Childhood

Through out life everyone will outgrown things. This happens from birth, you outgrow baby clothes and cribs. This will continue to happen even if we may not want it to. When asked about something I have out grown numerous things come to mind, but few are worth writing about and only one is relevant to most people, childhood.
My childhood was a grand and fun time. I remember going to the park, eating ice cream, and not doing my homework. People too often don’t have the chance to experience a good childhood, but I did. I could stay up real late, wake up real early, and then go to school with more energy then an auctioneer. I could eat whatever I liked and never gain a pound. No problems, no stress, no bills, and best of all no responsibilities. I never wanted to outgrow childhood. I had it good.
Then came preteens, and teens. Then came the hormones and the girls and the influences. Then came the stress of a teenager, and the responsibility. They call it adolescence that took over a nice young problem free child. Adolescence took place of my childhood before I had a chance to fully enjoy it. I had girlfriends who needed the whole world at 14, teachers who wanted ten page research papers, and parents who wanted me to do chores. I remember thinking, “things will be a lot different after I get my license” I don’t know why but at that time to me getting my license was the secret of the universe that just couldn’t wait to be unlocked. After adolescence the young adult stage spun me around so fast I had to stop and reassess things. I had jobs, college, and bills what are those? Now I’m utilizing ssn numbers filling out W2’s and organizing my budget book.
“Responsibilities!, you have no responsibility!” my dad would say
“Oh I’ve got plenty” I would reply at the age of ten or eleven. Well he can have them back. Things used to be nice and slow. Moving at my own pace no worries. Riding my bike around the neighborhood hanging out. These days I feel like everything is on fast-forward I would pause it if I could. Pause life and just take a breather for a few minutes, grab an energy drink and then hit play again.
If I could go back in time I would try and hold on to that childhood state as long as I could because children these days don’t get to enjoy it either, the whole world is about growing up early and being the best first. When it should be about kids being kids and adults being lame, living life as it comes at you not as its thrown at you. If I would have known what I did today I would have thrown it right back and jumped on my big wheel and rode away shouting “Long live childhood”.