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What did you hate as a child but love, or even quite like now?

85 replies

Giggorata · 27/02/2019 00:19

Inspired by the other thread: what were you surprised to find has grown on you, or isn’t so bad as you thought?

For me:

Tea shops
Opera
Cream
Charity shops
Documentaries
Snakes

OP posts:
RedHatsDoNotSuitMe · 27/02/2019 17:10

Opps. X-post squishee

WakeUpFromYourDreamAndScream · 27/02/2019 17:13

Sleeping

HoldMeCloserTonyDanza · 27/02/2019 17:16

Custard

rubberduckyyouretheone · 27/02/2019 17:16

Sleep
Vegetables

Justkeeprollingalong · 27/02/2019 18:24

All vegetables apart from peas. To be fair they were put on to cook when the meat went in 🤦🏻‍♀️

havingtochangeusernameagain · 27/02/2019 18:44

Sport. I now run a lot. I didn't do any sport as a child unless I had to (except for swimming lessons and riding my bike).

Conversely I was quite musical and was in my school and county choirs but now do nothing musical at all.

drogon1 · 27/02/2019 18:58

Charity shops
Bargain bins in supermarkets (I used to cringe and scoff so much if my mum went near one when I went shopping with her!)
Sprouts / Peas / Beans
Spicy food
Early nights
Coffee
Walking to places

CoffeeRunner · 27/02/2019 19:02

Walking.
Fish.
Curry.
Pasta.
Rice.
Exercise.

RusholmeRuffian · 27/02/2019 19:08

Meat
Radio 4

NecklessMumster · 27/02/2019 19:14

Having a nap
Green beans
'Looking at the scenery' on a car journey.
I also made a firm promise to myself as a child that when I grew up I would eat cake batter raw instead of baking itGrin

lotusbell · 27/02/2019 19:17

Mushrooms. Always found the slimey and errr, fungus ffs! Am 39 this year and discovered bout 2 years ago I quite like them now. Still don't like tea though, don't think I ever will.

PutYourShirtOnMartin · 27/02/2019 19:21

Beetroot

Cakemonger · 27/02/2019 22:29

stately homes
second hand bookshops
opera
walks
coffee
baths
exercise

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 27/02/2019 22:35

Stately homes/Châteaux etc
Museums/Art Galleries
Walking
Chutney
Tomatoes
Beetroot

SmarmyMrMime · 27/02/2019 22:37

Running.
Olives.

cheaperthebetter · 27/02/2019 22:56

The news!!...😆...I love watching it and reading it...🤓
Documentaries.. ☺️
Watching darts.. 🎯
Cleaning and tidying ..😄
Walking the dog.. 🐕
World Cup football only!
🙈...I feel so old now ... ☹️

cheaperthebetter · 27/02/2019 23:02

Oh I forgot... I've cream... Oh I absolutely hated it as a kid, the texture..🤢..When it was a lovely hot day and all the kids in my cul-de-sac were playing out together, mums and dads would take turns buying us all am ice cream 🍦... I used to say thank you 😊 tell my friends I'm just going to the toilet ..🙄...and make mum eat it!...😆..and I would walk out with just the cone...😂..Honestly That has made giggle 🤭

Fishwifecalling · 27/02/2019 23:07

Olives

Castle ruins, stately homes and art galleries.

AtleastitsnotMonday · 27/02/2019 23:12

Pretty places. My mum always tried to reassure me I’d like wherever it was we had to visit because ‘it was really pretty’. As an 8 year old with limitless energy if it didn’t have an adventure playground I really wasn’t interested.

KitTheCat · 27/02/2019 23:20

Classical music
Curry
Chinese food
Spinach
Coffee
Red wine

TrixieFranklin · 27/02/2019 23:24

Black olives, cauliflower, sprouts

mrbob · 27/02/2019 23:32

Tea
Coffee
Healthy eating
Running
Male friends

Itslookinglikeabeautifulday · 27/02/2019 23:36

The smell of carpet shops
Blue cheese
Horseradish sauce
Spicy food

TikkaMoSalah · 27/02/2019 23:36

Visiting National Trust properties
Shopping

magic367 · 27/02/2019 23:39

I used to be so scared of dogs as a child now I have 2. A bullmastiff and a border collie. I couldn't be without them now!
Didn't try beetroot till a year ago and absolutely love it.
Mince
Cheese
Onions
Tea
Coffee
Chilli sauce
Baked beans