Childhood - do you miss it?


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trixie1868 is offline trixie1868 Post #11  October 21,2009, 2:03pm

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I didn't especially like being a child. Not enough freedom. When I look back I remember it fondly.

I remember singing ABBA songs with my Mom and little sister on a Sunday whilst we drank tiny thimbles full of sweet sherry and made the roast. I remember going to walk in the woods with my Dad and a dog we borrowed. I remember visiting my new baby sister at the hospital. All very precious.

I'm trying to live so that I appreciate what's happening right now because in 40 years time I may not have the priviledge of rose coloured nostalgia.
 
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No, only b/c my life drastically changed when I was 9. But I remember who I was at my purest, when we are each so uninhibited, joyful, free, wondrous, and in awe; when we play, and dance and sing, and run, and spin and twirl, just happy to be....and this is the space I 'try' to live in and recover today.
 
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Besides paying the mortgage and summers off (Kudos to Scarlet), I don't miss it. I was a worrier as a child and didn't really have a worry-free childhood. Looking back there were some good things and some not so good things going on. I think I was given more responsibility than a child should be given at an early age.

I think in some ways I am more of a child now than in my actual early years. I worry less and enjoy each day more. I think I have learned to appreciate every day for what it is and I am a much happier person.
 
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NO! (Imagine letters 15 feet high.)

You all will be delighted that I am not going into details.

I was depressed for many years, altho most people didn't know it, and I functioned very well. I look back over more than 50 years with an adult's view, and realize I was in an environment which, altho not physically or sexually abusive, was very depressing, so of course I was depressed. I was repeatedly informed, "These are the best years of your life. You will never have a chance to be this happy again (Ahhhhh! ) by parents who had experienced miserable childhoods themselves.

Somehow, without medication, my depression lifted--and never has returned! I mention this because I want everyone to know it is possible to actually become all better.

It was difficult, but I have managed to rebuild my life after my late husband's long illness, decline and death. We were happy, I shall always miss him, but I am now rediscovering much joy. I didn't remember what it was like to be me for many years, but now I do and am.

I can do what I want and no one can stop me. Such as: Volunteer work for several nonprofits, helping others on an individual basis, learning new things, meeting new people, trying new things (ok, eH at my age in my area didn't work and I wasted $ but at least I tried), visiting new locations (even in my area), and appreciating all the joy in my life.

Certainly, much better than the grayish, sad, unending gloom of most of my unmissed childhood.

I love being an adult!
 
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Most of my childhood was miserable. I won't go into what went on at school, but I went to a prep school and didn't fit in. That, alone, took a long time in counseling to deal with.

So I eventually started my own business, got to a point where I hardly ever have to answer to anybody, and do whatever the heck I want. I have a lot of gadgets or toys around my desk that I use to distract me when I need a break. Within 5 feet of me, right now, I have authentic working models of a the original Star Trek phaser, communicator, and tricorder. Also a "smoke gun" that blows smoke rings, a transformer toy from McDonald's that's some kind of happy meal that turns into a robot, a Colonial Viper (from Battlestar Galactica), an Eagle from Space: 1999, S.I.D. and Skydiver 1 from the show UFO. Also at least 3 dragons, a dog, Gnesha, a pewter castle, two wizards, a crystal egg, a replica of Darth Vader's lightsaer, figures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion, and Edgar Allan Poe. Oh, and a Lionel Train alarm clock with a train that runs around when the alarm goes off.

Miss my childhood?

I'll tell you when I grow up.
 
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Yes, I miss my childhood! Well, except for the going to school part. I had awesome parents who believed in letting kids be kids. We didn't have a lot of money but we had everything we needed and then some. My mom was a stay-at-home mom. We were so blessed to have her waiting for us at home each night after school.

I became best friends with the neighbor girl, even though she was six years my junior. Summers we'd ride bikes, have picnics in the park, have sleepovers and rummage sales. We'd scrounge for pop bottles and take them to the tiny corner grocery and buy candy with the bottle deposit money.

Mom and I would walk to the library, the art museum or just go to town to window shop. We always had to stop at Fanny Farmer candy store and pick up a sucker or a chocolate cigar. The dime store downtown had a soda fountain. Sometimes we'd split a sundae or a malt.

The worst part of my childhood was the loss of my oldest brother. He was killed in a drowning accident when the river flooded in a park not far from our house. I'd never seen my dad cry prior to that and my mom showed great strength. Thankfully they didn't let it tear them apart.

Despite the tragedy that altered our lives, my childhood was pretty remarkable. When my brothers and I reminisce about those days, we mostly recall happy times!
 
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Looking back I had a pretty good childhood in a fairly functional family. Hearing of other people's stories of terrible childhoods... well it makes me feel very fortunate and blessed.

My family wasn't perfect, still isn't, but it was pretty damm good. I know my parents had their own stresses, and while I didn't have everything I wanted... I had everything I needed. I wouldn't want to be a kid again, but I do miss my parents.
 
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There are certain aspects of my childhood that I miss, but it wasn't the greatest, so no, I don't miss it. However, if I could have a repeat of those aspects that I miss for a day, I don't think I'd pass that up!
 
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No, I didn't have a good time as a child overall. I was the odd child in the corner, reading when everyone else was playing, forced into sports because it was "good for you," always told I was too quiet, too thoughtful, too serious for my own good. And that was elementary school. It was a nightmare of isolation by the time I reached high school. By the time I was 18, I had no close friends and was convinced I was a failure and would never amount to anything.

I love being an adult, and not having to meet anyone else's standards of perfection.
 
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I had a pretty happy, normal childhood. While I didn't have everything and we certainly weren't rich, I don't remember a lot of things that I wanted that I didn't have.

That said, I don't think I would want to go back. However, there are times when it would be nice to let somebody else carry the weight of life for just a little while.
 
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