What do you miss most about your childhood?

Joanne's FAVORITE answer:
It's hard to pick just one thing I can think of so many things I miss. I miss eating whatever I wanted and gaining height to account for my weight. I miss my healthy body, knees, shoulders and elbows that never ached unless I had fallen off my bike. I think what I miss most are my childhood friends, hanging out at one of our houses, going to the mall, the movies, skating, swimming, and dreaming of being adults so that we can do what ever we want. And now that I am 45, I now realize what I miss most about my childhood is being able to do what ever I want.

Joanne's answer:
You mean I'm not still a child? Okay but seriously, I miss getting lots and lots of presents on my birthday! =)

And the other answers!

I miss my mom taking care of me when I'm sick! And, of course, I miss summers off from school!

My foreskin....and the ability to run around naked without being labeled as a social deviant.

Telling my mom I was sick and didn't want to go to school - when all I really wanted to do was eat cold pizza and watch The Price is Right. I would love to try that out on my students - "why didn't you teach today?" they would ask, I would say "bro - The the game show network is having a Price is Right marathon, I have some two day old Pizza Hut in the fridge; you really wanted me to prep and lecture with that option on the table?!?"

Innocence

Not having a care in the world. That and the 66 mustang I used to have.

What do I miss about childhood? All the things I hated about childhood when I was child! Not having any responsibilities, not having to make any important decisions, not getting to do "what I wanted to do" all of the time, having to take directions from my parents and other adults, and so on. All of the things that I really couldn't wait for as an adult are all of the things that are now relatively difficult about adulthood -- adults are rarely able to "do what we want to do" and we still take directions from other people, but now they are now our employers instead of our parents! Ah, childhood... that was the life!

Wow - I really don't miss much about my childhood. I liked playing puff, push-a-petal, olympic balance beam around Dad's bed, and the choreography and songs we used to do together. I liked sitting close by the fireplace at night. I liked Christmas. I think back very fondly on some things - but, I don't miss childhood one bit.

Being a child!!!

I miss the relationship I had with my sister. Nothing else. My childhood was a nightmare. Only Jesus and my sister made it bearable.

So many things - not having any real responsibilities is probably at the top of the list though. Also being able to spend time with my siblings every day. And being naturally skinny no matter what I ate!

My Grandparents. And...the innocence that goes along with childhood. It was a lot simpler when the toughest decision to make was - "Do I go play in the sandbox or jump in the pool?" Transitioning from childhood to teen years... That's an entire chapter all by itself!

The innocence of it all.

More than anything I miss being able to run with wild abandon. Now I have to worry about my knees, my back, my breath, keeping pace and looking stupid. I never worried about looking stupid when I was young. And I miss wonder woman.

Not worrying about things. Oh wait... I worried as a child too, but about less substantial issues.

Lack of responsibility

I still have my old diaries from grade school and when I read them I'm amazed at how much attention and analysis was devoted to my crushes. One in particular, which last for 4 years or so. I was so devoted to him, despite the fact that my love was totally unrequited. This seems like a weird thing to be nostalgic for...it was painful at the time. But I do wonder when I shifted from having obsessive crushes to having very little interest at all in anyone. I have thought that my life would be more fun with crushes, but somehow I just never seem to find any, which is why I often just want to go to work in sweats!

Free room and board!!! :)

i had so much more energy back then...playing and being a dork (much like today) just without the pep.....

Pissing the bed. It was so nice and warm for the first couple of minutes. Oh, and eating boogers.

Having an excuse for being immature.

Not having to worry about anything substantial. Then again, when we were kids, we thought they were pretty substantial, so the worry was probably the same. So....I'll have to go with, "Not having to pay bills, for $200, Joanne!"

Thinking George Lucas was cool.

I miss the lack of existential angst. Also soccer, playing outside, snow days, and living with my siblings.