Comments on: MY BORING CHILDHOOD, ACCORDING TO MY 8 YEAR OLD SON http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/ Thu, 24 May 2012 22:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Maggie Beth http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14211 Maggie Beth Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:25:06 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14211 At 7 years old I asked my mother, "When you were little, what was your dinosaur's name?" For my mother (who turns 70 next month) that story never seems to grow old....It took me a lot of years (and maturity) to realize my parents may have been a little cool. Just a little.... At 7 years old I asked my mother, "When you were little, what was your dinosaur's name?" For my mother (who turns 70 next month) that story never seems to grow old….It took me a lot of years (and maturity) to realize my parents may have been a little cool. Just a little….

]]> By: Anna Renee http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14159 Anna Renee Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:59:34 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14159 It's so cute when kids can't conceive that their parents actually had fun lives when they were kids! They imagine that we must have been bored silly! Hey kids, we had Intellivision! Ha ha! It's so cute when kids can't conceive that their parents actually had fun lives when they were kids! They imagine that we must have been bored silly! Hey kids, we had Intellivision! Ha ha!

]]> By: David http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14154 David Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:01:29 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14154 It will seem like tomorrow, when Cooper turns 14 himself. For a full year you'll have a blast reminding him of how BORING his life is. Meanwhile, just tell him how thankful he should be that he doesn't live in Boring, Oregon! It will seem like tomorrow, when Cooper turns 14 himself. For a full year you'll have a blast reminding him of how BORING his life is. Meanwhile, just tell him how thankful he should be that he doesn't live in Boring, Oregon!

]]> By: Anonymous http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14146 Anonymous Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:07:54 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14146 Tell sweet Cooper that I never saw you bored when you were a boy, never. But do you remember what I had my children do when they said they were bored - I put them to work. It works everytime. <br />I am proud that Cooper thinks things out. Love to all, Cooper's Grandmama Tell sweet Cooper that I never saw you bored when you were a boy, never. But do you remember what I had my children do when they said they were bored – I put them to work. It works everytime.
I am proud that Cooper thinks things out. Love to all, Cooper's Grandmama

]]> By: cthoward http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14144 cthoward Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:19:39 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14144 Our 15-month-old daughter is just starting to talk. I can't wait for the crazy stuff that's bound to come out of her mouth when she can put together coherent sentences...<br /><br />Thanks for the post, Trey. Our 15-month-old daughter is just starting to talk. I can't wait for the crazy stuff that's bound to come out of her mouth when she can put together coherent sentences…

Thanks for the post, Trey.

]]> By: Jesterhawk http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14142 Jesterhawk Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:38:15 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14142 It is funny that you would have a conversation like this because recently I had one of these with one of my teenage daughters. She too was surprised to find out that I had a television back then and even computer games (Atari) and such. Funny. And I read this on my 40th birthday (well, it was until we past midnight anyway).<br /><br />Love in Christ It is funny that you would have a conversation like this because recently I had one of these with one of my teenage daughters. She too was surprised to find out that I had a television back then and even computer games (Atari) and such. Funny. And I read this on my 40th birthday (well, it was until we past midnight anyway).

Love in Christ

]]> By: Anonymous http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14141 Anonymous Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:01:08 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14141 Ya, but people in our generation know how to party! We had roller skating and dancing and people was just plain friendly back then! Not so boring when you could go to the drive in and see the latest flick!<br />Life was simpler back then or am I just getting older?<br /><br />Brandon Voss<br />admin@fangearltd.com Ya, but people in our generation know how to party! We had roller skating and dancing and people was just plain friendly back then! Not so boring when you could go to the drive in and see the latest flick!
Life was simpler back then or am I just getting older?

Brandon Voss
admin@fangearltd.com

]]> By: Gator http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14140 Gator Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:21:59 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14140 I've had a similar conversation with my 10-year old daughter. It's so darn cute when they start thinking for themselves! I've had a similar conversation with my 10-year old daughter. It's so darn cute when they start thinking for themselves!

]]> By: Stoogelover http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14139 Stoogelover Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:20:50 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14139 Your boring life produces some wonderful blogs!<br /><br />I was at a yard sale a few years ago and the person was selling some of the older rotary dial phones ... a little girl was looking at one, turning the dial, and asked her mom, "What is this thing?"<br /><br />It's all a matter of perspective, isn't it? I never was interested in the video games ... finding them all rather boring. Your boring life produces some wonderful blogs!

I was at a yard sale a few years ago and the person was selling some of the older rotary dial phones … a little girl was looking at one, turning the dial, and asked her mom, "What is this thing?"

It's all a matter of perspective, isn't it? I never was interested in the video games … finding them all rather boring.

]]> By: coffeedrinkingpreacher http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14138 coffeedrinkingpreacher Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:06:22 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14138 I love that the old G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Thundercats shows are now on DVD. I get to show them what kind of cool shows I had to watch when I was a kid. <br /><br />Then we got to outside and beat each other up like the characters on the show -- no real guns allowed ;-)<br /><br />Seriously, my kids have internet, Dish, wii games, etc. and they still complain about being bored. the biggest smiles I see on their faces, and when they get along the most, is when they are OUTSIDE playing. I love that the old G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Thundercats shows are now on DVD. I get to show them what kind of cool shows I had to watch when I was a kid.

Then we got to outside and beat each other up like the characters on the show — no real guns allowed ;-)

Seriously, my kids have internet, Dish, wii games, etc. and they still complain about being bored. the biggest smiles I see on their faces, and when they get along the most, is when they are OUTSIDE playing.

]]> By: TREY MORGAN http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14137 TREY MORGAN Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:53:17 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14137 Fraizerbaz - #1, how do you know about the tire off the roof story? Thought that was top secret :)<br /><br />#2 - You are 100% right. Don't give them any ideas. <br /><br />David ... things have changed, haven't they? Fraizerbaz – #1, how do you know about the tire off the roof story? Thought that was top secret :)

#2 – You are 100% right. Don't give them any ideas.

David … things have changed, haven't they?

]]> By: David http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14136 David Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:33:26 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14136 Save this. Give it to him in 30 years. Let's see how boring his childhood was!<br /><br />I wonder what it would have been like if I had Facebook, Twitter, current cell phones, etc, back in high school. Save this. Give it to him in 30 years. Let's see how boring his childhood was!

I wonder what it would have been like if I had Facebook, Twitter, current cell phones, etc, back in high school.

]]> By: fraizerbaz http://treymorgan.net/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/comment-page-1/#comment-14135 fraizerbaz Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:56:25 +0000 http://day3hosts.com/treymorgan/2010/02/my-boring-childhood-according-to-my-8-year-old-son/#comment-14135 Well, does he know about the time you rolled the tire off your roof and it knocked down your neighbor's fence? <br /><br />My dad (who is now 80) likes to share stories about how he gathered all of his neighbors dried up Christmas trees, discarded on their curbs for post Christmas trash collection, and stored them up in his family's garage.<br /><br />Then, one day, after he had collected enough, he and his buddies took them to a vacant lot, piled them up and lit them on fire - a huge bonfire!<br /><br />Heh. Maybe it's a good thing NOT sharing such stories...might give the young ones crazy ideas! Well, does he know about the time you rolled the tire off your roof and it knocked down your neighbor's fence?

My dad (who is now 80) likes to share stories about how he gathered all of his neighbors dried up Christmas trees, discarded on their curbs for post Christmas trash collection, and stored them up in his family's garage.

Then, one day, after he had collected enough, he and his buddies took them to a vacant lot, piled them up and lit them on fire – a huge bonfire!

Heh. Maybe it's a good thing NOT sharing such stories…might give the young ones crazy ideas!

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