to day i quit

[primitivescrewhead]

You forgot nap time!

Hell, I'm 20 and I still enjoy a good bit of nap time

 

[TheRocketeer]

So, are you like an adult baby now, or what?

I think the government keeps a list of those people, sooo.... watch the mail for your mandatory registration form, I guess?

 

[Bellvedere]

I feel like that xkcd comic is relevant here: http://xkcd.com/150/

 

[Acidwell]

I must point out that its a pretty good idea and i hope it works out for you, i might even join you at some point.

 

[Kwaren]

I must point out that its a pretty good idea and i hope it works out for you, i might even join you at some point.

You sir, have gained my admiration for your avatar.

OT: I too long for the care free magnifying glass and anthill days.

 

[Blue Musician]

Sometimes I would like myself to be back to be a 4 year child, but not for the same reasons than you. But I rather prefer to be a teenager. Sure, things aren't as good as being a child, things are more grittier, and many things about it. But that is what I love about it. Also I felt feelings that I had never felt before (that is, non-sexual feelings), so I would rather be a teenager. Also if a was a child they wouldn't let me listen to the music which I love.

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

I understood absolutely NONE of that...

 

[Meggiepants]

I'd rather take the best parts of being a kid; knowing the joy of playing, laughing at stupid jokes, enjoying a cold popsicle on a hot day, sitting in the grass under a tree and delighting in the sound of the wind in the leaves, dancing silly...

And then take the best parts of being an adult; being out on my own, not having to do what my dad says all the time, choosing what to spend my money on, deciding my own bed time, picking my own vacation spots, being tall enough to reach the top shelf and the pedals in my car, being taken more seriously when I say things...

And combine those things together. I don't have to stop being an adult to enjoy acting like a kid from time to time. The perks of adulthood are worth the exchange of a little blissful ignorance.

 

[stone0042]

In my opinion, we are more or less troubled to the same degree our entire lives, and only through the lens of nostalgia does childhood seem without worry.

 

[blaze2142]

as an adult!

I've decided to go back to being eight years and whit the the duties involved in this.

I could go to McDonald's and think that I am sitting on a four-star restaurant.

I will let pins sail the race in a brook, and I want to build a castle of old cartons.

I would like to believe that non-stop is more fun than money since you can actually eat them.

I want to sit under a big oak with some buddies and sell juice to passers-by a hot summer day.

I will return to a time when life was simple and easy to live, as it mostly was about the color, strange rhymes and rules, and very little concern, since you did not know what you did not know and you did in all least not about that.
You could be just happy because you were happily ignorant of everything that might make you anxious or worried.

I would think that the world is one big carnival.
That all men are to be trusted, good and honest.

I would like to believe that anything is possible.

I could close my eyes for what is hard and heavy, and I will be happy and excited about things again.

I want to live simply and easily again.

I do not want my day to consist of computer breakdowns, mountains of paper work, depressing news, trying to survive several days each month than there is money, bills, gossip, illness and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in laughter, hugs, kind words, truth, justice, peace, dreams, looking forward to the snow and on the imagination.

Yes, this is so my bank card, my credit card, car keys and my papers.
I leave the position as an adult as of today.
If you for some reason you wish to discuss this with me, then you have to catch my first, so .....
"Take me if you can!"

I'm just going to say it.

Welcome to life. No one said it was going to be easy. It's hard for everyone.

That is the perfect response for this.

 

[oktalist]

Plus you don't have to worry about proof-reading, basic punctuation and readability. Awesome...?

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

Not everyone would want to go back to being a child, but I personally do! Ya know why?

Because as peopl said, you get that innocence back and the hopefulness (among other things). My childhood back home in Zambia was great because I was always with family and friends and I could do what I want while still learn about life, people, etc because I had my older cousins to watch over me and keep me safe (I love my family) but not in a way of following me around and making sure I dont screw up or whatever. It was more like that a family member was close-by when I needed them since most of my family was in my community with me. Therefore, even on school nights, I could be at a friends or cousins house and have loads of fun while still getting my homework done because my older cousins made sure the younger ones did what they needed to. Family members look out for each other in my culture (mostly) so my childhood was the bomb!! And then I moved to USA....

 

[CloggedDonkey]

Not everyone would want to go back to being a child, but I personally do! Ya know why?

Because as peopl said, you get that innocence back and the hopefulness (among other things). My childhood back home in Zambia was great because I was always with family and friends and I could do what I want while still learn about life, people, etc because I had my older cousins to watch over me and keep me safe (I love my family) but not in a way of following me around and making sure I dont screw up or whatever. It was more like that a family member was close-by when I needed them since most of my family was in my community with me. Therefore, even on school nights, I could be at a friends or cousins house and have loads of fun while still getting my homework done because my older cousins made sure the younger ones did what they needed to. Family members look out for each other in my culture (mostly) so my childhood was the bomb!! And then I moved to USA....

I knew it! I knew you were from a none western civilization country! Sorry if there was any offense in that last statement, I just always knew it, even though you never said it. Maybe the Islam crescent moon gave it away, but that could be my enter racist.


Anyway, my childhood was pretty bad, so I like my current life.

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

Not everyone would want to go back to being a child, but I personally do! Ya know why?

Because as peopl said, you get that innocence back and the hopefulness (among other things). My childhood back home in Zambia was great because I was always with family and friends and I could do what I want while still learn about life, people, etc because I had my older cousins to watch over me and keep me safe (I love my family) but not in a way of following me around and making sure I dont screw up or whatever. It was more like that a family member was close-by when I needed them since most of my family was in my community with me. Therefore, even on school nights, I could be at a friends or cousins house and have loads of fun while still getting my homework done because my older cousins made sure the younger ones did what they needed to. Family members look out for each other in my culture (mostly) so my childhood was the bomb!! And then I moved to USA....

I knew it! I knew you were from a none western civilization country! Sorry if there was any offense in that last statement, I just always knew it, even though you never said it. Maybe the Islam crescent moon gave it away, but that could be my enter racist.


Anyway, my childhood was pretty bad, so I like my current life.

So I guess you've looked at and/or posted in threads that I have posted in and wondered where I'm from? Nothing wrong with that, I don't hide it. Although I have said it quite often lol; I am Indian/Pakistani and there is a large amount of us in Southern (and East) Africa but otherwise most it feels pretty Western since most of the South-East area is British, Dutch, Welsh, French influenced but theres definitely Eastern influence in there from communities like mine. So my childhood was fun, sorry that yours wasnt so great.

 

[jasoncyrus]

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It's called a nervous break down so bad you end up in a mental hospital. While it would be awesome to do those things, the world is full of douchebags who thinks adults have to be 'responsible' and 'productive' when they arn't actually doing anything productive at all (yes i'm looking at you retail industry). The only people who can say such things are craftsmen farmers and factory workers and the like who actually MAKE the things we buy etc. (programmers are included in this because I know a week of programming&debugging can make your brain hurt worse than a migraine)

Everyone else can just shut their pie holes till they do a hard days graft with their bare hands.

 

[BonsaiK]

as an adult!

I've decided to go back to being eight years and whit the the duties involved in this.

I could go to McDonald's and think that I am sitting on a four-star restaurant.

I will let pins sail the race in a brook, and I want to build a castle of old cartons.

I would like to believe that non-stop is more fun than money since you can actually eat them.

I want to sit under a big oak with some buddies and sell juice to passers-by a hot summer day.

I will return to a time when life was simple and easy to live, as it mostly was about the color, strange rhymes and rules, and very little concern, since you did not know what you did not know and you did in all least not about that.
You could be just happy because you were happily ignorant of everything that might make you anxious or worried.

I would think that the world is one big carnival.
That all men are to be trusted, good and honest.

I would like to believe that anything is possible.

I could close my eyes for what is hard and heavy, and I will be happy and excited about things again.

I want to live simply and easily again.

I do not want my day to consist of computer breakdowns, mountains of paper work, depressing news, trying to survive several days each month than there is money, bills, gossip, illness and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in laughter, hugs, kind words, truth, justice, peace, dreams, looking forward to the snow and on the imagination.

Yes, this is so my bank card, my credit card, car keys and my papers.
I leave the position as an adult as of today.
If you for some reason you wish to discuss this with me, then you have to catch my first, so .....
"Take me if you can!"

I always laugh when people talk about how childhood was awesome and they miss it.

I don't miss childhood one bit.

I don't miss living in a fearful home environment where I was literally scared of my parents. I don't miss the violence, arson, rape, sexual assault, drug-taking and psychotic episodes that would happen daily at the terrible schools I went to (and I'm not just talking about the other students). I don't miss having no friends and other people my age generally being assholes. I don't miss being hit in the head and not being able to do anything to fight back. I don't miss having to always do what I was told, and having no power and control over my destiny. I don't miss day after day of nothing but wishing other people would just leave me the hell alone.

These days I'm nearly 36 and life is amazing. I own an apartment which kicks ass, I have a mortgage on it which is so easy to pay that even my incredibly awesome but poverty-line music industry work can meet the repayments. I don't have credit card debt because I don't own a credit card. Did I mention that my job is awesome? I get to listen to free music all day, release albums of whatever the hell I think is good, tell annoying people on the phone to get fucked (yes my job lets me actually literally do that), do occasional gigs with my band or as a solo artist and if I'm having trouble paying the bills I have a break from all that and go and teach kids how to play Black Sabbath riffs for some cash. I live alone and that's the way I like it, but occasionally my impossibly hot girlfriend comes around and she plays with my cute kittens and watches DVDs or we go out on the town and be awesome together. I don't worry about depressing news on TV because I don't watch TV channels, ever - most shows are just mind control designed to make people fearful and hate each other in a world where things are good and they actually have total freedom. I haven't eaten at McDonalds or similar places since I was 18 and I don't miss it, I can cook food at home that tastes way better for a fifth of the price. I have friends who are great and that I truly care about, a far cry from the wankers at school (none of whom I'm in touch with). I can do more or less what I want, when I want, and I have total control over who I am exposed to, in what environments, and for how long. It's like my world is one big carnival. Anything IS possible, if you work at it and make a concerted, sustained effort to make it happen.