Anyone wish they were still a little girl?

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Maybe not a little girl, because I'd have less independence and control over my life.

I'd rather be 25, except now I'd be diagnosed and living in an apartment like I do now. At 25 you're still a young adult but your brain is fully developed. Or so I've heard. I didn't spend every day in physical pain and discomfort at 25 like I do now. I got out more often and was more self-reliant. Now I sometimes have trouble getting my shirt on and off because of pain and loss mobility in my shoulders. I have arthritis in my knees and just climbing up and down stairs can be difficult. Which sucks since my apartment has two flights of stairs.

If this is how I am at 46, I hope I die when I turn 50.

The only thing I hated about being a child (under 10 years) was frequently picking up stomach bugs to build an immunity, and having loose teeth.

Otherwise, yeah I often wish I were little again.

I not have learned independence yet I am still at home living with mum and not feel have control on life yet

Why do you think this is? I’m just curious if maybe you have issues in your life that make it difficult to cope as an adult. I know for me I still obsess over some children’s things like book illustrations and uh....a few toys.

There was a time I wanted to go back to being a child as I felt I had less insecurities about my body or gender stereotype. On the other hand my childhood was chaotic with an alcoholic father and overworked mother. But there are occasions when I look at my childhood self around the ages of 8-10 wishing I still had that ability to be imaginative as I was back then. My world seemed filled with fantasies and possibilities. I’m not sure if that would be healthy now but I suppose it could have been a coping mechanism.

I still have trouble adulting or relating too much to people my age as I’m not on the same level in areas most of them are but I attribute that more to ableism, a word I hate using but the only term I can think of for some of us delayed in certain aspects of our lives.

I remember being afraid to grow up when I was coming up to 18. I didn't want to be legally an adult. I hated being called an adult, but I was called an adult even at 17 which I hated. 17 is rather young and I preferred just being called a teenager, as that was what I was. But at the time 17 felt so old and I felt like I had to be mature and grown-up, even though I was still at school. I used to wish the legal adult age was 21, no earlier.
So I decided that if I was an adult so much, then I should start behaving like an adult. So I left school and insisted on getting a job even though I wasn't really ready for the big wide world, and I began flirting around with older men. My parents were frantic, constantly wanting to look at my texts, telling me to keep away from men, and wanting me to stay on at college. So I folded my arms and said, "oh so now I'm not old enough to look out for myself?"

I think it's hard for anyone being 17. It's a funny in-between age where you're seen as an adult but can be treated like a child.

But I think I'd rather be a young teenager than nearly 30. I don't know where my 20s have gone. Seems like only yesterday I had my 20th birthday.

I had a strange and painful childhood, but even now I hate the idea of growing up as I will be 18 in a little over a year from now. So I'm not really sure where I'd want to be.

No, I love the emotional and social aspects of being an adult. The physical aspects, not so much. Perimenopause is as bad as puberty, I have some mild arthritis (mostly because of my weight), and I might need glasses again after not having them for 20-plus years.

I do miss my old idealism, though. I’ve grown very world-weary.

My 20th birthday was on March 15 2000 and I still feel like a little kid. I have a child like personality and child like interests. I really enjoy Disney, Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma and cute things in general. My Instagram is predominantly Japanese toys and plushies. These hobbies of mine are private in the sense that my family are the only ones that know about what I like. I love Sanrio anime, Doraemon and Pokemon (anime). I do not like watching mature material like R rate movies. I will automatically say no to horror movies. My bedroom is very pastel and colorful too with many plushies. I am not ashamed of my interests but would like to have friends that are on my level. I am very cautious of how much money I spend and instagram does not have much of that. I also watch a lot of animal videos. Most of the time I wish I was a little kid but then give up on it because getting older is part of life.