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.
5. Roman legionnaires
Boys dressed as Roman legionnaires for the Egyptian-themed pageant opening Craigmillar festival, Edinburgh, June 1984. | TSPL Photo: George Smith
6. Boy George competition
Three girls dressed as Boy George for a competition at the Odeon cinema in Edinburgh, September 1984. From left: April Walker, Shona Mathie and Angela Herd. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout
7. Festival Cavalcade
Monkey suited children and stilt walkers make their way past crowds on Princes Street in the Festival Cavalcade, August 1984 | TSPL
8. Stable visit
Pupils from Tollcross primary school visit the Scotmid stables in Edinburgh and meet farrier James Lee and one of the horses due to retire when the company stops milk horse doorstep deliveries in January 1985. | TSPL Photo: Hamish Campbell