Too many extra curricular activities for kids

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My Mum would make a push every so often to get me to join something, ballet, Brownies, youth club, but I refused and since I was usually very obedient I got away with it. I think my parents were relieved not to have to pay or have the bother of taking me. When we went to Bulletin's holiday camp my Mum insisted I had to join 'the Beaver's' (it was free) for one activity, I was furious. As soon as I could, I got away, and then fell in the lake. She had to buy me a new pair of trainers because mine were soaking wet but she never made me join anything again

I was in Boy Scouts for one year. Found it boring. Quit.

If I replaced my sneakers each time they got soaked, I’d be bankrupt

I used to get so bored that I would create creative (read not tasty) food concoctions.

I once had corn flakes with orange drink as the milk.....yuck!

I used to go to all sorts of dance lessons as extra curricular; tap, ballet, modern, street, ect.

Sadly, I was not the most elegant of dancers...there's a reason my tap dance teacher made me stand behind the curtain during show performances. I saw the back of that curtain a lot, it was quite dusty but the fabric was alright. Someone really should've cleaned that thing.

I deliberately sang out of tune at “glee club” so I would be exempt from it.

I was told to just “move my lips.”

Believe it or not, "Fame" was actually a good movie.

A not-so-good TV series, though.

You should see the 1980 version. You might find it "dated," though.

Have you seen "Flashdance?"

It's about a woman from Pittsburgh (which was a rough steel town back in 1983) who felt stuck in a rut, but got inspiration from her dancing talent.

Facebook is something where people seem to do lots of stupid and petty things.

I don't go on it much. I used to try to "seek out" people from my past on it.