Has your life been really good, meaning the contrast of those days versus these days isn’t as strong?
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Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 days ago
When I see stuff like that it always makes me wonder if my childhood just sucked or if I’m less succeptible to nostalgia. Like I enjoyed N64 and pizza as much as any other kid but I wouldn’t say that was where life truly peaked. Issues that seem ridiculous now seemed very real and very pressing back then and there were actual issues that I was simply to young to understand. Not to mention the lack of autonomy and lack of experience in general. I wouldn’t wanna go back to that.
SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 days ago
It’s always been a mixed back but now at 29 I’m way better equipped to handle challenges than I was at 12.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
You’re 29, at 12 things were already fucked up and the Wii, not the N64, was Nintendo’s console that most recently came out. You don’t remember the 90s and how much better things were before 9/11.
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
My childhood did suck. If you offered me $1M to go back and relive it, I wouldn’t do it.
That said, it’s pretty common for people to feel like their younger years were the “best years of their life.” Some of that comes from being ignorant of or not having to deal with adult level problems. Some of it from just how the human brain stores long term memories; by creating a lot of shortcuts and glossing over details.
One thing I’ve learned is that life is hard. But being hard doesn’t also mean that it can’t be good.
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 days ago
Some lessons need to be learned the hard way but they’re usually the most invaluable. Like plants need sun and rain but sometimes only a big turd will really boost growth.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Same, there’s not enough money in the world to entice me to deal with hormone fueled insanity again. I occasionally take a round of corticosteroids and they return just a fraction of that emotional volatility. No, just no.