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People who tell kids that they'll miss being a kid or that they wish they could go back to being a kid are full of it. amirite?

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"I can proudly tell them to go shove it up their ass"

Kinda depends on what you're talking about but I dig it to an extent.

Tell me you had crappy parents without telling me you had crappy parents

I can do what I want, when I want and anybody that tells me I can't I can proudly tell them to go shove it up their ass.

The government has entered the chat...

On one hand I understand what you mean but on the other I never really got to be a kid. Sure I don't have to deal with abusive parents anymore, I don't have to do what anyone tells me. I can stay up late without getting in trouble for not being able to sleep. I can go out whenever I want. And while I didn't get to do all that as a kid I also had to take care of myself as a kid. It really sucks basically having to be an adult your whole life even if you didn't have the full freedoms that other adults have.

contextrips avatar contextrip Yeah You Are +4Reply

Hardest part of my life so far has been parenthood (age 35-48 so far) even though my spouse and I are semi retired. Every other part has been awesome even those years when I was so broke I had to find a roommate when renting a bachelor suite.

I would say "enjoy the years where you are not responsible for someone else".

vcsandfecess avatar vcsandfeces Yeah You Are +4Reply

Good times await when you are >50 or >70. Hang in! LOL

Children get to be carefree and get away with excessive time waste. When ur older u don't get to do that. I think kids should value the time they have.

Milkzeys avatar Milkzey Yeah You Are +2Reply

Something tells me you're a privilidged "adult". Many, many adults live paycheck to paycheck. They can't just "go out and explore the world" and do those expensive activities you just named. You're lucky you can. You're living from a naive and privileged worldview.

opensofiass avatar opensofias Yeah You Are +2Reply

How old is OP?

@Dr-pen I'll just say late 20's

Wait twenty more years

Cheytuflyas avatar Cheytuflya Yeah You Are +3Reply
@Cheytuflya Wait twenty more years

If I'm saying i wanna be a kid again in 20 years That'd be called having a mid-life crisis. Something I don't plan on having.

I don't think many people would go back but it is crazy seeing how much of a different freedom I had as a kid.

I think the argument that everything is better when you are a child is heavily reliant on what your circumstances were when you were a child.

@Eastern-Spot2023 I think the argument that everything is better when you are a child is heavily reliant on what your circumstances...

That's true! I actually find that people with bad childhoods are more than likely to enjoy adulthood more than people with good childhoods. It might be that children with not so great childhoods are more exposed to the stresses of the world earlier in their life and are accustomed to it by the time they become an adult, more so than a child who grew up without any stress. That's just my guess though.

@Eastern-Spot2023 I think the argument that everything is better when you are a child is heavily reliant on what your circumstances...

Idk. I had a terrible childhood by mosts standards, but I still look back on it fondly because of the innocence and childhood wonder I had.

Achilles982s avatar Achilles982 Yeah You Are +1Reply
@Eastern-Spot2023 I think the argument that everything is better when you are a child is heavily reliant on what your circumstances...

I agree. If you loved your childhood and had great parents, I totally get wanting to be a kid again. But if your childhood sucked or you were abused then no, you definitely wouldn't want to go back to being a kid again.

I'd love to go back to the days of playing king of the hill and baseball in a field with my friends.

I love being an adult but life goes by quick and before you know it you'll have more days behind you than ahead of you... and you'll miss hanging out with all of your friends, playing games, with no real worries.

Shusszs avatar Shussz Yeah You Are +1Reply

I had an awesome childhood, but I wouldn't go back to school if you paid me. I loved every age I have been so far and only hope I'm only half way through it.

High school summers with sole responsibilities being football camp, lifting, and part time lifeguarding are really hard to beat

Given that you have no children or families of your own of course

You realize the people who say this to kids are usually their parents, family members… people who have kids and responsibilities and who can't just "do what they want, when they want."

Larny2019s avatar Larny2019 Yeah You Are 0Reply
@Larny2019 Given that you have no children or families of your own of course You realize the people who say this to kids...

Parents shouldn't be saying this to their kids. I've only heard this from people who are in casual conversation about their children or when people who know the parents are having conversation with the kids. I also hear a lot of teachers say this, which tbf there aren't a lot of benefits being a teacher these days. Kids hear this outside of the house just as much as they would be hearing it in the house.

Now have kids and see how well that works out

I dunno. I kind of wish I had was a bit less responsible and had more fun during those years.

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