting a Barbie Jeep so badly...one that I could drive around myself. Nowadays, my 4-year old nephew has his own John Deere Gator that he cruises around on. WHAT?? And, working with 1st graders in the computer lab. These kids are going on the internet, IMing, emailing, all sorts of crazy stuff. I remember when I was in 1st grade, we got to use the computers to use Encarta Encyclopedia to look up information. And then they would let us use Paint to make pretty pictures. Now, these kids are downloading images, and all sorts of stuff. Makes me feel like I was kinda stupid...no, they just have more access to the technology than I did.
Yes, all of this started from buying a single container of Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum Tape. "Six Feet of Fun." Sure makes me miss being a kid.
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