As a child what was you looking forward to doing as an adult?

[dssonne]

And did it live up to your expectations?

Mine was the food shop. I used to go with my mum and wonder why she was filling the trolley with boring items when she could be buying ice cream and pizzas.

I couldn't wait till I could buy my own food.
Safe to say I soon realised it wasn't all that fun and planning weekly meals for 5 on a budget is a headache.

Having money in my pocket all the time so I could buy ice creams whenever I saw an icecream van.

Never having to eat liver again. Yup.

Being able to eat what I want when I want and it has been amazing!

Being able to go to bed whenever I wanted and wake up whenever I wanted.

Now I'm looking forward to retirement to achieve my goal.

Shop in Long Tall Sally. It seemed impossibly glamorous to me
Possibly because my mum only ever used to window shop before going to C&A or QS.

Im barely 5ft 1 so have never needed to shop there

Being away from my mum, I even set up hope in the garage and spent a whole summer camped in the garden.
As it turned out she wouldn't let me live with her after I graduated and she died young, so swings and roundabouts really.

I love this!

Having my own place.

Having a job.

Being able to go to bed when I wanted.

Eating loads of sweets.

I am successful in all of these areas!

I really didn’t like being a kid, though. It didn’t suit me. So even though the house and job come with massive responsibilities and of course I do go to bed on time sometimes, I always think, well, at least I’m not a kid. This is the price of being a grown up.

I wanted to travel. All those exotic places on the travel shows on TV. That will be a no...
Ended up having kids instead naively promised myself once the kids grew up it would happen...nope..too skint..

I couldn't wait to use denture adhesive, I loved the adverts where they'd squish the pink gel between two glasses.

Casual Vienetta-eating

Denture adhesive 😂😂

Wearing big, full, swishy skirts like Mummy's. And when I was eventually old enough, miniskirts were in. 🙄

Eat as many sweets as I liked! My fillings and gaps are proof of that!
Watching whatever I like on TV - no dad hogging the remote!
Staying up late watching tv - err I watch in bed so too often zzzz and miss the film!

Oh dear, please don't shoot me down in flames, I was looking forward to getting married and having children. It has been, and still is sometimes (after ahem number of years), a hard slog, but I wouldn't not have my lovely children, or my amazing second husband - the first one was useful at the time as he did his bit in enabling me to have children!
Next life, I would like to have enough brains to do a degree in zoology, and look after endangered animal species, hopefully in their original habitat...

Escaping the dysfunction. It took years to distance myself enough, but yes totally worth it. My children are very sane people, so hopefully the multi generational pattern has been broken or at least weakened substantially.

Being able to go places without having to explain why/who with/when I would be back etc.

Staying up as late as I want!

Getting post was a big one for me. Now I feel like chasing the postman back down street with it 😂

Myself and my best friend used to always talk about this as kids! Mainly having money in our pockets to buy sweets whenever we wanted!
I always wondered why adults didn’t enjoy playing with toys, I dreamed of being an adult and being able to buy all the toys to play with - now I have two girls and although the toys drive me mad I still love playing with them

Making my own decisions. And I was right- I did enjoy that more. I had a very happy childhood, still on very good terms with my parents, not complaining in any way. Just think, like Rainallnight that I'm one of those people whom adult life suits better.

Just not having to deal with other people. I’ve always been introverted and I was made to feel guilty for wanting to be alone in my room and not downstairs with my parents. It’s bloody lovely I tell you. Even living with DP he gets it and leaves me alone when I need to recharge. He also works anyway every now and again so I’ve got a few weeks of weekday solitude .. lush! (I’m not totally heartless I do miss him haha)

I wanted to fill the car up with petrol. Or rather I wanted to pull up at the pump, wind down the window and say "fill her up with four star please" to the attendant like my DF did. I also wanted to write cheques in shops.

Having my own money to soo pi end however I wanted.,,,yeah bills are so much fun! The best part was not having to eat my mums shite cooking, not having my best clothes ruined in the wash (as a teenager I offered to dolly own laundry, she’d still dye all my stuff and in mourn one of my beautiful tops). Not having to watch all the soap operas and reality tv junk, I can put on whatever I like. Also being able to watch what I want without it just being changed over or my mum yattering through it...,

Staying up all night. It's no fun anymore.
Thinking ide never eat fruit or veg again and didnt understand why I couldn't eat crap for every meal.

Staying up late and I love telling my dcs that they can too when they’re old enough but at least for now they don’t have a choice

I feel a bit short-changed that despite having a cheque book, I've never had the opportunity to actually write one in public.

Working in Woolworths! I had heard you got something incredible like £2 an hour so I would have £50 A WEEK to live on (not sure why I only wanted to work 25 hours a week though?!)
And all those free sweets...the stuff of dreams

@corythatwas It’s funny, isn’t it? I don’t think you meet many people like us. My DD did recently she doesn’t like being a kid and wants to be a grown up (she’s 3!) and I felt a bit sad but could see exactly what she means. She has a very high need for control, like me! (To be clear, I do think I’m giving her a lovely childhood and she’s generally happy. It just might not suit her).