I want to come back and read through your response more closely as there has been many things that touched an accord with me. I wanted to jump in with these things... I started out sharing those things from an adult perspective because I didn't/don't have anyone in my life that I truly feel safe sharing what I like. Even with my wife I fear a level of ridicule for liking something or feel I will be challenged with a need to justify or explain my liking it. So, being able to share that something touches me, just because it does, is a big thing for my adult self. So, big difference between you and I. However, here is where it might get more similar - as I have progressed through my journey, I have started to allow my child states to come out and have a voice. With that, I have started going to children's section of the library and looking through everything from board book to chapter books. I pick up whatever strikes an fancy without analyzing it, without questioning it, ect. I also will go in with an agenda - my child self wants to hear from T something that it wished it got from mommy (and yes, there is maternal transference in my case). Hearing my T's voice is very important to me and sometimes, that is what I need more than anything I could talk about.

So, I challenge you to look inside and see if your child selves really don't have likes that they care about - maybe it's movies, games, toys... they exist, so they must have a voice, they must have things they are drawn to, things they hope for and want.