Ever wish you could magically be a kid again?

musicismylife78

Do you ever wish you could go back in time, to be a small kid again, and sort of go back to the time when things were easy and carefree? When you didnt have to worry about the responsibilities of adulthood and life in general. For me, the emotions come from feeling so overwhelmed as an adult, so stuck, so lost, and like my life has spun out of control.

My grandparents live in a house, in the country, and as a kid, I remember, on hot sunny, summer days, just swimming all day. And how, that was the best thing ever to me, at that time. How, I felt as the sunset came, and you knew my mom would say "we gotta head home now". I would feel sad about leaving but, happy, because I just had the greatest day of my life. Thats the feeling I am talking about

I am reminded of the best quote from Garden State when Zach Braff says:

You know that point in your life when you realize the house you grew up in isn't really your home anymore? All of a sudden even though you have some place where you put your shit, that idea of home is gone. You'll see one day when you move out it just sort of happens one day and it's gone. You feel like you can never get it back. It's like you feel homesick for a place that doesn't even exist. Maybe it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't ever have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for your kids, for the family you start, it's like a cycle or something. I don't know, but I miss the idea of it, you know. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people that miss the same imaginary place.


I often get this feeling when listening to a song, that reminds me of a feeling, or makes me sad.

South of Seattle

I do. But I wouldn't want to be a kid right now.

I enjoyed riding my bike without a helmet . . .
I enjoyed watching MTV for the music . . .
I enjoyed playing sports with only the winners getting trophy's . . .
I enjoyed TV that wasn't reality based . . .

Jo

Hey 'Music'.
Home is where the heart is. Good Memories are able to be recreated. You just need to make your own home a place to cultivate some new memories for you, and your family and friends. As long as you remember those feelings from yesterday, you get to feel them again. When you remember swimming at Nan's doesn't that make you FEEL that way again? Hold on to those when times are tough.

nuffingman

South of Seattle wrote:

I enjoyed playing sports with only the winners getting trophy's . . .
I enjoyed TV that wasn't reality based . . .

You must be as old as me! No thanks, once a kid is enough.

tacet

Are you kidding?
Why on earth would I want to make the same mistakes twice?

Ms. Haiku

No, I don't miss being a kid. I hope kids experience that freedom, though of going out the door and exploring. I remember just walking to my friends, or walking this way and that, uptown, to the mall, anywhere. With a pair of shoes I could do anything!

pjhawks

I totally get where the OP is coming from. I see kids playing with no cares and it definitely makes me long for that. We spend way too much of our adult life worrying about things and frankly working. Often times I feel tht work is a waste- why work? I mean other than supporting yourself and your family is any of it really necessary? Unless you are like a teacher, fireman or something of value but working in business, is there really a value? It's not that I dislike my job or anything, I just wonder why my life is wasting away 40 hours a week for a few weeks of vacation a year.

keeponrockin

pjhawks wrote:

I totally get where the OP is coming from. I see kids playing with no cares and it definitely makes me long for that. We spend way too much of our adult life worrying about things and frankly working. Often times I feel tht work is a waste- why work? I mean other than supporting yourself and your family is any of it really necessary? Unless you are like a teacher, fireman or something of value but working in business, is there really a value? It's not that I dislike my job or anything, I just wonder why my life is wasting away 40 hours a week for a few weeks of vacation a year.

But behind a lot of the care free kids is USUALLY someone (or two people) working 40 hours a week...

iluvcats

I see co workers with no cares and I totally wish for that....

to the OP, I have fond memories too of grand parents or great grand parents. I'm glad you have memories; my nephews won't/don't have memories of my family b/c they live 12 hours away and their mom chose to take their vacations to other places than to see family.

Ms. Haiku

pjhawks wrote:

I totally get where the OP is coming from. I see kids playing with no cares and it definitely makes me long for that. We spend way too much of our adult life worrying about things and frankly working. Often times I feel tht work is a waste- why work? I mean other than supporting yourself and your family is any of it really necessary? Unless you are like a teacher, fireman or something of value but working in business, is there really a value? It's not that I dislike my job or anything, I just wonder why my life is wasting away 40 hours a week for a few weeks of vacation a year.

When I worked at a bookstore it was like I was back to being a kid. All of those beautiful books, the potential, the wonder, talking with others, getting and giving suggestions. I love to read so working there was actually one of the best activities of my adult life. It was responsible play

pjhawks

keeponrockin wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

I totally get where the OP is coming from. I see kids playing with no cares and it definitely makes me long for that. We spend way too much of our adult life worrying about things and frankly working. Often times I feel tht work is a waste- why work? I mean other than supporting yourself and your family is any of it really necessary? Unless you are like a teacher, fireman or something of value but working in business, is there really a value? It's not that I dislike my job or anything, I just wonder why my life is wasting away 40 hours a week for a few weeks of vacation a year.

But behind a lot of the care free kids is USUALLY someone (or two people) working 40 hours a week...

agree but I saw a great quote one time or a movie line (not sure where I heard this) but heard someone say 'no one on their deathbed ever says they wished they worked more' - right now as I reach middle age I just feel that each day runs into the next and weeks and months go by so fast, then the years - it's like i am spending 90% of my waking life working to enjoy 10% of it - seems out of whack. guess it's just a mid-life crisis or something.

iluvcats

pjhawks wrote:

keeponrockin wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

I totally get where the OP is coming from. I see kids playing with no cares and it definitely makes me long for that. We spend way too much of our adult life worrying about things and frankly working. Often times I feel tht work is a waste- why work? I mean other than supporting yourself and your family is any of it really necessary? Unless you are like a teacher, fireman or something of value but working in business, is there really a value? It's not that I dislike my job or anything, I just wonder why my life is wasting away 40 hours a week for a few weeks of vacation a year.

But behind a lot of the care free kids is USUALLY someone (or two people) working 40 hours a week...

agree but I saw a great quote one time or a movie line (not sure where I heard this) but heard someone say 'no one on their deathbed ever says they wished they worked more' - right now as I reach middle age I just feel that each day runs into the next and weeks and months go by so fast, then the years - it's like i am spending 90% of my waking life working to enjoy 10% of it - seems out of whack. guess it's just a mid-life crisis or something.

i agree we have to work too much; combine that with commuting to and from work and when is there time to exercise? just an example...

SPEEDY MCCREADY

South of Seattle wrote:

I do. But I wouldn't want to be a kid right now.

I enjoyed riding my bike without a helmet . . .
I enjoyed watching MTV for the music . . .
I enjoyed playing sports with only the winners getting trophy's . . .
I enjoyed TV that wasn't reality based . . .

Great post....

Great fucking post................

the wolf

pjhawks wrote:

keeponrockin wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

I totally get where the OP is coming from. I see kids playing with no cares and it definitely makes me long for that. We spend way too much of our adult life worrying about things and frankly working. Often times I feel tht work is a waste- why work? I mean other than supporting yourself and your family is any of it really necessary? Unless you are like a teacher, fireman or something of value but working in business, is there really a value? It's not that I dislike my job or anything, I just wonder why my life is wasting away 40 hours a week for a few weeks of vacation a year.

But behind a lot of the care free kids is USUALLY someone (or two people) working 40 hours a week...

agree but I saw a great quote one time or a movie line (not sure where I heard this) but heard someone say 'no one on their deathbed ever says they wished they worked more' - right now as I reach middle age I just feel that each day runs into the next and weeks and months go by so fast, then the years - it's like i am spending 90% of my waking life working to enjoy 10% of it - seems out of whack. guess it's just a mid-life crisis or something.

I'm with you. I'm 37 in a job I could easily lose or just quit tomorrow, i have bills, but nothing that i really NEED, other than shelter of course.
my work week goes by so fast, some would say that would be great, but it sucks because i'm just another week older and in the same life sucking place.

i do miss the carefree days. god do i miss them.

rrpj1979

I'm glad there was no internet when I was a kid.
I got to play street hockey and enjoy the outdoors

the wolf

rrpj1979 wrote:

I'm glad there was no internet when I was a kid.
I got to play street hockey and enjoy the outdoors

no shit. i remember being out playing base ball or football until you could not see the ball anymore and were in danger of catching the ball with your face.

with every tech advancement we make, we rob our children of just being kids. or so it seems to me.

Ms. Haiku

rrpj1979 wrote:

I'm glad there was no internet when I was a kid.
I got to play street hockey and enjoy the outdoors

Kickball, 4square, and hopscotch. I loved playing on the *bars* at the playground. Twirling around and trying to see if I could make it across the horizontal ladder bar by bar by bar.

A couple months ago I took my niece to her elementary school playground, and we played tennis against the wall. I played tennis against my elementary school wall all the time growing up. And just like I did when I was a kid I accidentally hit the tennis ball on the roof. When I was a kid it was nothing to climb up something to get up on the roof, but when I was with my niece I wondered about my sanity as a kid

pearljgirl2010

South of Seattle wrote:

I do. But I wouldn't want to be a kid right now.

I enjoyed riding my bike without a helmet . . .
I enjoyed watching MTV for the music . . .
I enjoyed playing sports with only the winners getting trophy's . . .
I enjoyed TV that wasn't reality based . . .

love it...yes, I miss those things!

I still act like a kid, so i'm partly there...but I would love to go back to being able to play outside allllll day long, and having my biggest troubles be who to invite to a sleepover...

stuckinline

omg, FOUR SQUARE !!!!
we used to play four square for HOURS. do kids play it anymore?
and i could never make it all the way across on the *bars*

the wolf

stuckinline wrote:

omg, FOUR SQUARE !!!!
we used to play four square for HOURS. do kids play it anymore?
and i could never make it all the way across on the *bars*

Hide and Seek !! till the wee hours of the morning on weekends.

of course we were a bit older, maybe 12 or so, so our parents would let us stay out very very late.

of course parents cant even do that now days. shitty.

pearljgirl2010

the wolf wrote:

stuckinline wrote:

omg, FOUR SQUARE !!!!
we used to play four square for HOURS. do kids play it anymore?
and i could never make it all the way across on the *bars*

Hide and Seek !! till the wee hours of the morning on weekends.
of course we were a bit older, maybe 12 or so, so our parents would let us stay out very very late.
of course parents cant even do that now days. shitty.

Four Square, Dodgeball, Hide and Seek, kickball...we used to play until someone got hurt because you couldn't see anymore :-)

I know some people who play in adult kickball leagues, which is pretty cool!