Do you ever wish you could still be a child?

Thanks, VampireQueen.

I’ve just read George Orwell’s Down & Out in Paris and London where he speaks a lot of the tramps in London in those days.

I love my life now,I can jump in puddles with the wee GD's and stop to pick wild flowers with them ,we spend time discussing all sorts of stuff,it would surprise you.I have two great kids,well adult children who are happy and honest and hardworking and great company...and they like spending time with us and I have the most wonderful man with me every day and night and have had for 45 years .Sure its not all perfect my daughter has multiple health issues but that aside its pretty close to perfect ,Wouldn't swap it for the world on a plate

I like to please my inner child these days, wouldn't like my childhood back though

Yes, frequently - but at the time when I was a child, not in these very troubling times (and I don't just mean the virus).

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When I was about 6, my mother and I were travelling on the top of a double decker bus. Up ahead of us was a young black man, unusual in those days. I asked my mother in a loud voice why this man was black, and she replied that it was because he came from a very hot country and the colour of his skin protected him from being burnt by the sun which is very much hotter there than it is here. Two stops later the young man walked past us to get off the bus, and as he passed he looked at my mother (who smiled at him) and whispered , Thankyou.
I've always remembered that incident, and learned by it.

No because I was bullied both at school and by my brother. I also had a health condition which made the children at my school avoid me. My mum was an hysteric with a personality disorder any my dad was depressed (probably because of my mum).

All this has taken years to come to terms with and re gain the self esteem which was knocked out of me.

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Only because I would have my lovely Mum and Dad.
I love to see children skipping and dancing and chatting to themselves without a care of who is
watching. When do we loose that ?

I am one of the lucky ones and remember my childhood as a happy time. Busy hard working loving parents. Miss them both even now! My Mum taught me about the things in life that really matter, so when going through a tough time I think of her and count my blessings. Strong memories of being with my brother and sister and safe in the knowledge I was loved. At the time I didn't know how fortunate I was. I know now how lucky I was and recognize many people do not have good memories of their childhood.

Paddyanne you are very blessed
I wouldn't want to feel the way I did as a child but I do envy young children the freedom from adult worries and responsibilities. I think we should let them stay that way for as long as possible.

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Oh yes, it would be heaven to go back and be a child again. Mum, Dad and all my siblings together. Our wonderful dogs too and not a care in the world. If only we knew how precious those days were. I would love to be able to tell mum how much i loved her and to say sorry for taking her for granted at times. I would also love to see my nan again and ask her about family history and i would defo visit her more than i did.

Yes and no. Had a lovely happy childhood in a small village in Kent. Lost my Dad when I was 28. Moved to Yorkshire when I married and had 2 amazing sons and now 4 adorable grand children. Life moves to quickly and i think at times we all wish we could turn the clock back to those carefree days of childhood.

Not unless I could bring the knowledge I have with me today, but then I wouldn't be a child.

Only if i could remember being an adult,so i could do so many things differently.

Nope. I get close to it when careering down a hill on a bike though

No I had a lovely big family and we moved in the 60s to the outskirts which was ideal growing up.
My innocent world changed when at ten I went on my only ever holiday with an aunt and uncle.

No, never - my childhood was ghastly.

On the other hand one of my children says that childhood was so wonderful it’s worth repeating. I’ll take that! ?

I’d only want to be a child again if I could have a different mother.

NEVER! But I wouldn't mind going back to my teens in the 60's.

No.

No.
Loved my family life but horrible memories of school till I left at the age of 16. I was tall and had to take a lot of name calling and cruel jokes. I was also shy so found it impossible to retaliate.

Not really! Memories were evoked during my recent stay in a rehab. hospital. Being on two diuretics, I had to wear waterproof nappies to avoid disgracing myself doing 20 stand-ups from a chair. I never did like wet Men's legs!

No as it was not a happy childhood apart from my weeks in the country with my godmother.
I’m left with a love for ‘childlike’ things, not childish, like pop up books, children’s films etc. Probably something to fill that gap.