What do you miss about being a child?
I am often astounded at how much the world has changed in my lifetime. When I was a child back in the 70s:
- Microwave ovens and answering machines were considered cutting edge technology.
- We used to eat at a restaurant called Sambo’s, whose logo/mascot was a little spear-wielding, loin-cloth-wearing, thick-lipped black man. Something that is certainly verboten today (and appropriately too, I guess).
- You couldn’t get a vegetarian meal anywhere, except perhaps a Chinese food restaurant, and Chinese was considered “foreign food,” considering that other ethnic food restaurants were non-existent. Thai, Greek, Vietnamese food? Forget about it!
Besides all the changes (which I am not making judgments on per se, just stating the fact that things change) there are many things I miss about being a kid, such as climbing trees, riding my bike after school, jumping on a trampoline (not only doing it, but being able to do it), and eating anything I wanted to without worrying if it was ethical, sustainable, or bad for my health. *SIGH*
One thing I do miss in particular is playing down near the creek—searching for cool rocks or fossils, swinging from vines and branches, pretending I had some magical power and was on a quest, or just skipping rocks and thinking it was really cool when a turtle or snake popped its head up out of the water.
I can also remember running through overgrown fields catching grasshoppers, which seemed to be everywhere, or else doing the same thing at night to catch fireflies (the coolest insects ever). I can’t remember the last time I saw a grasshopper or a firefly.
Those were the days!
What is something you miss about being a child?
Tags: child, childhood, kid, life, memories, nostalgia, the past
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Lili Morgan on
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Nothing.
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Permalink Reply by Joshua McGee on -
Very, very little. My snarky response? "A couple of years ago it would have been He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but that's now on DVD, and I watched it tonight with my 6-year-old-son."
And I guess the latter is most of my real answer: I don't have to miss my childhood, because I'm rediscovering the world through my son's eyes. I get to experience his sense of wonder, but I get to try to instill a bullshit detector and rationality that was somewhat lacking in my own childhood.
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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on -
Wonderful Joshua.
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Permalink Reply by Doug Reardon on -
Being able to pick things up off the floor without a great deal of exertion!
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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on
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Right there with you. Lots of times I just leave it where I dropped it. No joke. Of course, if its food the dogs will clean it up for me.
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Permalink Reply by NO RELIGION on -
I miss all of the people I started this life with who have passed on.
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Permalink Reply by Reggie on -
I miss those epic battles between Cobra and Joe. Other than that, not much. I miss free education being my only responsibility. Boy, did I waste that gold mine.
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Permalink Reply by Mario Rodgers on -
Waking up in the morning and watching the following awesome cartoons the likes of which today's kids can't possibly hope to watch:
Mysterious Cities of Gold
Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea
Ulysses 31
G.I. Joe
Around the World with Willy Fogg
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
The Little Prince
Adventures of the Little Koala
Ewoks
World of David the Gnome
Pole Position
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
Etc. . .
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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on
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I've never heard of any of these, except GI Joe. How old are you, btw?
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Permalink Reply by Mario Rodgers on
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Soon to be 33. Big time child of the 80s. The European stuff was the best. This was back when Nickelodeon actually showed quality cartoons.
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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on
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Oh, I'm 7 yrs older than you, but I never ever watched Nickelodeon. That may be why.
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Permalink Reply by Mario Rodgers on
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Argh. Nevermind. I can't figure out how to insert youtube videos and make it functional.
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