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What’s a place from your childhood that doesn’t exist anymore? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by weremacaque@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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There used to be a water park in my hometown that had a bunch of slides and a wave pool. I used to go there all the time as a kid, and even went there as a senior on a trip. I went to birthday parties there, sometimes.

It closed in 2020 and never reopened because they had apparently been avoiding paying bills for years. It wasn’t just the pandemic. It was visible from the freeway, so I watched it slowly being demolished over the next couple years any time I passed by.

I haven’t found a water park that really compared to it yet. Most are either too small or part of a larger theme park, which is fine. It just seemed like the fact that it exclusively was a water park allowed it to focus more on the atmosphere and types of slides it had.

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[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hard part about being an immigrant. I am permanently detached from all the places from my childhood

[–] Hanhula@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I feel that. Went back home for a visit last year and so much has changed. It's bizarre, feeling disconnected from where I live and yet like home has moved on without me.

[–] BladeOfIsildur@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s preventing you from going back? It has everything changed in your home country?

[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

The quality of life for my daughter is way better where I live now. I am doing it for her.