wishing wells and stars in the sky

I haven't happened across either of these things in years. I probably would though. We do save the turkey bone and then usually my daughter and I wish on it at some point. I never have a birthday cake so I don't wish on the candles. Whenever I have seen a falling star in the sky I have always wished upon them. Some even come true.

I agree, these are the cute things that I missed during childhood days, and this modernization changed. Now my kids don't see these things working (thu I agree with them, but they misses a lot of things due to technologies)

I kind of do. When I see a star, or blow out candles for my birthday, I say a little prayer. But it's not like a regular prayer. More like a wish, only I'm asking God. And it's always something that isn't likely to happen, which is something I guess we often do when we wish. I'll use something like, please Lord let my dad sleep tonight without any interruptions. Kind of a wish/prayer.

I did, and, to a certain extent still do, but that's because I didn't want to grow up...

LOL! I do all of the above except for the throwing pennies into the wishing wells. Of course, I never did that as a child, either. When I was a child, it was very exciting to find a penny on the ground or to earn a few cents or get a couple of dollars as a present, and I never did understand why anyone would just throw away money like that. In fact, I always wanted to go and collect it when I saw others doing it, so my mom had a very difficult time trying to convince me that it was wrong and the same thing as stealing if I were to take it, especially when the people were voluntarily throwing the money away.

Yes sometimes if i felt so much of something , then i sigh and say wish i am that bird in the sky , no problem and so free spreading its wings or sometimes i wish myself to be a baby only , that no worries she feels , no hassle nor sadness being felt . But all just wishes for reality i have to face each day Good day !

Well I am a vegetarian so I am not around wish bones from a turkey anyway. I dont do all these wishing things anymore but my kids do. It was nice to be young and innocent like that and have so much fun with these things. I like to watch my children have fun with it.

Ya...all of the above and then some. I usually have a kid by my side. Good excuse, heh? We do always let one of the kids get the wishbone from the turkey though. And you don't look foolish sitting on the swing at the playground or going down the slide or anything if you have a little kid with you. Fun stuff. Thanks Winter.

You are too cute, winterose! I guess I do that more for the kids now . . . but secretly, yah, I guess I do do it for myself - ha ha! It's always good to have hope in life . . . and these silly wishing rituals actually remind us to keep on hoping!

i certainly do once every fortnight and its splendid to look at the sky and making sure our wishes one fine day will come true and i always have that hope for sure

My family and I still doing the wish on birthdays. I even smiled gazing the first star, wishing to come true. We also have the practice of wishing to the first church that we've seen for the first time.