The House You Grew Up In...

**AlteredStateGrl** · 08-30-2007, 08:11 PM

Do your parents still live there?

My parents still live in the house I half grew up in (our previous house, I lived in from birth to when we moved into current house), probably from age 9ish on. They'll probably live there for the rest of their lives. When I go there, I remember lots of memories, there are memories everywhere there...good and bad, of course. Like, memories I haven't thought about... forgot all about almost...but when I turn a corner, one is triggered...it's kinda cool.

Jonas · 08-30-2007, 08:18 PM

the house i grew up in was awesome. a little bungalow on a pretty quiet street. There was a huge backyard and beyond that some trees and you walk 1 minute down this hill and your at a little private beach on the lake! not to mention we had a view of the lake and saw amazing sunsets everynight. it was pretty much a cottage.

we moved from northern ontario, so we sold the house to some other family. last time i was up there to visit my old friends, we walked by it, and no one was home so we looked through all the windows. It definitely brought back alot of fond memories, and was kinda trippy to see how differently the rooms were furnished compared to when my family lived there.

**AlteredStateGrl** · 08-30-2007, 08:34 PM

That's cool. The house I grew up in when I was little, was awesome. I have the best memories from that house, the one from birth til my parents current house. I drive by there alot when I'm in town...just driving down the backroad to get there brings back memories. I took my husband past it when we first got together...my parents rented that place forever, and the landlords lived waaaay down at the end of the private road, and they had a built in pool, and they raised birds, and had gone all of these cool places and had stuff from those places...it was just awesome. My sister and I would ride down there on our bikes all the time and hang out. They were lesbians too. When I was little, I never paid attention to the fact they were two women living together (as I got older, I could totally see it) with a serious love relationship. They were really cool. My first dog and I grew up in the house, he died at that house. Maaan, SO many awesome memories from that house. I need to think about them more I think. Especially when I'm high.

I grew up in (and my parents still live there...) the coolest little town. In the hills, lots of trees, and dirt and rocks and nature..... <3

**AlteredStateGrl** · 08-30-2007, 08:37 PM

Note to self:

I need to write about those memories as well.

reverie · 08-30-2007, 08:39 PM

Lol..funny story.. my mother likes to move every 2 years so it seems. I never had a childhood house really. Just a childhood town, I believe she moved about 12 times in the same general area since I was born..with about the greatest distance out of about 20 mins.

bailey · 08-31-2007, 06:51 AM

i was born in one country, raised my first 10 years in 3 different countries, did my high school years in another, did college/university in 2 different countries, and now i live and work in the states....its a hard question to answer when someone asks me where im from, or where i call home....its definitely a real trip to go back and see how everythings changed

Blue_Dolphin · 08-31-2007, 07:56 AM

I moved a lot. We lived in 4 different houses in 2 small towns in Illinois from birth until I was 9 years old. Then we moved to Texas and I have lived in 5 houses in 3 towns. I kinda liked it because I like change sometimes.

Jimmy Coonan · 08-31-2007, 11:53 AM

My parents lived in the same house from when I was two until I was 13. It was a pretty nice house, two story plus an attic, big basement, lots of cool old woodwork and a banister that was perfect for sliding down. There was a little backyard with an apple tree that I used to climb a lot and jump out of. Used to put the apples in the middle of the road and watch cars drive over them.

Whenever I have dreams about being home, even if the dreams take place in present-day and are about me doing the kind of things I do now, they always take place in that house. I've never had a dream that took place in any other house.

09-07-2007, 07:41 AM

I'm in the house I grew up in as we speak. My best friend of 25 years still lived up the street until a couple of months ago, and my girls got on the school bus where i did in kindergarten, and they go to the same school i did, and have the exact same bus driver i did when i was 5.....wierd!

but nice....small towns eh.

mr.nobody · 09-07-2007, 09:14 AM

^lol wow nice, Never really had a childhood house either. Moved around alot.

Sk3tchyD4ZO · 09-07-2007, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by turmaline

I'm in the house I grew up in as we speak.

same. it's still the rents'. i'm livin here for another couple months then i'm gone in january. been here for 20 years now. gunna be real wierd movin out, 'specially since i'm not only leavin the city, but state, area and time zone as well. i hope that my parents keep this house after i go, it's an awesome house, but it's pretty big, and considering i'm the only one here half the time, it wouldn't surprise me if they downsized.

Blue_Dolphin · 09-07-2007, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turmaline

I'm in the house I grew up in as we speak. My best friend of 25 years still lived up the street until a couple of months ago, and my girls got on the school bus where i did in kindergarten, and they go to the same school i did, and have the exact same bus driver i did when i was 5.....wierd!

but nice....small towns eh.

Wow Turm, thats pretty cool.

I miss small towns. Everybody knows everybody. Always looking out for one another.

Štulic · 09-07-2007, 06:34 PM

I've lost count of how many times I have moved in my life but it's gotta be more then 30 times including 6 different countries and two continents.
I was born and raised in an apartment but we also had a decent sized cottage in the mountains that got burned down in the war.

Even tho nice memories dominate over bad ones, I don't like thinking back about the time.

Mimsy Blue · 09-09-2007, 09:33 PM

I've never lived in the same place for more than 5 years...even growing up. Keeps things fresh but, as a result, I've always kinda thought of my grandmothers house (which she's lived in since before I was born) as my real "home".

It's nice being able to visit there and having those memories...the way things look, certain smells, the way the light filters through a given window at a certain time of day, the plum tree in the backyard. Even though the whole place has been totally remodeled, it's still always gonna be home.

DeafTones · 09-09-2007, 10:31 PM

I've moved so many times, been to over 6 different schools from Kindergarten to my sophmore year.

Prophet Saddam · 09-09-2007, 10:37 PM

The house I grew up in was the same my father grew up in, as well as elementary, junion high, and high school.

Now I'm at the same university he graduated from.

Full circle

**Hawk Eye** · 09-10-2007, 06:34 AM

I live a 1/4 of a mile from where i grew up from age 7. I was born here in nashville and have lived here all my life except for 4 or so years when my dad was transferred to Marietta Ga. when i was 3 or so.. My dad and mom live in the same house where i was raised and am moving some of my calves to their place in a couple of weeks.. I take care of their place, and love most of the memories.

Every one has good and bad memories of where they were raised. I just focus more on the good..

Where i live now, was part of my grandfathers farm.. I bought it several years ago and still farming it..

Like turm, my kids go to the same school i did, except for samantha.. They built a new elementary school on our end of town that she goes to.. They will also graduate from a different high school as my class was the last to graduate at that high school.. The school couldn't handle no more...LOL

Mango · 09-10-2007, 10:46 PM

Sucks moving when your old. I wont be able to come back home when I'm older and remeber everything that happened in place/s that I grew up in. Its kinda sad.

№1 · 09-11-2007, 03:54 PM

We moved every couple of years or so, it wasn't until I was out in the world for a bit that I realized why, a single mom with five kids stays someplace until the landlord can't keep on 'being nice'. I did stick to a certain neighborhood for many, many years. All the houses looked the same, well they were duplexes, so they were really two homes in one. They were L shaped, mirror images, so four families would share a courtyard in front. The very best thing about the hood was that there were no fences in the front yards from one end of the block to the other, 300 yards of glorious grass on both sides of the street for all of us kids to run and play on, someone always looking out for everyone elses kids. We would all walk into each others houses with a quick knock and a hello, since everyones doors were open, pretty much all the time. In the warm summer months you would sleep with the doors wide open, play outside until midnight, lay in the grass and watch the dry lightning above.

I drove down my old street about a year ago, stopped and spoke to Gary, the guy who taught me how to drive a stick and a motorcycle when I was all of fourteen. I grew up with his kids, his kids grew up with my family, like all the others in the hood. The place sucks now he said, hes getting ready to sell his home after 40 years in the same place, everyone has a fence right out to the street defining whats theirs and making damned sure no one crosses that border (which I find ironic since its become a predominately Hispanic neighborhood). He says no one knows the guy four doors up, they barely speak to the people next door, everyone locked down at night behind their security doors and motion lights and giving each other stink eye because they don't trust anyone because no one knows anyone else.

Its true what they say, you can't go home again...

Renholdër · 09-11-2007, 05:13 PM

grew up in the same house for 18 years then moved. i miss my old house, old room. it was my nice sanctuary and i have fond memories of breaking up tons of weed and going through qps a month just chillin and smoking in my room. it was the ultimate hang out. now i live in a white walled one bedroom apt. with a dripping ceiling and crackhead neighbors.

08-30-2007, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
AlteredStateGrl (òÓ,)_\,,/ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Where Trouble Melts Like Lemon Drops High Above the Chimney Tops... Posts: 8,802 Thanks: 459 Thanked 231 Times in 164 Posts	The House You Grew Up In... Do your parents still live there? My parents still live in the house I half grew up in (our previous house, I lived in from birth to when we moved into current house), probably from age 9ish on. They'll probably live there for the rest of their lives. When I go there, I remember lots of memories, there are memories everywhere there...good and bad, of course. Like, memories I haven't thought about... forgot all about almost...but when I turn a corner, one is triggered...it's kinda cool. __________________

08-30-2007, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
AlteredStateGrl (òÓ,)_\,,/ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Where Trouble Melts Like Lemon Drops High Above the Chimney Tops... Posts: 8,802 Thanks: 459 Thanked 231 Times in 164 Posts	That's cool. The house I grew up in when I was little, was awesome. I have the best memories from that house, the one from birth til my parents current house. I drive by there alot when I'm in town...just driving down the backroad to get there brings back memories. I took my husband past it when we first got together...my parents rented that place forever, and the landlords lived waaaay down at the end of the private road, and they had a built in pool, and they raised birds, and had gone all of these cool places and had stuff from those places...it was just awesome. My sister and I would ride down there on our bikes all the time and hang out. They were lesbians too. When I was little, I never paid attention to the fact they were two women living together (as I got older, I could totally see it) with a serious love relationship. They were really cool. My first dog and I grew up in the house, he died at that house. Maaan, SO many awesome memories from that house. I need to think about them more I think. Especially when I'm high. I grew up in (and my parents still live there...) the coolest little town. In the hills, lots of trees, and dirt and rocks and nature..... <3 __________________

08-30-2007, 08:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
AlteredStateGrl (òÓ,)_\,,/ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Where Trouble Melts Like Lemon Drops High Above the Chimney Tops... Posts: 8,802 Thanks: 459 Thanked 231 Times in 164 Posts	Note to self: I need to write about those memories as well. __________________

08-30-2007, 08:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
reverie alis aquilae Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,724 Thanks: 8 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Lol..funny story.. my mother likes to move every 2 years so it seems. I never had a childhood house really. Just a childhood town, I believe she moved about 12 times in the same general area since I was born..with about the greatest distance out of about 20 mins. __________________ "For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly." -Gibran "There is a vital difference in identifying and questioning." -ziplock dissolve popular detachment

08-31-2007, 07:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blue_Dolphin Princess Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,741 Thanks: 65 Thanked 73 Times in 48 Posts	I moved a lot. We lived in 4 different houses in 2 small towns in Illinois from birth until I was 9 years old. Then we moved to Texas and I have lived in 5 houses in 3 towns. I kinda liked it because I like change sometimes. __________________ Last edited by Blue_Dolphin; 08-31-2007 at 08:02 AM.

08-30-2007, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jonas YaHookan Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontarionto Posts: 432 Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	the house i grew up in was awesome. a little bungalow on a pretty quiet street. There was a huge backyard and beyond that some trees and you walk 1 minute down this hill and your at a little private beach on the lake! not to mention we had a view of the lake and saw amazing sunsets everynight. it was pretty much a cottage. we moved from northern ontario, so we sold the house to some other family. last time i was up there to visit my old friends, we walked by it, and no one was home so we looked through all the windows. It definitely brought back alot of fond memories, and was kinda trippy to see how differently the rooms were furnished compared to when my family lived there.

08-31-2007, 06:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
bailey YaHookan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i was born in one country, raised my first 10 years in 3 different countries, did my high school years in another, did college/university in 2 different countries, and now i live and work in the states....its a hard question to answer when someone asks me where im from, or where i call home....its definitely a real trip to go back and see how everythings changed

09-07-2007, 07:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
turmaline Guest Posts: n/a	I'm in the house I grew up in as we speak. My best friend of 25 years still lived up the street until a couple of months ago, and my girls got on the school bus where i did in kindergarten, and they go to the same school i did, and have the exact same bus driver i did when i was 5.....wierd! but nice....small towns eh.

09-07-2007, 06:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Štulic Jaxykaнaц Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Terra Australis Incognita Posts: 6,144 Thanks: 38 Thanked 31 Times in 19 Posts	I've lost count of how many times I have moved in my life but it's gotta be more then 30 times including 6 different countries and two continents. I was born and raised in an apartment but we also had a decent sized cottage in the mountains that got burned down in the war. Even tho nice memories dominate over bad ones, I don't like thinking back about the time.

09-09-2007, 09:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mimsy Blue YaHookan Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The wrong side of the tracks Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've never lived in the same place for more than 5 years...even growing up. Keeps things fresh but, as a result, I've always kinda thought of my grandmothers house (which she's lived in since before I was born) as my real "home". It's nice being able to visit there and having those memories...the way things look, certain smells, the way the light filters through a given window at a certain time of day, the plum tree in the backyard. Even though the whole place has been totally remodeled, it's still always gonna be home. __________________ There is no remainder in the mathematics of Infinity. If friendship depends on things like space and time, then when we have finally overcome space and time, we've destroyed our brotherhood. Overcome space, and all we have left is here. Overcome time, and all we have left is now. And in the middle of here and now, don't you think that we might see each other once or twice? - Richard Bach

09-09-2007, 10:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
DeafTones Live Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 808 Thanks: 18 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	I've moved so many times, been to over 6 different schools from Kindergarten to my sophmore year. __________________ Never stop puffin'!

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Prophet Saddam Crazy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CA, fuck yeah Posts: 16,286 Blog Entries: 10 Thanks: 2,519 Thanked 471 Times in 336 Posts	The house I grew up in was the same my father grew up in, as well as elementary, junion high, and high school. Now I'm at the same university he graduated from. Full circle __________________ /sarcasm Saddam's Friends Don't blame me, I voted for Ron Paul

09-10-2007, 06:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
Hawk Eye Yahooka admin Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 15,119 Thanks: 16 Thanked 99 Times in 72 Posts	I live a 1/4 of a mile from where i grew up from age 7. I was born here in nashville and have lived here all my life except for 4 or so years when my dad was transferred to Marietta Ga. when i was 3 or so.. My dad and mom live in the same house where i was raised and am moving some of my calves to their place in a couple of weeks.. I take care of their place, and love most of the memories. Every one has good and bad memories of where they were raised. I just focus more on the good.. Where i live now, was part of my grandfathers farm.. I bought it several years ago and still farming it.. Like turm, my kids go to the same school i did, except for samantha.. They built a new elementary school on our end of town that she goes to.. They will also graduate from a different high school as my class was the last to graduate at that high school.. The school couldn't handle no more...LOL __________________ If you want a drugfree country, then you must legalise. ~~BH~~

09-10-2007, 10:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Mango pompous pecker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Burma and eastern India Posts: 2,592 Thanks: 175 Thanked 65 Times in 27 Posts	Sucks moving when your old. I wont be able to come back home when I'm older and remeber everything that happened in place/s that I grew up in. Its kinda sad.

09-11-2007, 03:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
№1 Banzai Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 8th dimension Posts: 8,911 Thanks: 32 Thanked 108 Times in 78 Posts	We moved every couple of years or so, it wasn't until I was out in the world for a bit that I realized why, a single mom with five kids stays someplace until the landlord can't keep on 'being nice'. I did stick to a certain neighborhood for many, many years. All the houses looked the same, well they were duplexes, so they were really two homes in one. They were L shaped, mirror images, so four families would share a courtyard in front. The very best thing about the hood was that there were no fences in the front yards from one end of the block to the other, 300 yards of glorious grass on both sides of the street for all of us kids to run and play on, someone always looking out for everyone elses kids. We would all walk into each others houses with a quick knock and a hello, since everyones doors were open, pretty much all the time. In the warm summer months you would sleep with the doors wide open, play outside until midnight, lay in the grass and watch the dry lightning above. I drove down my old street about a year ago, stopped and spoke to Gary, the guy who taught me how to drive a stick and a motorcycle when I was all of fourteen. I grew up with his kids, his kids grew up with my family, like all the others in the hood. The place sucks now he said, hes getting ready to sell his home after 40 years in the same place, everyone has a fence right out to the street defining whats theirs and making damned sure no one crosses that border (which I find ironic since its become a predominately Hispanic neighborhood). He says no one knows the guy four doors up, they barely speak to the people next door, everyone locked down at night behind their security doors and motion lights and giving each other stink eye because they don't trust anyone because no one knows anyone else. Its true what they say, you can't go home again... __________________ "History is'a made at night! Character is what you are in the dark!" John Whorfin --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Planet Ten

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Renholdër Primative Radio God Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,811 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	grew up in the same house for 18 years then moved. i miss my old house, old room. it was my nice sanctuary and i have fond memories of breaking up tons of weed and going through qps a month just chillin and smoking in my room. it was the ultimate hang out. now i live in a white walled one bedroom apt. with a dripping ceiling and crackhead neighbors. __________________ formally known as francis I'm a pimp without a dog without a bone Yahooka Fantasy Football: 10-2-0 aka "S3c0Nd place"