20 Days of Chill 2022: When I was a kid (Day 13)

When I was a kid … 

Life was so much more simple. 

You could be care free. 

Run and play. 

TV was a luxury, not a way to waste time. 

When I was a kid …

You could have toy guns without the fear of people thinking they were real. 

You could play in the woods and run through creeks without worrying about getting kidnapped. 

Playing video games was a reward at the end of the day, not a “sport.”

When I was a kid … 

The internet wasn’t around. 

Smart phones were when you got a push-button phone instead of a rotary dial. 

Walking to school was normal. 

When I was a kid … 

You played outside. 

Youth sports consisted of a pick-up game in the park. 

Summer swimming was great, until adult lap swim kicked you out every hour for 15 minutes. 

When I was a kid … 

Our parents watched us without hovering. 

We could scrape our knees without somebody thinking our parents were failures. 

We knew we were loved and cared for and didn’t take it for granted. 

When I was a kid … 

The world didn’t seem so crazy. 

News wasn’t always depressing. 

You didn’t stare at a screen all day. 

When I was a kid … 

I couldn’t wait to become an adult. 

I wanted a job to make money. 

I couldn’t wait to grow up and do more.  

Now I’m an adult …

Oh to be a kid again. Not in this day and age, but back when you were allowed to be a kid in the truest sense of the word. 

This post is part of the 2022 20 Days of Chill Writing Challenge hosted by A ‘lil HooHaa. Please check out the links (intro I themes) if you’d like to see the setup and  themes! You don’t have to do every theme if you don’t want to! And for those participating, take a moment and check out the other participants!

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