As a kid, how did you imagine yourself as an adult? - Beyond Tiki

C cybertiki Member Fort Lauderdale, FL Joined: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 234	C cybertiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 8, 2004 9:17 PM I grew up during the height of the Cold War, in a dysfunctional military family, living at ground-zero on any of dozens of military bases around the world. There wasn't any question about the future; there wasn't one. I guess that's why I never really had a self-image of what I'd be when I grew up. I remember my Dad asking about what we did in school one time when he was around (he mostly wasn't and that was a good thing). I told him we had another duck and cover drill. We used to have a lot of those back then. He told me that the siren on base was different when it was the real thing. We knew this. He said to do whatever the teachers said as long as it was a drill, but if it was real to ignore them and to go outside and look at the sky. Thank the ghods we live in safer, saner days now, eh? Cheers!

I grew up during the height of the Cold War, in a dysfunctional military family, living at ground-zero on any of dozens of military bases around the world. There wasn't any question about the future; there wasn't one.

I guess that's why I never really had a self-image of what I'd be when I grew up.

I remember my Dad asking about what we did in school one time when he was around (he mostly wasn't and that was a good thing). I told him we had another duck and cover drill. We used to have a lot of those back then. He told me that the siren on base was different when it was the real thing. We knew this. He said to do whatever the teachers said as long as it was a drill, but if it was real to ignore them and to go outside and look at the sky.

Thank the ghods we live in safer, saner days now, eh?

Cheers!

Post #129906 by cybertiki on Wed, Dec 8, 2004 9:17 PM