How was your childhood? Were you happier with life when you were a kid, or do you find that you enjoy life more now that you're older? If you could bring something from your childhood back to present day, what would it be and why?
Alright... Let's think back to the past... AND NOPE! I'm much happier today than I was back in the past. I know who I am, what I want to do, and where I want to be. Back then, I took it all like it was just the day passing by. And now, I'm actually talking to people and writing things I could have only dreamed of. I like where I am compared to the past. It just makes me feel whole.
Childhood was pretty good! Family didn't have tons of money but for some reason I remember getting a lot of what I wanted, bar some expensive game systems haha. Still can't believe I convinced my family to get me a scooter despite how much it cost, especially since we only recently moved to the US at the time and couldn't afford much. :droplet: Used to want to grow up dearly though and I'm glad I'm an adult now despite how much harder life is. It's very nice being in charge of your own life and having the freedom to make your own decisions.
I had an odd childhood... I was very shy and from kindergarten to 4th grade I didn’t speak at school and got nervous when people pestered me to talk... also I watched a lot of inappropriate videos for 9 year olds to be watching and I ended up saying things I didn’t know the meaning of (and these were usually inappropriate things). Was my childhood horrible? Not necessarily. I usually think of these and other negative things before I think of the positives.
Being a kid, I did kid things. Watched cartoons without having to tell people that I disregard their opinion of me, went to school for free, never had to cook, had no physical problems, run and jump and move and exist without pain. Yeah, it was good. If anything, I would bring back the free school and no job. I get to learn and make friends without paying to do that? Heck yes, sign me up.
Let me think back to a time, a simpler time...okay never mind, a complex time. I had a complex childhood. Nothing terrible, but just...complex. I usually characterize my childhood into several chapters vastly different emotions and turmoil. Today, I am far happier now than I was then. If I was to get back anything from my childhood, I would want to get back my vivid imagination. That thing could entertain me for hours.
Things were definitely easier when I was a kid. I didn't even know that I was socially anxious back then, because my family grew up practically next to do my extended family, so I had more than a dozen cousins that I felt comfortable around to play with. It wasn't until my family moved and I started actually going to school (I was homeschooled as a kid) that I realized just how socially awkward I am. I do miss things being easier, but I don't think I would want to go back to a sheltered time where I didn't know a lot of things about myself.
Outside of school I really enjoyed being a kid. Things were a lot easier for sure. I never had to worry about getting a job and I had plenty of friends. All I had to do was go to school and then afterward I could play my games all day and relax. Now I have college, and when I'm not going to college then I have to get a job and deal with people I don't like, and I have to worry about moving out someday. Not to mention that I really wasn't stressed out as a child.
My childhood was terrible, I don't have PTSD for nothing. It absolutely ruined the me of today, if I had a normal childhood I'd be much better.
I had an odd childhood. My parents wouldn’t let me leave my street so I just spent all my time indoors reading or watching cartoons. It made me feel more comfortable at home, and it opened me up to things such as gaming. Despite being indoors so much, I had a small handful of close friends from school. We’d play at my house or theirs. Without them, who knows how much more quiet I would’ve been. My parents argued frequently due to their failing partnership (gay marriage wasn’t a thing in the states yet). They’d get really intense and had no issue with me hearing all of it. After my childhood ended, my anxiety ramped up and I had to spend several years fixing it. Looking back, I don’t regret my childhood. It had it’s ups and downs, but it could’ve been much worse.
