being a kid sucks, actually, and adulthood is way better. amirite?

I feel the same way as you but I wonder how much of that is to blame on overly controlling parents. I'd imagine the people who look back on their childhood with fondness had much more autonomy.

by Anonymous 3 days ago

Yeah if your child hood sucks it's probably because your parents sucked. Which is unfortunate

by Anonymous 3 days ago

Not neccesarily. I'd rate my dad...7/10. He wasn't perfect, but not a bad parent either. However, we dealt with custody battles with my mentally ill mom, our apartment had loud neighbors which was horrible for my dad to experience, I was ostracized and bullied, and slept at a babysitter who didn't seem to like me that much. However, it wasn't all bad exactly. My dad and I did a lot of fun stuff, and the babysitter wasn't mean, I usually had at least 1 person to hang out with at school. But like... I wouldn't want to go back, either. I'd imagine poverty in general would lead to a similar situation with a childhood you wouldn't go bad to, w/o it neccesarily being your parents fault.

by Kale29 3 days ago

That's not true! All of the people at school or in your neighborhood could have sucked! But seriously: a bad childhood makes an average adulthood feel so much better.

by Anonymous 3 days ago

I loved my childhood and I loved being a teenager. Being an adult isn't bad either. I'd do it all over again

by RoundMonth 3 days ago

You sound like you live a blessed life. I am sincerely happy for you.

by Impossible-Mix 3 days ago

I had the most incredible childhood and teenage years so i cannot agree with this

by qsanford 3 days ago

Everyone's life is different. Some people had great childhoods but have bad adulthoods. I'm on the side with a bad childhood and great adulthood. Not a price on this earth you could pay me to go back to a time without adult money, adult freedom, and everything else that goes on up here. Hard work and a bit of luck in between allowed me to build an incredible adult life for myself.

by Anonymous 3 days ago

You are smaller, afraid and at the mercy of people much "larger" than you in adulthood too.

by Hettingerkendal 3 days ago

Jokes on you I think being me sucks regardless of age! Eh, jokes aside, I work with kids, kids do have things rough too in their own ways.

by Anonymous 3 days ago

Adulting sucks.

by No_Bowl 3 days ago

I think what people miss about childhood that makes them say it's better than adulthood is how much simpler like is when you're a child. Your only responsibility is to go to school and do your homework. You don't have to pay bills, file tax reports or manage finances. I think a lot of people forget the downsides of being a kid

by No-Theory451 3 days ago

Boo hoo. You can find crybabies of any age. Suck it up and try and make the best of it (life).

by Little-Leading4908 3 days ago

I think it may depend on if gaining independence for an individual is a gift or a burden.

by Anonymous 3 days ago

I had a good childhood….so….no

by Anonymous 3 days ago

I never felt in control as a kid. As an adult, I still don't feel like I have much control, but I'm not really a "real" adult yet, plus I have lived in a high-demand religion my whole and beginning to deconstruct that feels like losing control. I imagine that once I have my degree and a more stable job, all will be peaches (I know that might be an unrealistic expectation,please don't burst my bubble). I do have more control than I did as a kid.

by Anonymous 3 days ago