What are some feelings from your childhood that you miss as an adult?

Jul 25, 2013 at 06:18 AM

I was filling out some psychological evaluation forms and one question was what feelings I miss now as an adult that I had as a child. I said I missed having time to let my mind wander. Maybe it's similar to having no pressures or responsibilities. As an adult you have to manage your time effectively and plan a time out for yourself. But emotions can't always be tapped into during that one time frame that you set aside

I also found some of the most loved childhood feelings on this site:

22 Childhood Feelings You Wish You Could Get Back

What feelings do you miss? Have you tried to recreate them or relive them? For those of us who have kids it's nice because you get to relive some of these emotions again

gayleggg · Jul 25, 2013 at 11:02 AM

I miss feeling safe and secure.
Gayle

winter4me · Jul 25, 2013 at 11:15 AM

I am about to visit the link.
I miss just loving to jump rope forever---and the feeling of summer nights playing under streetlamps----playing imaginative games...the sense of limitless time...

winter4me · Jul 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM

Fireflies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just that first sighting each year & having a jar full for a short time....
(I'm 60 and must admit that, when I walk about town at night, I do get on the swings in the playgrounds---I haven't jumped off in mid air for a while....hmmmmm. And I swing over the bars...)
Cartwheels! I did the best ones ever. Can still stand on my head but it isn't quite the same.

avlady · Jul 25, 2013 at 11:37 AM

Playing on the playground i miss and learning the use of the things there and being at the zoo on the toy horses, i lived around the block from the zoo.

Citrine · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:06 PM

I dont know what this is about...I still do nearly all these things lol. Except for the swings, ooh no and Id like to be read a story by someone, yeah, nice.

lynn P. · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:15 PM

I miss thinking people were good - didn't have knowledge of bad people or events. Miss the long days of summer riding my bike - carefree. Catching butterflies with my brother and letting them go in the house - happiness. Miss the urge to just skip when I'm walking. Safety - when my mother took care of me when I was sick.

Jul 25, 2013 at 12:26 PM

I miss not being responsible for someone else, being a mother is hard, especially when they get sick. I miss feeling like I have my whole life ahead of me, to do what I want with. I miss the few good times when I had my brother and sister and parents enjoying simple things together

Perna · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:27 PM

I miss the sense of time being endless; of not having to worry about my next meal, getting a job, being alone in the world, adult responsibilities. Yes, I worried about school issues but I never felt there would be anything other than endless school, summer, school again and my brothers, friends, family and relatives around me. I did not realize the enormity of experience and how frightening that would be for me.

unaluna · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:31 PM

The green smell of the gardens around our elementary school. A lot of evergreen, juniper. Now whenever I pass a stand of juniper bushes, I'm right back there, in my little plaid uniform...

Perna · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hankster

Now whenever I pass a stand of juniper bushes, I'm right back there, in my little plaid uniform...

I had that happen yesterday, eating an apricot. I had the misfortune to pick a ripe one off a tree in Southern California (overhanging the sidewalk on my way home from school :-) in about 1962 and I've never had another apricot that has come close to it and I have so wished. . .

Forget about corn straight from the field; a sun-ripened apricot is the true nectar of the gods.

spondiferous · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:45 PM

I miss being able to immerse myself in play without being worried about what I should be doing instead. So, I suppose, the feeling of freedom.

unaluna · Jul 25, 2013 at 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Perna

I had that happen yesterday, eating an apricot. I had the misfortune to pick a ripe one off a tree in Southern California (overhanging the sidewalk on my way home from school :-) in about 1962 and I've never had another apricot that has come close to it and I have so wished. . .

Forget about corn straight from the field; a sun-ripened apricot is the true nectar of the gods.

I have a thing about apricots too! Our next door neighbor had a bunch of trees in their backyard. I keep looking for their equal too.

Travelinglady · Jul 25, 2013 at 01:06 PM

Oh, my, so many. I didn't look at the official link here on this thread, but these lost feelings come into my mind: The excitement of seeing what Santa had brought on Christmas morning, the fun of swinging on a swing set, the enjoyment of just spinning around for the sake of getting really dizzy, the thrill of playing kickball, the joy of being read to, and the fun of making mud pies and pretending to cook them in my toy oven.

Just thinking about all these fun memories makes me happy. Thanks for this thread, chocmouse!

SkinnySoul · Jul 25, 2013 at 01:26 PM

Eating without feeling like crap about it. And my dad, I miss my dad...

growlithing · Jul 25, 2013 at 02:03 PM

I guess I miss believing my mom actually loves me. It is kind of difficult to say that because part of me is actually embarrassed that I was so naive that actually believed that and another part of me remembers the pain I felt as she slowly chipped away at that belief as I grew older. But I guess I miss those moments when I'd laugh with my mom and I wouldn't be suspicious of her intentions.

I don't really miss much of anything about my childhood to be honest. It was a horrible time for me and I hate most everything that reminds me of it.

Jul 25, 2013 at 04:17 PM

There were never any good feelings as a child. The good feelings are all happening now.

CaptainKirk · Jul 25, 2013 at 08:57 PM

Affection.

Everyone is so violent in my family now, I just wanna run away...

LiteraryLark · Jul 25, 2013 at 09:42 PM

I miss how my Papa would throw me and my brother into bed and how Mamma would tell my bedtime stories.

Jul 25, 2013 at 10:32 PM

I miss the sense of wonder the most.
I also miss this feeling that's hard to describe. Though there are several words that come close, nothing quite catches it. It's this feeling like something mystical, wondrous, and magical is waiting off on the horizon.

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gayleggg Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Apr 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 26,619 (SuperPoster!) 11 10.4k hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 11:02 AM #2 I miss feeling safe and secure. Gayle
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winter4me Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2012 Location: new england Posts: 7,733 11 1,818 hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 11:15 AM #3 I am about to visit the link. I miss just loving to jump rope forever---and the feeling of summer nights playing under streetlamps----playing imaginative games...the sense of limitless time...
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avlady Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jan 2013 Location: angola ny Posts: 9,794 (SuperPoster!) 11 28.8k hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 11:37 AM #5 Playing on the playground i miss and learning the use of the things there and being at the zoo on the toy horses, i lived around the block from the zoo.
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Citrine Grand Member Member Since Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 752 13 134 hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 12:06 PM #6 I dont know what this is about...I still do nearly all these things lol. Except for the swings, ooh no and Id like to be read a story by someone, yeah, nice.
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Anonymous33250 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 25, 2013 at 12:26 PM #8 I miss not being responsible for someone else, being a mother is hard, especially when they get sick. I miss feeling like I have my whole life ahead of me, to do what I want with. I miss the few good times when I had my brother and sister and parents enjoying simple things together
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unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 40,970 (SuperPoster!) 13 68.9k hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 12:31 PM #10 The green smell of the gardens around our elementary school. A lot of evergreen, juniper. Now whenever I pass a stand of juniper bushes, I'm right back there, in my little plaid uniform...
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spondiferous Dancer in the Dark Member Since Feb 2012 Location: somewhere, i think. Posts: 5,330 12 2,829 hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 12:45 PM #12 I miss being able to immerse myself in play without being worried about what I should be doing instead. So, I suppose, the feeling of freedom. __________________
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SkinnySoul Member Member Since Jun 2013 Posts: 283 11 68 hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 01:26 PM #15 Eating without feeling like crap about it. And my dad, I miss my dad... __________________
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Anonymous35535 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 25, 2013 at 04:17 PM #17 There were never any good feelings as a child. The good feelings are all happening now.
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CaptainKirk Account Suspended Member Since Dec 2012 Location: California Posts: 297 11 235 hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 08:57 PM #18 Affection. Everyone is so violent in my family now, I just wanna run away...
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LiteraryLark Crowned "The Good Witch" Member Since Jun 2009 Location: Wonderland Posts: 11,536 (SuperPoster!) 15 1,318 hugs given	Jul 25, 2013 at 09:42 PM #19 I miss how my Papa would throw me and my brother into bed and how Mamma would tell my bedtime stories.
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Anonymous37781 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 25, 2013 at 10:32 PM #20 I miss the sense of wonder the most. I also miss this feeling that's hard to describe. Though there are several words that come close, nothing quite catches it. It's this feeling like something mystical, wondrous, and magical is waiting off on the horizon.
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