Day 13 NaBloWriMo Childhood
When I asked for blog topic suggestions on FB, one response was:
"What do you miss most about your childhood?"
I miss the innocence. These days, I think a lot of children miss out, because they grow up too quickly.
I miss watching cartoons (Bugs Bunny was my favorite). I remember Dad watching Bugs Bunny with me and laughing with me. I miss climbing trees and thinking summers lasted forever. I miss reading with Mom and Rob when we weren't in school, we took turns reading pages out loud. (i.e. Great Expectations, etc)
I miss the parties my parents used to have at their home. They would make all of the food, including artichoke balls, rumaki, pumpkin pie. One time Rob and I had an artichoke ball food fight. It was a fun mess (the food “splatted” very well!), much to the chagrin of Dad.
I would say I miss being naive, but Greg says I still am. He's right, because I grew up not knowing ugliness and cruelty towards me, thus it's still a little shocking when I see it happen as an adult..... I miss thinking the world was a safe place and not knowing what a terrorist was.
I look at children in school and want to tell them, "Don't try to grow up so quickly! Enjoy this!" Enjoy the years of few responsibilities ~ to go to school and learn and help at home. Play, go outside, step away from the computers and iphones and gadgets.
But as much as I miss those things, I wouldn't want to go back in time. I lived it and enjoyed and I'm enjoying life in the here and now.
"What do you miss most about your childhood?"
I miss the innocence. These days, I think a lot of children miss out, because they grow up too quickly.
I miss watching cartoons (Bugs Bunny was my favorite). I remember Dad watching Bugs Bunny with me and laughing with me. I miss climbing trees and thinking summers lasted forever. I miss reading with Mom and Rob when we weren't in school, we took turns reading pages out loud. (i.e. Great Expectations, etc)
I miss the parties my parents used to have at their home. They would make all of the food, including artichoke balls, rumaki, pumpkin pie. One time Rob and I had an artichoke ball food fight. It was a fun mess (the food “splatted” very well!), much to the chagrin of Dad.
I would say I miss being naive, but Greg says I still am. He's right, because I grew up not knowing ugliness and cruelty towards me, thus it's still a little shocking when I see it happen as an adult..... I miss thinking the world was a safe place and not knowing what a terrorist was.
I look at children in school and want to tell them, "Don't try to grow up so quickly! Enjoy this!" Enjoy the years of few responsibilities ~ to go to school and learn and help at home. Play, go outside, step away from the computers and iphones and gadgets.
But as much as I miss those things, I wouldn't want to go back in time. I lived it and enjoyed and I'm enjoying life in the here and now.
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And now, having my own kids, I try to do the same for them, but often times the cruelity and reality of life from the outside leaks in and you have to explain.
Or when teenagers are in such a hurry to be adults because they think that it will give them their freedom, when you would just like to slap reality into them, force them to see it's not what they think, all glitter and rinestones, but you can't, you have to let them be their own judges, and jury.
I sigh at this. I miss innocents too!
Aletas' husband... GregO
Helen
Straight From Hel
I am totally with you that I miss a lot about being a kid, but I would not want to go back. It's a fond memory and I do wish kids would enjoy it more.
And my grandmother let us stay up as late as we liked!
I learned how to ride a bike there...and got my first kiss there from the neighbor's son, Charlie.
Er. O.k. Enough about all that!
Thanks for your post.
And when you go there, one doesnt want to come back !
Such were those days.
PS. I have to tell you how much I LOVE getting your comments on my blog! Seriously they make my day that much better! You're always so optimistic and understanding and just all around kind! Thanks for that! :)