Do you wish were 8-15 years old again?

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Tyri0n
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09 Mar 2013, 11:07 pm

Wouldn't be pleasant, my life is better now, but being diagnosed late in life, I'd like to go back to pre-high school and do some things over again.

I think I wouldn't be nearly the train wreck I am now if I had dealt with some of these issues earlier.



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13 Mar 2013, 10:58 pm

I didn't like the bullying that went along with school, but I didn't see much bullying in the summer since I lived well out in the country. That said, summers weren't all that great because when it was dry, I worked about 12-18 hours a day six days a week usually driving tractors or combines from about the time I was 10 or 11.

What I liked was the rain. When it rained, I usually got a day off. My younger brother, one of my neighbors, and I would get on our horses and ride. Sometimes we would take sandwiches with us so we didn't have to go home for lunch. There were no fields and pastures within about six to ten miles from home where we were forbidden from going as long as we behaved ourselves.



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16 Mar 2013, 3:29 am

Generally, no thanks.



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16 Mar 2013, 7:10 am

FireMinstrel wrote:
God no! Being controlled by every adult? Absolutely not. Adulthood brings independence and I'm free to come and go as I please. If I want to drive 15-20 miles to Little Caesar's, I'll do it. When I'm not at work, I'm able to do what I want. 8-15? I had to always ask for permission. Screw that!


I had a constant countdown in my head to making it to eighteen and heading out on my own. I would guess a minority would look back on puberty as their best years.



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20 Mar 2013, 1:21 pm

I'm neutral on this subject for, I would be able to see certain people again and recall certain memories that have all but, vanished. Still, there is some unpleasantness I'd rather not venture back to and on that account I'll live those demons where they are and do my best to not let such hinder me in my current life..



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20 Mar 2013, 1:44 pm

I'm perfectly fine with who I am now.

So, no I wouldn't. While I'm still technically near the late end of that group; I'd prefer who I am now. ;p


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20 Mar 2013, 1:52 pm

No. That inexperienced boy was completely oblivious to social cues. But I know a bit.


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21 Mar 2013, 6:26 am

No, no, no.