Oddly nostalgic, where did my childhood go?

**KangTheMad** · 11-15-2010, 07:50 PM

I turn 18 tomorrow. I've been waiting for this day since, well, a very long time. Now that I'm almost there, I'm starting to think back about being a child. You know what? I miss it.

I want just one more day to walk through the halls of the house I grew up in. I want to run around in the really big yard we had, climb the apple tree and hang from it like a sloth. I want to go to the Butler Building (the LCFPD tore it down, the pricks), pick up shingles from the ground and throw them like a frisbee.

I want to be carefree, not have a worry in the world.

When I was little, I wanted to be a grown up, I didn't want to be a kid. Now that I am growing up, I realise that growing up sucks. Being a child rocks. You don't have to worry about as much stuff, have fewer responsibilities and summer vacation is the happiest few months that ever existed. Apart from winter break of course.

When I went out to lunch with friends today, we mostly talked about TV shows we used to watch. Arthur, Fairly Oddparents, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats ect. . . God those were some good times.

Being a child rocked, growing up sucks. And I am positive that I'll someday want to be a teenager again. "Paying my own bills? Bah! Give me the days when I was in High School!"

**Eluixa** · 11-15-2010, 09:30 PM

Happy Birthday Kang! Great post. I showed it to my fourteen year old. He wants to be sixteen so he can drive.

**alanmt** · 11-15-2010, 09:46 PM

Happy Birthday Kang!

I think you will be a good man. But you can still hang from trees like a sloth any time you want!

**Scarlett_156** · 11-15-2010, 10:15 PM

Cool, another Scorpio.

Not to rattle your cage or anything, but as a child I absolutely could not wait to get away from the family, home, and school--and I didn't. Wait, that is. I ran away from home (though I stayed in high school and graduated). I sincerely doubt that I enjoyed a single complete 24-hour period at any time during my entire childhood. If I had it to do all over again, I would run away even sooner, and instead of graduating just get a GED. More soon. Whatever.

That being said, it does make me feel good to know that others had childhoods memorable for something besides anxiety and dread, and that out there in the world are still reasonable, normal people who have their heads on straight and who remember their kid years with fondness.

Happy birthday!

And never fear: You can still behave immaturely and boorishly after you reach adulthood. In fact, it's even more fun! You'll see.

**caelum** · 11-16-2010, 12:11 AM

Happy B-Day, Kang. I'm a firm believer that we never stop being kids, we just find different ways to play. Growing up, in terms of acquiring years, has been a very liberating experience so far. I wouldn't be a kid again. With growing up comes money, independence, and freedom. Yeah, you're a little bit burdened with responsibility, and worrying about money, but those things really aren't as big of a deal as they sound.