“I loved fish oil.” Warm memories of kindergarten are shared on social networks
The theme of kindergartens and the trauma associated with them is eternal - almost like the theme of love or coming home. The wave of memories of vile porridge, evil teachers and hated quiet time will never fade.
This happens largely because the situation in state kindergartens has not changed much since Soviet times. No revolutionary new methods appeared, many preschool institutions were overcrowded, few young people were ready to become teachers - in general, continuity of generations in the bad sense of the word.
Therefore, stories on social networks about terrible memories from kindergarten are growing like mushrooms after rain, and we can only collect them. Well, who among us doesn’t have a chilling story about being force-fed or stripped naked as punishment?
But then on Twitter they asked the question: did anyone have any good impressions after kindergarten? And this discussion went viral, collecting almost a thousand comments and five and a half thousand likes.
User @Bjorktobe asked: “Does anyone have normal memories from kindergarten? Or is it some kind of cruelty for everyone: how they forced you to eat what you didn’t want, or made you stand naked in front of the group if you didn’t want to sleep, and generally traumatized you?”
In the comments, she was answered, as we already said, almost a thousand times. There were both good stories and traumatic ones. Today we want to talk about good things.
Many social network users had wonderful childhoods. For some, this happened because they found kind and sensitive teachers, for others - good classmates, for others - delicious food and the coincidence of the schedule with their biological rhythms.
About love
Many people were first pierced by Cupid’s arrow within the walls of a preschool institution, and they remembered it for the rest of their lives.
I remember that a local bully, whom the whole group was afraid of, fell in love with me, and he constantly protected me from everyone, but at the same time did not forbid me to communicate with anyone. This seems to have been my healthiest relationship in my entire life.
@marsh_hell_no
My first love happened there. The boy always had snot running, and in the fall he even bit off the heads of worms, brutally bragging that they were biting his fingers! He was the coolest guy, all the girls fell for it, but he was mine.
@_iamempty__
Eat. The girl Anya, next to whom I forgot how to breathe. How my mother carried me on a sled in winter. “Fun Starts”, where I won the bike race. The teacher who allowed me not to eat the hated omelet and milk soup.
@pod_lipami_
A similar story with a girl in kindergarten. I remember kissing her hand at every meeting, and when everyone started teasing “Tili-tili-dough,” instead of being offended, I answered: “Yes!” Immediately, the teasers' pattern broke and they, not knowing what to do next, fell behind forever with this.
@LexSanic
First kisses and terrible punishments: what do you remember about your kindergarten?
About tasty and healthy food
People often remember how in kindergartens they were force-fed something tasteless, but some were lucky with the cooks, and some were lucky with their personal tastes.
Not. I have very good ones. Back then, everyone was given fish oil for breakfast. And a vitamin as a gift. There were always four of us at the table. I loved fish oil. I drank to myself and everyone else if the nanny turned away. I liked it afterwards and eating vitamins for my friends, so I grew tall.
@5W6hoVPvB5TeLjH
I still love porridge and milk foam; there were no competitors in kindergarten.
@QmMFsrWyV8FIypn
Oh, brother in mind! On a good day, there would be up to five cups of milk and a couple more foams on top, until the teachers noticed and stopped.
@ai_rolary
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About how you could not sleep
The battle for naps did not take place in all kindergartens, and the fact that they did not sleep became a pleasant memory for many.
Wonderful years! They gave me extra delicious rice porridge with apricots, they didn’t force me to sleep, because I loved to put things in order on the shelves with toys, and they also taught me to draw arrows and apply blush.
@delight4uforeve
I have pleasant memories, I even asked my mother to take me to the garden on Saturdays. The teachers were great; during the daytime sleep you could not sleep, just lie down and talk in a whisper with your neighbor. They didn’t force you to eat, always kind words. I even came to visit them in first grade.
@milamilka_1
I don’t remember anything bad, I remember that if I didn’t want to sleep, then I could sit in the kitchen with the teacher, and she would draw with me. We weren't forced to eat it, but it was delicious. I vaguely remember the smell of hot cross buns for breakfast.
@en_trollunge
I also had my first groom there (pictured). And a hamster in a jar (also in the photo). And you could dress up in a princess dress every day (also in the photo) pic.twitter.com/F2So1sXeem
— trollunge (@en_trollunge) January 18, 2022
Instead of nap time, there was knitting training, in the last year they taught it. I wrote the first verse. The headmistress, who was replacing the teacher, allowed everyone to stay awake and retell to us the plot of Mad Max. Breakfast under Talkov. It was fun in the kindergarten.
@MankovskayaNina
About good people
In kindergartens there are not only kind teachers, but also other people who can be remembered for a lifetime.
A man constantly came to see us in kindergarten. He was not a parent or relative of anyone. Just a left-wing guy who always brought some fun things to the children and talked to the teachers. Everyone loved him and called him “Uncle Kostya” (in general, he is Kostya). And then he was killed behind the garages.
@wilsfw
Eat! I didn't have a Panama hat. And the driver of the bus that took our group to the city on the carousel took out a newspaper and made me an awesome Panama hat! Thank you Uncle Valera!
@basis_community
A dancing kindergarten teacher from Norway became famous in Russia
A little bit about everything
I protected the girls in the group from the boys who behaved badly with them: they fought, took away their toys, or did not share them. For good teaching in class, we were given stamps with penguins in our notebooks, it was cool. A carpet with a pattern of roads, which was cool to drive cars on.
@jarovinKo96_
First love, a lot of unsupervised walks on the territory, quite tasty food, a good teacher who read “Petrovich and Patapum” at night, a lively corner with a canary and stuffed animals, creative activities and English without strain. And New Year, where the Little Mermaid was. The kindergarten was fire!
@ai_rolary
He ran along the corridors, drank glasses of compote: adults remember how they were forgotten in kindergarten
There were equally terrible memories and good ones. Among the latest: for the matinee everyone was given gray and black donkeys, and I was the only one who received a white one. My happiness knew no bounds, I am still proud of this donkey. Everyone was jealous, especially the girl who stole my husband!
@not_shuufuu
We had English lessons where we acted out skits. Pool with toys. Acting skills. And psychological sessions at the end of each week.
@NrQ6ocCajGPiYNX
I have. Heap. I can flood your entire feed.
1. The teacher taught me to play checkers. I'm still a fan.
2. At the age of two we were taught to brew tea in a teapot. This is where my love for tea began. Now I am a certified tea ceremony master.
3. I had two of the coolest friends there.
4. They really taught me a lot there. Simple but important things, such as etiquette, for which I am still grateful to my teacher Galina Alekseevna.
5. We had a small garden. We grew all sorts of vegetables, and then there was a harvest festival when we collected it all. And then for a couple of days we were fed food from vegetables that we grew ourselves. This taught me to value work and its fruits.
6. Thanks to the teacher and the new kid in the group, I learned to read at the age of four.
7. In the evenings, when mom was late and the second teacher and I were left alone, we sang and drew together. It was great.
Continue? The group had a gorgeous aquarium where I hung out for hours.
And when we walked in winter it was already dark, there were beautiful shadows from tree branches on the snow. Then I realized what a thrill you can experience simply from observing nature. By the way, the teacher also taught us this. She taught us what flowers, trees, birds, animals are. Thanks to her, I love nature.
We also all decorated the group together for the holidays. It was cool.
I was not forced to sleep, but since sleep was mandatory, we agreed that I would just lie quietly and look out the window. The teacher also talked about her mountaineering youth, how they made ice cream in the mountains: they made a dense lump of snow and poured condensed milk on it. I think it's a great idea!
When we graduated, we were given big folders with all our work - it's very nice
@Ahalmena
In the same thread, almost half of the comments were about sad things: about insults, punishments, connivance, food violence, and even about a couple of teachers who can hardly be called anything other than maniacs. And also, disgusting memories were often associated with the fact that the child was not suitable for kindergarten due to his character and life circumstances. It happens.
So that the child does not feel in the children's group as if he was put in a cage with lions and left there, he needs to be prepared for kindergarten. Read about how to do this correctly here.
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