It's funny how age plays such a huge role in our lives. When we're young we wish to be old enough to do the things the adults around us are doing, but then once we grow up we begin to dread the birthdays that remind us that we are growing another year older, or at least that's what I hear. At this point in my life I'm perfectly content with my age--I'm old enough to live on my own and live my life the way I want to, but still young enough to feel like the world is my oyster. To be honest, if I had to choose between skipping forward ten years or going back another ten I would easily choose to live life as a child. When you're a child you don't realize how easy you have it, but at the same time I think that's part of what makes a childhood special in retrospect. Being old and being young both have their ups and downs, but today I've chosen to connect with my inner Peter Pan and focus on the perks of being a kid. As a child you don't tend to realize all the havoc you are lucky enough to get away with, or the fun parts of your life that you tend to take for granted. As I reflected back on my own childhood I came up with a couple things I may have taken for granted back in the day...
1. Kids look better in everything
Only a five year old could rock the same look as Beyonce with all the same swag.
The classic Barbie skirt cake. One of my few non-Dairy Queen birthday cakes as well as being one of my favourites. My mom made me one just like this when I was little.
If you think these look good, imagine them in a chocolate version. We used to put cocoa powder in ours. No wonder I'm such a fat kid at heart. I'm now beginning to realize why my mom got rid of our waffle iron...
How would you be able to get mad at your child for stealing your shoes if they looked like this?
4. You have a personal chauffeur at all times
When I was a little kid my mom had a keyboard for me to play in our back seat. I'd like to think that it was the coolest thing ever, but this back seat looks like a close second.
When I have kids I can guarantee you there will be a room set up in our house for arts and crafts. The four walls=free for all.
6. The younger the child, the more impressive the talent
With what seems like a never ending supply of young YouTube sensations, Ellen constantly proves that if you are an adorable child with the slightlest talent the people will fawn over you. One of my favorite guests of hers is a little boy named Kai who is known for singing Bruno Mars on her show.
7. Everything is bigger and better when you're a kid
This one reminds me of the scene below from Love and Other Drugs. I tried to find the actual clip online, but since I had no luck you'll have to settle for my little play by play.
8. You can eat whatever you want without feeling guilty
If my kids don't have chubby cheeks and love handles then I may begin to question their awesomeness.
In all seriousness, playing dress up is quite the workout.
Just writing this was enough to make me want to fleet to Never Never Land, but alas, I guess I can settle for my upcoming vacay back to BC next week.
No comments :
Post a Comment