Growing up is sometimes hard to do, but there’s often a lot of fun along the way.
These old photos selected from the Evening News archive offer a glimpse of what it was like to be a youngster in Edinburgh 40 years ago - including pictures of some of the city’s most popular places at the time, like Gorgie City Farm and Little Marco’s.
Scroll through and get a flavour of a Capital childhood in the mid-1980s.
1. Toffee apple time
Two little girls enjoying toffee apples during the Craigmillar festival, Edinburgh, June 1984. | TSPL Photo: George Smith
2. Royal Highland sand-pit
Children playing in the sand-pit at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston June 1984. | TSPL Photo: Alex Brown
3. Santa arrives at Jenners
Santa Claus meets some children when he arrives at Jenners department store in Edinburgh in November 1984 | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
4. Rugby Triple Crown
Scotland rugby captain Jim Aitken signs autographs for fans at Edinburgh airport in March 1984 after Scotland beat Ireland in the Five Nations match at Lansdowne Road in Dublin to win the Triple Crown, before going on to win the Grand Slam. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand