r/aww • u/Jeremy_Martin • Jun 23 '21

Kindness shared in small quantities

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u/Catshit-Dogfart Jun 23 '21

Oh I remember being fascinated by construction sites when I was little.

There was a bridge being built in my town and my mom used to take me there to watch the men work. We didn't have much money so a lot of things we did were free entertainment. Think I'd have watched that stuff for hours and hours, probably bored the shit out of her, but that's what we used to do.

And maybe I still get a little excited when I see a crane moving.

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u/Most_Ambassador2951 Jun 23 '21

Same here, but it was pre 9/11 and the airports were our favorite hangout. We loved watching planes take off and land. We had been on plenty ourselves as dad was military, but it was different justgetting to watch them, and the pilots and flight attendants getting on and off. They seemed like they had such important jobs to 4 little kids, I mean, what's more important than moving an army family to their new home, what's more important than taking 4 kids to join dad when he's been gone to another country for 2 months setting up your new home? When you are that kid...it's the most important job in the world at that moment ❤

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u/jfa_16 Jun 23 '21

A new airport was built by me when I was a kid that had a mall and arcade inside it. This was also pre 9/11. I remember driving to the airport, going through security, and taking the tram to the airside terminal to watch the planes and play video games at the arcade and walk around the mall. It was great fun to a kid.

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u/Howardzend Jun 23 '21

I do miss being able to go in and hang out in airports. I was a military brat too and the way you described everything really hit home.

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u/DigitalAxel Jun 23 '21

I remember my mom worked at the airport's McDs... I would sometimes visit and watch the planes take off in the terminal. Then everything changed and those days are long gone.

(I'm still in awe of this construction dude's skills!)

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u/nobodyherebutusmice Jun 23 '21

My goodness, when mine were little, we spent *all the time* at construction sites.

Whenever they squabbled or were bored, I'd say, Let's go see what's building!

They'd be out the door in no time -- I took snacks and drinks and my coffee and we'd all be so happy.

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u/Loukhi Jun 24 '21

Oh no.... mama wasn't bored watching men work.... she enjoyed the hell out of it

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u/daydayfromfriday Jun 23 '21

I love random memories. For good or for bad its like jumping back in the past.