Youth is wasted on the young...
By katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
United States
June 16, 2009 8:49am CST
My little one is going through his curious stage, at this very moment he's opening on the drawers of my dresser and trying to pull all the clothes out. Of course I'm right next to the dresser closing the drawers and constantly saying "No, No, No". Man I'm exhausted.. but he could keep this up for hours!
Why do children have so much more energy than us? What sort of cruel trick is this to give kids bounds of energy, and parents get none? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Shouldn't we get all our energy in our 20's and it keeps increasing until we're 35-40, then it begins slowly decreasing into our old age?
Plus, why is it that children have so few responsiblities? They're too young to appreciate the life they have, yet they're given every luxury! Aside from going to school and possibly learning karate, all they have to do is play with toys all the time. That's so unfair!! Why do adults have to spend their lives working and paying bills and not having time or money for toys?
I want to be a kid again!! Who's with me?
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7 responses
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
16 Jun 09
Unfortunately, I think I'm being paid back for when I was little and I dumped all the dresser drawers out and then climbed up them. But I sneak in as many childish moments as I can possibly get away with!
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Oh gosh, my mother reminded me this afternoon what a complete terror I was when I was a child.. I won't even get into it. I thought I had been paid back in full though considering how nuts the twins were.. and still are!
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
16 Jun 09
Twins yes, that's how I was paid back too. lol
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Yeah, well, I'm being paid back again with the youngest who's just as crazy as both the twins were.
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
16 Jun 09
What a brilliant post Kat! really original. I like the idea but would never want to be a child again - never. Forty is a good age. I would have liked to remain forty for about 20 years or so with the enrgy that I had then too. My GD does the same thing but only to her clothes so I let her get on with it. She is constantly changing clothes too. But she only does this to her own drawer of clothes no one lese's.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
16 Jun 09
Well maybe all my energy is drained because of the kids.. maybe I'll find I have more energy once they're grown. When I'm 40 the youngest will be nearing his teenager years. Oh boy...
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
All of us pass the stage of being young. Those were the times that we are most happy
and no problem and worries at all. Child consider the world as their kingdom and the people around them is their loyal servants. Ironic isn't it? But why is it that we are most happy when we least expect it and the sad truth is that we can never bring
back those joyous moments of childhood.
Maybe that was really meant for us to be happy when we were young because we are destiny to suffer most in our adult life. During the times when we are being at our lowest point...we must borrow those happy times of our childhood to make it through the rain.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
16 Jun 09
I would love to be with out responsibilities again. I also wish I had the wonder and curiosity that a child does. To see things through their eyes. I really enjoyed camping with them this weekend, it was like going for the very first time. Same thing at the water park. I got to see that through them. it was awesome. I have compalined before that my kids ask why to darn much, but seriously we all wanted to know why, or how something works like a child does, how awesome would that be. It is kind of like taking the time to smell the roses. Slow down some and enjoy life like a child does, that is what my children have taught me.
@verkica (54)
• Serbia And Montenegro
17 Jun 09
I'm with you.I have 3 kids, thou they are grown up now and they have their own kids.I though I will never have time for myself again. And it's true. Once you start family and have kids, forget about yourself. When they small they need you. And when they over grow drawers and that staff, there is another and so on. You have to give your best to bring them up and never stop being their mum no matter how old they are. Believe me, I have gone through that, and now they are going through too. That is supposed to be like that. It's mother nature who is responsible I believe.
Cheer up. Everything will be fine. There is much joy with them.
@beejay24 (75)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
kids at this point is having self discovering and self realization as to what are the things that is moving around them. just be on their side always to ensure safety. at least you are sure your child is normal.
beejay
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
16 Jun 09
i have a three year old son. and yes he gets really very naughty sometimes that it is very tiring already to tell him NO NO NO, enough and stop. so my wife puts up most of the things that our child will touch and the cabinets we put it locks. when it comes to my things my son touch it and i am having hard time to control me. maybe because i let him touch it when he was much younger. so he is used to it and i can no longer control him. when my wife is the one to tell him to stop he will keep quiet.
