you are so right. I grew up on a farm also, seemed like summer with family was really long, now we make life too complicated.
My husband and I are looking to relocate, don't need this big house any longer. We both come from large familes, but don't seem most of them only for funerals or weddings. Not like it used to be with families.
Both still in our early 50's still not sure what we want to do when we grow up, only to simplify our lives as much as possible.
Thanks everyone for sharing.
Originally Posted by Ditter43
I miss all the things you have mentioned...but the things I think I miss most is the trust and innocence of childhood. I was raised in the mountains of West Virginia. There was so much freedom to play and enjoy childhood. I miss being able to run and skip rope, climb trees, catch frogs. I remember walking in the creek and the frog eggs squishing between my toes.I miss the smell of the barn and our milk cow. I miss my Grandparents and Parents and the feeling that close family brings....so much more that is hard to put into words....