Just the freedom in life. I miss the years where I worked full time on a good salary, but still lived at home with barely any bills to pay, and money to just throw on things I wanted or spontaneous trips away with my friends or music festivals.
I wouldn’t want to live back at home now but I took those years for granted and wish I’d have saved more money for the future
I miss not worrying about anything. I miss my ex girlfriend. I miss the years when alcohol didn’t ruin my life. I miss a lot of things. Everything is so hard now.
The pure joy of summer vacation stretching endlessly ahead. Three whole months of nothing but swimming, bike rides, and staying out until mom yelled it was time for dinner.
200$ rent, making games and music till 6am and it never mattered because I worked at a pizza shop with whatever hours I wanted, close the till at midnight then go to the gym till 2.
Nothing about time mattered, I could do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted and there were no repercussions
Endless energy. I could ride my bike forever and never feel tired, or break into a run wherever I was going, and I never remember feeling tired or even out of breath.
During my prime years, around 14 to 18 years old, I remember being the crush of everyone in my village, my school, and my church. I’m not even exaggerating—everyone.
My metabolism. I used to eat an entire pizza at midnight and wake up feeling fantastic. Now I eat a slice of bread after 7 PM and my body acts like I’ve committed a capital offense.
Not having to check my bank account before making plans. Back then, $20 felt like being rich because I didn’t have bills to worry about. I’d blow it all on candy and cheap makeup at the drugstore without a second thought.
Not being aware of my own mortality. That all changed at 20 when I got sick with a life threatening, chronic illness. I also miss how easy relationships were when I was young.
Having the freedom to decide what I want to do with my life. Starting over in a new career or moving to a new city is a lot easier when you’re 25 and single than it is when you’re 40 and have a family to support.
No social media. Life seemed much simpler back then. No such thing as ‘selfies’ or ‘influencer’. I enjoyed watching The Box music channel and waiting for my favourite music videos to come on.
Healing from minor injury in a minor amount of time. In my 20’s, I could fall off a roof and hit the pub later that evening; now in my 50’s, and a simple joint strain can take weeks to heal.
When all my senses were sensitive. After 11.5 years of smoking cigarettes my nose isn’t as receptive to the sweet scents of the Earth. I have taste but now it’s more a gauge between salty/sweet/sour/spicy. My vision is terrible and I know I’m going blind in my right eye, always had trouble with that one since I was a kid. I don’t know if it’s my hearing or ADHD but every other word I say is “huh, what did you say”.
That a lot of things felt ”new”. As much as I love my life now…and I still get that same feeling every now and then (a new travel destination or something) it’ll never be the way it used to be …. where there was so much I still hadn’t seen or done. And I’m only 34, lol!
Also: friendships….as in, it was so much easier to form friendships when I was younger.
Nothing other than my children being small. I still enjoy all of the same things and have kind of brought it all with me🙂and it keeps me happy most days.
My parents being healthy. That’s the only thing I wish was the same from being a young adult. I am so much happier and healthier now, but watching my parents age is very hard.
Wearing any type of fashion I wanted. I love trying all types of fashion but it just looks ridiculous on me now at 53 yo. This and my energy level. That’s all I miss.
To be able to stay up late on a Friday night doing whatever, watching whatever, snacking whenever. Completely oblivious to bills, problems, economy, inflation, who cooking what for dinner, etc. etc. Nothing to “do” except anything that I want. I think about it often 🥲
being able to manipulate my body in really weird ways constantly without being afraid that I’ll make an existing injury worse. Like doing parkour/ninja warrior type shit in everyday life. It seems like such a minor thing to want to be able to jump off of something and land sideways on one foot before taking off into a full sprint, but it feels like losing the body that is part of my personality.
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old minecraft, local gatherings at the computer cafe
My back
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How fast you recover from an intense workout or injury
Seeing my friends everyday
Being single and having more freedom
When I was younger, my cell phone was just a tool to help me stay connected with people. Now, it’s the window through which most of life unfolds.
When I was younger, my cell phone was just a tool to help me stay connected with people. Now, it’s the window through which most of life unfolds.
Naivety
That youth. But I’m happy being 54. So many opportunities growing up.
hope for the future. a country with economic prosperity.
Not paying bills, I miss my free subscription to life lmao
My potential that I ruined for absolutely no reason now I need to lock in or may death take me fast
My dad.
Time used to crawl—now a whole year feels like it passes in a month.
Metabolism
Not having to pay taxes
Just the freedom in life. I miss the years where I worked full time on a good salary, but still lived at home with barely any bills to pay, and money to just throw on things I wanted or spontaneous trips away with my friends or music festivals.
I wouldn’t want to live back at home now but I took those years for granted and wish I’d have saved more money for the future
Innocence
Nothing
Playing outside with the neighborhood kids.
Actually wanting and spending time with friends
Reddit MODs that didn’t remove your post for simply doing good and having a lot of community interaction
Ambition. The older you get the more everything gets meh
my grandfather 🙁
Freedom and spontaneity to pursue whatever I wanted.
The lack of existential dread and back pain.
Not having Stockholm syndrome
Getting a chubby when the wind blew. Now even if I hit it with a hammer it’s 50/50🤪
being able to get out of bed in the morning without it being a multistep process due to the aches and pains
Lack of pain
Happiness and contentment stretches lasted longer.
Not having constant aches and pains + having no understanding of the news, politics, taxes, etc.
Competitive sports
I miss not worrying about anything. I miss my ex girlfriend. I miss the years when alcohol didn’t ruin my life. I miss a lot of things. Everything is so hard now.
No aches and pains. I’m super active and hardly get through a day without something hurting.
Oh yea and better knees lol.
My friends, old games and atmosphere of that years.
Not being in pain. Did hard work most of my life, and now my body hates me every single minute of the day.
Hanging out with my grandparents.
The sense of almost limitless time stretching out in front of me. It’s a lot harder to feel that way at 53.
Not realizing that your, parents aren’t going to be there forever.
A relationship. But I guess I couldn’t be mature enough for a healthy relationship.
Getting to just play, the ease of which to make friends, and the feeling that you would always be taken care of and the possibilities were endless.
Tention less days. At a younger age we only used to get tensed before our exam results. But a grownup life is entirely different.
Not being so insecure and comparing yourself to others
The pure joy of summer vacation stretching endlessly ahead. Three whole months of nothing but swimming, bike rides, and staying out until mom yelled it was time for dinner.
Health
Hope for a better future
Tons of energy, fewer cares
idk yet haha i am still pretty young tbh…
The naive innocence.
I miss having less responsibilities
Physical health, strength
This may not be the case for everyone’s childhood, but I miss just how easy it was to have HOPE. These days for me, hope is in short supply.
Having my dad here. 💔
Feeling better. Covid has taken a toll on me
Chillin with grandma who passed
The innocence
When I didn’t have a spoon’s worth of plastic clogging up my brain
I had energy then and hadn’t made mistakes
Being able to stand up on my own
Good health!
Being flexible without trying
Sleep that comes easy and stays all night
Playing outside until the street lights came on.
200$ rent, making games and music till 6am and it never mattered because I worked at a pizza shop with whatever hours I wanted, close the till at midnight then go to the gym till 2.
Nothing about time mattered, I could do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted and there were no repercussions
My family
Endless energy. I could ride my bike forever and never feel tired, or break into a run wherever I was going, and I never remember feeling tired or even out of breath.
Sobriety, having friends
During my prime years, around 14 to 18 years old, I remember being the crush of everyone in my village, my school, and my church. I’m not even exaggerating—everyone.
ENERGY!!!!
Time and freedom. If I wanted to do something, I could just… do it. If I wanted to spend an entire weekend at a friend’s place gaming, I could.
I used to fall and get right back up. Now I fall and break a rib (I’m a mid 20’s guy who skateboards way too much than what’s good for me)
Flexibility lol
My metabolism. I used to eat an entire pizza at midnight and wake up feeling fantastic. Now I eat a slice of bread after 7 PM and my body acts like I’ve committed a capital offense.
My childhood body. I never liked having an adult body.
Literally just my health.
Eating as much as I wanted without gaining weight, my cute butt, my long hair, lack of wrinkles, lots of energy, excitement about my future.
The friends
Collagen, so you don’t look like you got hit by a truck after a week of bad sleep.
The security and love of my father.
Probably the feeling that everything was still ahead of me.
Yung walang iniisip na problema hayss
Not having a worry in the world
Not being incredibly lactose intolerant and being able to enjoy ice cream and most dairy products without having to run to the bathroom.
Are you fucking kidding me? I didn’t have to pay bills
Having less to no responsibilities
Dreams/goals. Now I could care less.
Free time.
Even though I’ve accepted aging is a part of growing old & would not want to be 25 again, I miss my 25 year old body.
Seeing friend all the time.
My parents still feeding me.
Not paying bills was nice
Deficating between 2 slices of bread and calling it a poop sandwich.
Having more energy
My sense of optimism and limitless possibilities. I never doubted I could achieve anything I wanted and never let anything get in my way.
More stories to tell from party days and one night stands
Lmao
Not having to check my bank account before making plans. Back then, $20 felt like being rich because I didn’t have bills to worry about. I’d blow it all on candy and cheap makeup at the drugstore without a second thought.
I could hear lol I would give anything to listen to music the way I used to
Being able to spend whole days in a book store and a cafe
No leg pain from simple acts
Not waking up for a pee
The feeling that everything was new and that anything was possible. Believing that we could dream bigger and bigger
I used to worry about things like where to go on Saturday night. Now I worry about paying my tax bill and blood pressure.
Nothing. My younger years were completely taken up by bipolar depression. Better by far now that I have the right meds and psychiatrist.
Being pain free, getting old is hell on the body.
Being more beautiful. Sigh.
The happiness
Feeling hopeful.
I’m 72, male. All my family and all the guys I hung out with have died, some were older, some younger. No one remembers those times but me.
Being able to drink and recover the next day.
I miss my mum.
Eating without second thoughts
Not stressing over medical conditions, and not having to worry what I put in my mouth lol
I miss not having kids and being able to do whatever tf I wanted to do.
Not being aware of my own mortality. That all changed at 20 when I got sick with a life threatening, chronic illness. I also miss how easy relationships were when I was young.
Having the freedom to decide what I want to do with my life. Starting over in a new career or moving to a new city is a lot easier when you’re 25 and single than it is when you’re 40 and have a family to support.
The music. Especially when live, in a bar. Grew up in the 80s, turned 21 in the early 90s.
D&D figures made of metal, not plastic (exceptions made for the recent 3-d printed customs).
No social media. Life seemed much simpler back then. No such thing as ‘selfies’ or ‘influencer’. I enjoyed watching The Box music channel and waiting for my favourite music videos to come on.
Not being so close to the afterlife
christmas spirit
Healing from minor injury in a minor amount of time. In my 20’s, I could fall off a roof and hit the pub later that evening; now in my 50’s, and a simple joint strain can take weeks to heal.
Not having back pain from sleeping wrong. I miss when ‘rest’ actually made me feel rested😄
Dinner with my grandma
The way I use to sleep. It was so gooood
Being offline and in the real world
A lack of social media.
When all my senses were sensitive. After 11.5 years of smoking cigarettes my nose isn’t as receptive to the sweet scents of the Earth. I have taste but now it’s more a gauge between salty/sweet/sour/spicy. My vision is terrible and I know I’m going blind in my right eye, always had trouble with that one since I was a kid. I don’t know if it’s my hearing or ADHD but every other word I say is “huh, what did you say”.
The ability to bounce back quickly from injuries.
Honestly, just the simplicity of everything
My knees
Waking up without pain
Being absolutely carefree not realizing what life really is about…
My dog. Not having to work.
Well I’m only in my late 20’s but getting out of school and spending time with friends or destroying whatever video game we liked’s lobby.
Being absolutely carefree not realizing what life really is about…
That a lot of things felt ”new”. As much as I love my life now…and I still get that same feeling every now and then (a new travel destination or something) it’ll never be the way it used to be …. where there was so much I still hadn’t seen or done. And I’m only 34, lol!
Also: friendships….as in, it was so much easier to form friendships when I was younger.
My living situation was a lot better
Hair
Nothing other than my children being small. I still enjoy all of the same things and have kind of brought it all with me🙂and it keeps me happy most days.
Being young mostly
My innocence. 💚
My parents being healthy. That’s the only thing I wish was the same from being a young adult. I am so much happier and healthier now, but watching my parents age is very hard.
The absence of a bunch of trauma
Wearing any type of fashion I wanted. I love trying all types of fashion but it just looks ridiculous on me now at 53 yo. This and my energy level. That’s all I miss.
My back didn’t used to hurt every day
The feeling of more of a “Stand by Me” kind of world, than today’s internet & social media world.
How I used to be carefree.
To be able to stay up late on a Friday night doing whatever, watching whatever, snacking whenever. Completely oblivious to bills, problems, economy, inflation, who cooking what for dinner, etc. etc. Nothing to “do” except anything that I want. I think about it often 🥲
The ability to eat and drink whatever I wanted and not put on any weight. These days I put on weight if I look at a donut wrong.
being able to manipulate my body in really weird ways constantly without being afraid that I’ll make an existing injury worse. Like doing parkour/ninja warrior type shit in everyday life. It seems like such a minor thing to want to be able to jump off of something and land sideways on one foot before taking off into a full sprint, but it feels like losing the body that is part of my personality.