The Ultimate List of Things We Miss About Growing Up in Shreveport/Bossier
I'm a huge fan of Mark and Mike Mangham who are the brains and talent behind Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters.
Through touched up photos, many never knew existed, to videos of historical finds, these wonderful guys routinely take us down memory lane to visit the vast Northwest Louisiana treasures of yesteryear.
While many long for the golden days of life in Shreveport/Bossier and across the entire area, truth be told, most everyone, everywhere, has a deep desire to return to the simpler days of their childhood.
Regardless of where those childhood days took place or in what era they occurred, one of the key findings in a survey regarding our memories of childhood was the discovery that over half of all people would love to relive that time.
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But, it wasn't the entire childhood respondents wanted to repeat, especially those days of puberty, algebra and acne. It was specifically the time period from the ages 7 to 10, when they consider everything was essentially "magical."
Some of the things people say they miss most were:
- Not having to worry abut money
- Summer breaks from school
- Christmas
- Always having energy
- Not paying any bills
- Not having to work
- Not having aches and pains
- Being excited about birthdays
All of these same things were highlights for those of us who grew up in Shreveport/Bossier too. However, there are a number of specific things here that might not mean so much to others, but to us, we'd go back for them in a heartbeat.
Just take a look and go back in time with me to see if you agree that these are the 19 Things That Shreveport/Bossier People Miss Most About Childhood.