Do you ever wish you were a kid or teenager again? Question for all the adults here!

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Well, do you? Or are you enjoying adulthood so much more than you enjoyed childhood or the teen years?

I'm 22 and I find myself dreading every birthday now. Its so dramatic, but I'm so nostalgic and life was just easier back then. It was easier to feel that you were doing something. Now I feel like I have more responsibilities and people expect different things than they did when I was younger. I miss being a kid so much. I also just feel like I didn't really live or make the most out of my life. If I could go back to 15 or 16, I would do so many things differently, make so many different decisions. I feel like I'm quickly approaching death lol or that I'm running out of years to figure sh*t out and make something of myself. If I had made different decisions I would be happier at this point and feel more fulfilled. I'm 22 now, and that's only 8 years from 30. Only 8 years! It seems like time speeds up the older I get. Days couldn't end soon enough when I was in high school. Now years are being snatched away before I'm even done with them. I feel like college has gone by with the snap of a finger - gone! I cannot believe I'm 22 now, and knowing how quickly the last four years went by makes the future, and how quickly it will come and go by, so much more frightening.

Its a positive in some ways. If I know I don't have all the time in the world, it should be a motivator to change what I need to in order to have the life I want. Still, its so surreal. I have friends getting married, friends talking about how they want families in 3 years, etc. Those of us who are career focused are planning out how long it will take us to travel, go to the peace corps, go to med school, law school, grad school, etc. We made our first big move after high school (some of us) and now another big move is upon us. SO cray.

On the other hand, I do like adulthood, and it is important to move forward.

Do you ever wish you were a kid or teenager again? Question for all the adults here!
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