what things from your childhood do you miss now?

Jul 06, 2020 at 11:13 AM

and I mean personal things that you used to do which you now don't

mine are:

1. watch sesame street every day at 12 PM with a huge pile of cookies (we don't even have that show now!)

2. sit in my room for hours at a time playing sonic /tetrace on my sega (the thing got sold ages ago)

3. have baths (now I have showers and they arn't as relaxing)

4. record things on my toy tape recorder (usually other people's conversations. lol)

5. drink sunny delight

all I can think of for now..

Miss Laura · Jul 06, 2020 at 12:17 PM

No stress or worries in regards to my health, other people's health, death, all the doom and gloom things adults worry about

Actually being able to get up in the morning and have structure of school. Plus getting enough sleep

Playing a ball game called Kribbie it's a Scottish game and we all grew up playing it

Miss my Grandparents like mad they died 15 years ago and 33 years ago.

Miss being skinny.... I was a skinny runt of a kid

People and me not expecting high things from me (I put too much pressure on myself)

Mountaindewed · Jul 06, 2020 at 12:23 PM

My grandmas

Playing outside

6th grade. The year before **** hit the fans

Sitting on the floor right in front of the 9inch TV and watching Nickelodeon.

eskielover · Jul 06, 2020 at 01:01 PM

Ride on the train 1/2 way across the US to spend the summer with my grandparents.

All the fun fishing outings I did with my grandpa & his friends from work who knew the farmers in Kansas & let us hike through their farms to get to the creeks.

(Always was the outdoors type person)

Lol....I can do it on my own farm now but it is just NOT the same

Jul 06, 2020 at 01:14 PM

my grandmother's roast dinners (they were great!)

my video of classic children's nursery rymes

Jul 07, 2020 at 03:56 PM

My mother. I would be elated if I could have her alive and well again. She passed away when I was 33.

I always felt sad that this mean kid stole my Misty Rose banana seat bike. I loved that bike.

I miss that I could eat pretty much as much candy as I liked without gaining weight. I particularly miss the strawberry flavor of Charleston Chew.

I miss my ballet classes.

Nammu · Jul 07, 2020 at 04:20 PM

I miss getting up in the morning, taking a salt container and a couple cans of oranges. And being on my pony with my dog all day long. We didn't come home till dusk. I sometimes took a book too. I'd ride to other places then climb a tree while my dog chased scents and my horse chewed grass and I read a book up in the tree.

When I got a bit older we spent the summers up north at the cabin. I'd be out on the lake all day in the canoe with my dog. We spent a lot of time on the other side of the bay where there was an abandoned old house.

divine1966 · Jul 07, 2020 at 05:20 PM

My grandparents. Both my grandmas and one grandpa passed when I was already an adult. One grandpa died of unexpected illness when I was 16. He never got to see great grandkids or see us to be adults etc He was a great guy. All my grandparents were very awesome

Jul 07, 2020 at 05:47 PM

to be honest, nothing. i now have the freedom to explore and do as i wish. things i had in childhood such as dance classes i can provide for myself now. i didn't have much fun as a child, so maybe that's why.

LuvsHorses · Jul 08, 2020 at 08:16 PM

Going to camp for 10 days every summer - the happiest days of my childhood

Getting together with a couple cousins we were close to

The music (70s)

The tv shows (70s)

Fighting w/ my brother - I'd give anything to get beat up by him again (he died in 2000 from suicide)

So much less violence and strife in the world

Not having to worry about anything

My deceased relatives

divine1966 · Jul 08, 2020 at 09:28 PM

Oh yeah I miss camps. We used to go for a month every summer. It was fun

Medusax · Jul 09, 2020 at 02:41 AM

I miss simply being a child. Not working and worrying about bills, and waiting on bills, and possible future bills, etc.

Gasplessy · Jul 11, 2020 at 07:26 AM

I've never been a particularly nostalgic person, almost the opposite... i wanted/was curious to go on

But the last years of my life have been very bad and i lost two important persons (one is my father); so i found myself thinking about the past
Before this, i just used to think about the past sometimes with a jealous eye, regretting some things but then i used to quickly return to the present and think about how to fix and grow... even if, again, in the last two-three years i started feeling discouraged for a mix of factors :/

And now go to sleep wishing that Dr Who could appear and knock at my door to travel back to times where some shits weren't already happened

To better answer the question: i still do not miss the childhood so much because it wasn't all just funny and games...
But since now i wish that i was a better daughter, i miss: the innocence, the possibility of creating something good, and express simple love to my parents and relatives
But i recognize that to have a whole life ahead it's a big thing; one needs to be guided a bit and stay calm

puzzclar · Jul 12, 2020 at 11:59 PM

My extended family. I moved, and that triggered a bunch of events to happen years later.

I miss having friends. But now I think about it, they may not have been true friends. I need to make relationships and not push people away.

Deilla · Jul 14, 2020 at 04:12 AM

Being able to really draw. It's seems I lost the skill I once had. I think I gave it up the day I saw my mother stomp all over my artwork I gave her.

aspen2020 · Jul 15, 2020 at 11:36 AM

I had to grow up pretty quickly, so i suppose it would be not really having a childhood.

lizardlady · Jul 15, 2020 at 06:11 PM

My brother. I was 15 when he died.

Nammu · Jul 15, 2020 at 06:18 PM

I miss the colorful aluminum glasses. You could put them in the refrigerator and they'd keep the koolaid-aid cold longer, perfect for hot summer days

Deilla · Jul 16, 2020 at 04:35 PM

Singing on the bus on our way to summer camp.

MsLady · Jul 17, 2020 at 01:17 AM

Camera film. I rarely print photos anymore.

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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,123 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,737 hugs given	Jul 06, 2020 at 12:23 PM #3 My grandmas Playing outside 6th grade. The year before **** hit the fans Sitting on the floor right in front of the 9inch TV and watching Nickelodeon. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,367 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,277 hugs given	Jul 07, 2020 at 05:20 PM #8 My grandparents. Both my grandmas and one grandpa passed when I was already an adult. One grandpa died of unexpected illness when I was 16. He never got to see great grandkids or see us to be adults etc He was a great guy. All my grandparents were very awesome
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Anonymous43774 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 07, 2020 at 05:47 PM #9 to be honest, nothing. i now have the freedom to explore and do as i wish. things i had in childhood such as dance classes i can provide for myself now. i didn't have much fun as a child, so maybe that's why.
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,367 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,277 hugs given	Jul 08, 2020 at 09:28 PM #11 Oh yeah I miss camps. We used to go for a month every summer. It was fun
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Medusax Grand Member Member Since Jan 2017 Location: Arkansas Posts: 775 7 331 hugs given	Jul 09, 2020 at 02:41 AM #12 I miss simply being a child. Not working and worrying about bills, and waiting on bills, and possible future bills, etc. __________________ I go about my own business, and keep my mind on myself and my life. I expect the same courtesy from the rest of the world.
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puzzclar Elder Member Since Jan 2010 Location: Where? US Posts: 5,621 14 101 hugs given	Jul 12, 2020 at 11:59 PM #14 My extended family. I moved, and that triggered a bunch of events to happen years later. I miss having friends. But now I think about it, they may not have been true friends. I need to make relationships and not push people away.
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Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Jul 14, 2020 at 04:12 AM #15 Being able to really draw. It's seems I lost the skill I once had. I think I gave it up the day I saw my mother stomp all over my artwork I gave her. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’
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aspen2020 Junior Member Member Since Jul 2020 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 11 3 6 hugs given	Jul 15, 2020 at 11:36 AM #16 I had to grow up pretty quickly, so i suppose it would be not really having a childhood.
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Deilla Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2017 Location: Limsa Lominsa Posts: 29,401 (SuperPoster!) 6 49.2k hugs given	Jul 16, 2020 at 04:35 PM #19 Singing on the bus on our way to summer camp. __________________ ‘Live for now,’ ‘This too shall pass,’ ‘Everything is happening for my good.’
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MsLady Poohbah Member Since Mar 2020 Location: Earth Posts: 1,143 4 360 hugs given	Jul 17, 2020 at 01:17 AM #20 Camera film. I rarely print photos anymore.
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