why did you give up that Saturday activity as a kid?
6mon 3d ago by feddit.uk/u/tetris11 in casualuk@feddit.uk
I was talking with some colleagues today and they mentioned that they gave up their saturday orchestra for various reasons.
- (70s) Wanted to listen to Little House on the Prarie radio show
- (80s) Wanted to watch Thunderbirds
- (90s, me) Wanted to watch Power Rangers.
I'm just wondering if this is a common theme
I wanted to watch power rangers and play command & conquer on the PC
I had a school friend who literally lost his girlfriend because he was addicted to playing the Sims 2
Haha I've got a story for this.
Way back in the '80s my parents decided it was time to learn piano so one was purchased and lessons were procured. For a couple years I did all right at it. I'd take lessons and I'd practice some after a lot of cajoling from my mother.
But teachers came and went and lesson times changed and to be honest I just didn't have the interest in it. Then, lessons were moved to Saturday mornings.
My little 8-year-old self was not happy about that but it was only 30 minutes and my parents convinced me that I would be okay missing just one cartoon for that long. But then Saturday came and it dawned on me which cartoon I would be missing.
Scooby-Doo.
The meltdown that ensued is the first real protest I can remember waging against my authority figures. I was only mollified when they convinced me try it just this week and we'll see if we can move the time after. It was the first thing I complained to the teacher about when I got there before plonking angrily through the middle C song.
I don't recall ever going to another practice after that. Scooby-Doo still rules.
Heck yeah it does, good call kid - good call!
Thunderbirds was my favourite show growing up! Fortunately it was on BBC2 I on a Tuesday evening.... I think?