Do you miss being a child? Would you ever want to relive childhood?

[FinalFantasyBro]

As an adult I am officially able to make decisions and not have to constantly get boss around, sometimes I do but I remember all of those times about being a child and while it wasn't completely carefree because I did had problems when I were a child. That got me thinking do you really think the best years of your life is when you were a child or you don't really miss being a kid? Me personally I have an ok childhood my family did took care of me but they also abused me as well and I did get bully at school so I rather stay as an adult. While I do suffered from occasional depression and anxiety I rather not go back in time where I couldn't control any part of my life. But how about you do you miss your childhood or your childhood wasn't what you hope for?

Yes! I would do everything to become a kid again

No thanks you, I definitely wouldn't want to be a kid again.

[Jake99999]

We humans are so strange. We can’t just be happy where we are, in the moment.
Kids want to be adults. Adults want to be kids. People look back into the past and yearn for the “good old days”.
The thing to do is live in the moment, live your today.
I am 55 right now. I could look back at when I was younger and things may have been easier and wish I could go back. But then I think, hey when I am 70 I might look back at when I was 55, and remember being 55 as “the good old days”. The days I am in right now.
So…just enjoy where you are now, take it all in, experience and enjoy the good things you have today.
Also when we look backward we often tend to forget whatever pain or struggles we were feeling back then and remember more of the good stuff. If you really did go back to being a kid, you would have your more childish mind and lack of experience and all the things kids painfully struggle with and worry about as they develop. Most of us forget a lot of that. Be happy with your today and make the most of it.

[HawkPerception]

Childhood is a different phase of our mentality. We process events much differently. If you went back in time with the mentality you have now and had the same experiences... watching those childhood tv shows, eating ice cream for the first time, going to the playground and genuinely enjoying yourself, having a crush on someone, etc... it would not hit the same. None of it would feel as dramatic because you've processed how to handle all of that throughout your life.

Don't romanticize the past too much. Accept that you had a past filled with emotions that you remember to be positive and continue to look forward and experience life.

[Anonymous]

Yes I had a beautiful childhood. Life as teenager and adult was/is hell. If you mean as reliving childhood by going back in time then oh yess, I definetely would! I miss playing with the neighbours kids which were living with us in the appartement, the awesome trips with the family, playing and getting dolls and other games for Christmas, having awesome birthday parties with lots of fun, never have to worry about money or work, just being carefree, dreamy and optimistic about life.


I really now do miss being a child again...

[FinalFantasyBro]

Awesome! Yes I do remember all of the toys and birthday I enjoyed when you are a child, now whenever it be time for birthday you unfortunately just feel like you get old. 😓

[FlutteringFeelings]

I enjoyed my childhood and having older siblings they introduced me to a lot of new things. I grew up on Barbie dolls and I didn’t have a cellphone till I was a freshman in high school. I enjoyed my childhood and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in this world. I couldn’t imagine being a child these days it doesn’t seem fun unless the parent is trying to make the best of it.

[FinalFantasyBro]

That is great you have sisters that really played with you, I sometimes also play or tv with my sister's but not all of the time though.

[JustinTheGreat]

Things I miss from childhood is not having bills and responsibilities (I think we all feel that way) and also TOYS
i loved toys as a kid, and sometimes when I buy toys for my daughter and I’m going through the aisle, I see something that makes me go “I want this for MYSELF”
Toys are so much cooler than when I was a kid, I wish I could play with them without looking lol a weirdo lmao

[MysteriousDarkness]

Would I want to be a child again? Yes and no.
Yes because of family vacations, family game nights, playing with friends and my cousins etc. No because of the surgeries on my eyes, my hard palate, soft palate etc. I was bullied and had speech problems etc. I depended on my parents for a lot of things.

Do I want to be an adult? Yes and no.
Yes because I get to make my own decisions, not depend on others as much, get to enjoy romance and intimacy, go where I want if I have the time and money to do so, dress how I want to dress, what whatever type of movie I want to watch etc. No because of having to make sure bills get paid on time, maintenance on vehicles, fixing or replacing appliances etc. As an adult I tend to over think things.

Overall for me there were positives and negatives being a child and there are positives and negatives to being an adult.

[FinalFantasyBro]

What about being a teenager?

[Poppykate]

Hell no! I enjoy being an adult. But it was different growing up as a child in the 80s. Children had to take responsibility for their actions at an early age (from the age of 4 years old) and we got punished if we misbehaved. (This usually involved a slap on the bum or the back of the head). Our parents certainly didn’t ‘entertain’ us during school holidays. They were too busy for that. We had to create our own fun. And the only time they went to our school was for graduation or if we got into trouble.

[Smoke-n-Growls]

If I could redo childhood with parents who were mentally healthy and with better financial management, sure. Maybe.

But if I had to go back and do it with the same? Fuck that. I'm still trying to get over what they have done and continue to do to me.

[fr44c3iqqs]

I sometimes miss childhood, but my mom believes that caring just for the physical part is enough, but not much for the psychological part. Having to deal with shaming and this and that, it began making me to permanently feel down not much later after starting to be a teenager. But if I could relive it with same events by the time rewinding while not losing the way I think and see things now, then I would be like “Sure, why not?”

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[fr44c3iqqs]

If that was to happen, my 4th and 5th grade teachers would hate me sooooo much, and that is because I would be accusing them to the office for punishing the whole class over the actions of a few, as well as for yelling and going crazy. Of course, many students in the class were going crazy, but a teacher should expect that and be prepared or always learning how to deal with the crazy students. I would also be accusing my 5th grade teacher to the office about the fact that she sometimes loses assignments and marked it as missing assignment, only for sometimes to be handed back 2 copies of that assignment! She would probably scream the heck out of me, and maybe even be like “How dare you accuse me to the office like that! I am your teacher, and this is how you pay me back? I am devoting my life to teaching those who are the future of this country, only for you to try to take it away from me?” But besides that, I had a fixed/closed mindset back then. It is now becoming an increasingly growth/open mindset. I would also be trying to get into GATE (Gifted And Talented Education program) if I was to live my childhood again with the same mindset and knowledge, but I would not want to remember most life events as that would ruin the adventure of the unknown and would just make reliving it just plain boring; it is even worse than watching a movie in which someone told you about entirely already. And actions will actually make it to turn out different anyways, the later, the more different it shall be, especially if significant life decisions are made differently, although even one small different decision can make things entirely different.

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[fr44c3iqqs]

But let’s say I remember when each terrible event will happen, like Boston Marathon bombing tragedy in 2013, the mega shootings in Paris in 11/13/2015, or each mass shooting event, and then I alerted the cops about it coming up and to investigate those criminals (although I don’t know who were involved), the cops would say that I am crazy but then after they happened, they will think I was involved, so it might be better to not remember them, as different actions might already make them to not happen in the first place.

And let’s say I remember the date and cause of death of each person that were a part of my life, well, I mean it hurts a lot to hear about a person who may soon be gone, especially at a premature age (ahead of time), but it would be helpful to maybe just do some things differently like be there for that person, have them eat healthier if they died due to health issues, but if it was like car accident at no fault of their own, that may look like a lot tougher to prevent, but different combinations of decisions will already result in that person making decisions differently, thus most likely not ending in that car crash/accident that was caused by another driver. But if it was because they were in a car with an irresponsible driver, well, if that driver is a known person, maybe just warn them about not riding with irresponsible drivers if the driver of the car is an irresponsible driver

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[fr44c3iqqs]

But yeah, in reliving my childhood with the current mindset, I would make it a lot more adventurous, do more daring things, live each day to the fullest, learn the most I can, hang out with friends a lot more, and get to Eagle Scout rank and then join Sea Scout and later Venture Scout (hecks yeah), and before the scouting thing, the cub scouts of course, and of course get a lot more involved in school like clubs, starting a club, being in a team, try getting teams to begin practice after club meetings are over, doing more Polar Bear Swims and Polar Bear Runs in Boy Scout Camp. Life would just be entirely different.

[Sarahr123]

Yes of course but I had abusive parents and family members and as a kid you’re completely defenceless so I would not want to go back to a time where anyone can beat me up or molest me and I’m completely helpless. Now they can’t do that stuff to me anymore because I’m grown up.

[fr44c3iqqs]

Be sure you don’t really visit them alone because some abusive people never mature. And if they did anything illegal or molested you, you need to go tell the police or get an attorney.

[SerenStone]

I find it so easy being a kid.. Having people take most of the responsibilities for me, not worry or stress about making long term decisions like what I study, choosing jobs, when to marry, other stuff like that.. Having people constantly call me cute, constantly having fun, not needing good social skills because adults will excuse everything I do with "they're just a kid". Such a dream to go back again.

[Lynx122]

I was really happy as a kid :) But I don't necessarily want to be a kid again I want to be able to live the rest of my life my way and I need to fight for that. But if I can do that then I'll be happy as an adult as well. I had a good childhood and I think that's enough.

[MCheetah]

Kind of. I miss all the good stuff of being a kid. However, I grew up with an abusive mother and lived dirt poor. I'd want to go back to being a kid again, but this time, with an actual GOOD family. But back in the past; the modern era has too much wokeness and political propaganda in American schools.

[misterCage4]

I do. I miss being innocent and stress free, although I had to go through tough experiences at times I was still an energetic enthusiastic little boy. I wouldn't want to live it again though because that means I'd have to relive my whole life again and I sure as hell don't want to experience my teenage years again.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

No, I enjoy getting updates and developing my future career. And just being able to be a person. You know, as a juvi, you’re like grass. Just there, nothing different about you from all the other grasses. But trees are all different and beautiful. Another thing I enjoy about not being a mindless and non-unique…….. variable is the use of A. I and Subconscious Living Soul.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

The closet thing to little me using A. I and S. L. S is dreams. One of them was a bunch of dead people were trying to kill me. I was scared as shit. Another dream I had as Baby Bloth was me, my mom and dad were in a very foggy place, basically saw nothing but white and grey. Then we encounter a ravine looking structure that had a waterfall. (Now that I think about it, this looked a lot like a place we hiked some years after this dream) But in my dream, the rocks were all grey and the place we hiked had brown/orangish rocks. Also in my dream, there was no fence and no balcony looking part. Everything else was basically the same. Once we got there, my parents left me on the edge of this “ravine” and disappeared in the fog. Then many clones of them with red eyes walked towards me. Then I jumped off into the water

[NamerOfStars]

Total powerlessness, constant threats, no real control over my life, and stresses that kept my blood pressure up? No thanks. I do miss my friends being able and willing to do stuff pretty much all the time, but that's about it.

[TrueConfection]

No thanks. I enjoy having my own children a lot more than I enjoyed being a child. I didn't suffer the traumatic experiences many people on gag have talked about, but it still wasn't good enough for me to want to repeat that part of my life.

[ArrowheadSW]

It was fun while it lasted, but I really don't think that I'd want to re-live it. There were a lot of issues with other kids, teachers, etc. I think over-all I'm happier as an adult actually.

[sage2021]

I hated school - any and all of them. I was always in the nurse's office with a bad stomach ache. I cut a lot of school, but managed to get my high school diploma.

[t-8900]

Yes only so that I could go back with knowing what I know today and prepare my life for adulthood appropriately and also make different decisions in dating in my younger years.

[Jackblue]

People tend to have blissful thoughts about childhood, but I think they are quick to forget the bad times. Even the most coddled of children face adjustment to a world which can be quite harsh, it is far easier to deal with it once you have been here a while.

[hashimato]

I m ready to lose everything for going back to my childhood even with my family were poor because my father was alive 😓

[Rachelspiks]

I miss it every single day. I hate being an "adult"!

[SphynxUK]

No I don’t miss it and wouldn’t want to relive it. I’m glad it’s over and done with.

[CиктиpГитOч]

My childhood was shit. My life is shit right now too. I'm looking forward to aging.