My five year old often wishes he was an adult.
It breaks my heart really, every time he says it.
One year it was his birthday wish as he blew out the candles on his cake. In that moment I wished for him to be my baby forever.
In all honesty, why would anyone want to grow up? Surely, if we could stay young forever, we would, wouldn’t we? There are some things in life that are unique to childhood and seem to slip away the moment we become adults.
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Here are seven feelings you felt as a kid, but will never get again as an adult:
1. Feeling that everything is possible.
Oh the decisions were endless as a child – will I grow up to be a ballerina, a firefighter, a warrior or a princess. Each day it was something different and each time it seemed just as possible to achieve. Even the sky had no limits when you were a child.
2. Feeling tired and knowing someone will look after you.
Piggy backs if your feet hurt, being carried from the car to bed, it seemed that when you were tired as a child, someone was always there ready to take care of you. The best part was that you could fall asleep just about anywhere and if you did, someone was always there to carry you safely to bed.
3. Feeling unconditionally loved.
As children we never doubted ourselves and certainly never doubted the love around us. Always knowing that you were safe and there was nothing to worry about is the best feeling yet. Even in the simplicity of mum rubbing your chest with Euky Bearub when you were sick somehow made everything ok.
4. Feeling fashion indestructible.
A superhero costume, or a fairy princess outfit, not only were they perfectly acceptable attire as a child, you could wear them for days on end and never change out of them. Striped stockings paired with a tutu or layers of t-shirts and a pair of old jeans, it really didn’t matter what you wore as a child you always managed to look cute and adorable.
5. Feeling that you could ask for anything.
I want ice cream. I want a new doll. I want more cake. As children we spent half our time asking for things, whether the answer was yes or a more often no, it didn’t stop us from asking. Believing that we could ask for anything in the hope that we actually got what we wanted is a truly magical part of childhood.
6. Feeling that the most important thing in life are to laugh and play.
Not only is this how children spend most of their day, it is how we encourage them to spend their day. No work, no taxes, no deadlines, no stress, days filled with laughter, imagination and endless hours to be completely carefree.
7. Feeling fearless.
To the detriment of many parents, children spend almost their whole childhood being fearless. Whether it is standing on the garage roof convinced they can fly or staring out the window waiting to join the fairies that come to life after dark. Either way, childhood is all about dreams and the absolute belief that those dreams can and will come true.
Childhood is such a fleeting moment in all our lives. Even in our adult years it is worth holding on to the feelings we experienced as children to remind us that dreams are worth holding on to, possibility is simply a mindset and that feeling loved will always be the best feeling in the world.
What do you miss most about being a child?
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Top Comments
I'm still waiting to read the seven things I've never experienced as an adult. All of those things mentioned above are all still relevant in my 35th year of life. I still believe I can be anything I want, my loving husband would carry me to bed no matter where I fell asleep and make sure I was safe. My husband and children show me unconditional love and I'm fine in my jeans and t-shirt. Asking for silly things becomes irrelevant when you can go get it for yourself and then laugh at yourself afterwards for it. Life is what you make of it, play and laugh everyday, try and feel and experience everything you can. Without feeling fear you can't fully appreciate how brave you can be if you need to. Your only given one shot at this life why is it because we grow older we are expected to dilute experiences. I intend to live my whole life with the same zest for it I did when I was 5 years old.
I miss doing things just for the fun of it. As an adult with so much to juggle, everything in my life is subject to personal scrutiny. I run because it's good for my health. I read because it's good for my mind. I take my daughter places because it's good bonding time. I used to love to draw. I don't do it anymore, because "What's the point? You're not a professional artist, you're not going to make money from drawing." I miss feeling like fun activities are an end in themselves.