Another fun post today.
When I was a child I remember my slightly older cousin telling me that she had stayed up to “see in the new year.”
The first time that I saw in the new year, I was so disappointed as I didn’t see anything!
I presumed that because my cousin had stayed up really late to do this, something amazing was to be seen, why would she bother otherwise?
Another disappointment was when I went with a friend and her mum to see princess Ann drive past, I was expecting to see a beautiful princess like the ones described in my fairy tale books.
After waiting for what seemed ages I saw a plain, stern looking woman sitting in the back seat of a car. I remember thinking to myself, Well she’s not a princess, at all.
Every year on my birthday I would make the same wish as I blew out the candles on my cake; that I could have my own horse, or pony. Even though I never told anyone what I wished for, it never happened?
Of course other disappointments were finding out the truth about Santa and the tooth fairy, although I still loved believing in them with my own children when they were young.
Please share your childhood disappointments.
As always questions/comments are welcome, I love reading them.
Until next time.
Karen
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Lovely post, I can remember getting Santa actually coming into my house with presents and being amazed by it, was so disappointed when I realised it was my brother dressed up as Santa ( I eventually took note of his false tooth when he smiled ) What a disappointed but nice of my brother to dress up for me really.
Lol re Princess Anne – just another regular person with a title! #KCACOLS
I am still a bit sad that I never got a mr Frosty for Christmas despite putting it on my list every year. I was going to rebel as a grown up and buy myself one but everyone told me they’re actually rubbish, so maybe my parents had a point !!#globalblogging
As young kids, we had healthy appetites. One day, we go to the pediatrician and she tells our mom that we are only allowed dessert two times a year: Christmas and Easter. Now that was a disappointment, a blow, and a double whammy, as we are Jewish? WT… #mixitup xo
So funny! Visiting you from the mix it up linky. laurensparks.net
I don’t actually remember finding out about the tooth fairy or Santa – I have no idea how I just stopped believing or figured it out. I can’t think of any major disappointments really!
Grinning about your experience with Royalty!
Let’s hope that she doesn’t read it! x
When I realised Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan weren’t married in real life. I was only 11 but it hurt so deep (lol) x #DreamTeam
My kids take a lot to heart – many things are disppointing for them but then sometimes they are filled with huge joy 🙂 Thanks for linking to #kcacols and hope to see you again next time.
My childhood disappointment was finding out the Willy Wonka place didn’t exist. WHAT?!?!? #GlobalBlogging
Finding out my Dad could barely swim!! #ABloggingGoodTime
Finding out Santa wasn’t real was right up there for me, my Dad told me and I just didn’t want to believe it even though I secretly knew. #ABlogginggoodtime
This is going to sound like a strange one but I always wanted a really nice lunchbox to bring with me to school like the other girls but I never had one. My mum always wrapped my sandwiches in cling film and that was it. So I have made sure that my daughter has a lovely one to take in her schoolbag each day, right now it is a Frozen one because she is obsessed with Elsa! #dreamteam
My eldest’s daycare met Prince Charles and they were all very disappointed he was just a guy in a suit and didn’t wear a crown….those Royals need to up their game 😉 #KCACOLS
I’m with you on the Royal family! When you’re a child, you wait forever to see them and yet they don’t go past in a horse-drawn carriage like Disney! #kcacols
Haha! The Princess Ann bit made me laugh! Although the Princesses of our children’s generation, Princess Kate and Princess Meghan, are a bit more Disney-fied! I still believe in Santa and the tooth-fairy anyway so no disappointment there!!!! #KCACOLS
The Princess Ann bit is brilliant. I laughed out loud! Thanks for joining the #DreamTeam
Thanks, hope she doesn’t read it! x
aww… yeah those ones stick to the memory, don’t they? yeah, I agree with you, ringing in the new year really is bit of a hype – one of those disappointments reserved for adults who expect miracles as soon as the new year starts 🙂
Love the Princess Ann story. All my childhood disappointments are intense. #kcacols
I do believe finding out about Santa was pretty bad for me too. My dad told me when I was way too you, I think! #KCACOLS
I hear you with the Princess, I went to see the Queen when I was little and was so disappointed!
Would it be OK if I did a blog post like this with my own disappointments? #KCACOLS
Of course, I don’t own the rights to the title! x
Back again, from #triumphanttales xoxo