Growing up in Ohio came with its own unique sort of perks and challenges as a kid. (We really can’t expect everyone to understand.) The following are 13 thoughts that we think nearly everyone has when growing up in Ohio.
- Anytime you rode your bike past the stop sign/house/street you were instructed not to go past:
one sharp eye/Flickr “Mom will never even know!”
- After you were finally tall enough to ride “The Beast” at Kings Island:
lisatozzi/Flickr “That was REALLY bumpy. Why does everyone think it’s so awesome?"
- Whenever school was cancelled because of snow:
Tony Hall/Flickr “Today’s the day I’m going to build the biggest snowman known to man…”
4)…
Scott/Flickr “…and sled down the biggest hill in town.”
- That time your family tried to convince you to eat at Skyline:
nikoretro/Flickr “Chili on spaghetti?! Are you crazy?! I’m not eating that…I don’t care how good you say it is.”
- And in spite of your protests you were forced to eat there anyway—but when the cheese coney you ordered came out the amount of cheese on it blew your mind:
Navin 75/Flickr “I’m never allowed to put this much cheese on my food at home! This. Is. AWESOME.”
- Lake Erie functioned as the ocean for you:
abdallah/Flickr “I can’t wait until we come back to the beach again!”
- When you ate at Frisch’s Big Boy:
Travis Estell/Flickr “If I eat enough of my food, I know I can talk them into getting me a hot fudge cake.”
- And then when you went up to the register with your parents after eating:
Kimberly Hostetler/Flickr “Blue? Or purple? No, green! I can probably take more than one…They won’t notice…”
- Anytime your parents said you were “going to town” and told you to get in the car and you knew it meant you would be gone all day:
Karah Levely-Rinaldi/Flickr “I can’t WAIT until I’m old enough to stay home alone!”
- Whenever your parents said they had to stop at Hills for a few things:
Wikimedia Commons “Popcorn! I’m getting popcorn this time!”
- The times you went to the Circleville Pumpkin Show:
Vasenka Photography/Flickr “Pumpkin burgers sound gross. I just want a corn dog.”
- When you were on your way home from vacationing in another state:
astronomy_blog/Flickr “Are we there yet?”
Did any of these sound familiar to you? What other common thoughts did you have growing up in Ohio?
one sharp eye/Flickr
“Mom will never even know!”
lisatozzi/Flickr
“That was REALLY bumpy. Why does everyone think it’s so awesome?”
Tony Hall/Flickr
“Today’s the day I’m going to build the biggest snowman known to man…”
Scott/Flickr
“…and sled down the biggest hill in town.”
nikoretro/Flickr
“Chili on spaghetti?! Are you crazy?! I’m not eating that…I don’t care how good you say it is.”
Navin 75/Flickr
“I’m never allowed to put this much cheese on my food at home! This. Is. AWESOME.”
abdallah/Flickr
“I can’t wait until we come back to the beach again!”
Travis Estell/Flickr
“If I eat enough of my food, I know I can talk them into getting me a hot fudge cake.”
Kimberly Hostetler/Flickr
“Blue? Or purple? No, green! I can probably take more than one…They won’t notice…”
Karah Levely-Rinaldi/Flickr
“I can’t WAIT until I’m old enough to stay home alone!”
Wikimedia Commons
“Popcorn! I’m getting popcorn this time!”
Vasenka Photography/Flickr
“Pumpkin burgers sound gross. I just want a corn dog.”
astronomy_blog/Flickr
“Are we there yet?”
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