To Be Young Again

Don't you just miss your childhood

     I was rushing out of my house hoping that I can get to class on time for once. I over slept because I was up late last night trying to finish my report. My Professor had assigned the class a 10-page report on 3 major events in American History and only gave us 3 days to do it. College can be so overwhelming with their long essay’s and complicated tests. As I go outside my house, I see the neighbor kids playing on their front yard and having the time of their life, how I envied them. As I piled all my school stuff into my Mustang and went to open the gate, I kept thinking about how I wish I were 8 years old again.
     Back to the days where the only thing you were afraid of was the dark and the boogey man (the Llorona if you’re Mexican).         
     I get into my car and start it up.
     Back to the days where your major problem in the world wasn’t ill-mannered teachers or piles of homework but bullies and multiplication.
     I put my car in reverse and park it right out side the gate. I get out to close the gate and lock, since no one was home.
     Back to the days where you never experienced what a broken heart felt like and the biggest pain you felt was when you scraped your knees from roller skating.        
     I back out and drive down the street heading towards the college.
     Those days where you still had an elaborate imagination and played dress up or pretended to be your favorite superheroes.         
     I come up to a red light and get stuck behind a Ford truck.
     I wish I could go back to those days when you stayed up late on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Clause dropping off the presents.        
     The light finally turns green and the truck doesn’t go. I look and notice that the driver is on the phone, so I honk my horn and he finally goes. I look at the clock and notice that its 9:00 am and my class has already started, so I began to speed up.
     How I wish I could go back to where you and your bestest friend in the world shared secrets and made pinky promises to stay friends forever.
     I finally arrive to the college and grab my backpack and books and sprint towards my class.
     Back to the days when the only time you got up on a Saturday at 7am was to watch cartoons instead of going to class or work.
     I finally get to my class and I’m already 10 minutes late; I open the door and walk over to my seat.
     Oh well, we all have to grow up sometimes.
     “You know Claudia; it would probably help you a lot in this class if you were on time for once.” My Professor said.
     “Sorry.” I replied.
     “Now back to what I was saying before we were interrupted.” He snootily responded.
     “Ugh! Booger butt.” I said under my breath.

Reviews

[O!]

Childhood for everyone is different.....and what you've described is how Id imagine it to be.....so it brings a smile to my face :-)...........i think it's a sweet lil write.....and the end definitely made me laugh!!.....i think it was clever of u to end it the way u did :-)...good job there!! :-)

a few typos etc:
Santa Clause (Claus)
How u can (could) dance
what to play and with who (whom)

am still smiling at the sweet experiences of ur childhood! :-)

THankyou.

O! :-)

[Krystal Waters]

A Peter Pan like story. Life was fun back then, no worries about bills... taking time off work to take your child in to a dr.s appt or ortho... no fretting... just skipping and jumping, laughing as hard as you could until nothing came out... brings a smile to my face.


Krystal

[Juliet]

To be a perpetual child would be bliss ( if I could get rid of the school bully first :). I don't like being an adult. It is a seriously frightening venture! I'd give up sex any day...it's nice and all, but it is that one, animal act that frustrates me because it separates me from my higher self; if that makes any sense at all (hey, you should read my What of Human Existence...I kind of explain it in there).

Anyways, very good argument for perpetual childhood. If only...

But you know, now that I think about it...I really was so afraid of that boogey man :)

[Whisperer]

The idea is not to choose between sex and innocence. Maybe thats the one question you could have avoided. Maybe the idea is how we can return back to the simplicity of those years gone bay, despite the complexity in our lives.

For any reader, the memories of childhood will float by poignantly as they read your words. This is a simple and powerful piece of writing.

Well done. :-)

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Oh what a time it was, I long at times for my chidlhood days.
Miss them, but I have not forgotten or left behind my inner child.

Good reading.

Peace

[Crazy Cat Man]

I love this piece.......yeah it was great the innocence of childhood of waking up early just to watch the Saturday morning cartoons and looking forward to Santa Claus every Christmas...... it leaves behind good memories.......... but I will never want to relive my childhood for the replacement of Sex........ haha........sorry sex is better :D

[1809 Black Plague Decem..]

I don't mind getting rid of my new growing grey hairs, for a chance to be a kid, :P

---mim

[Cherish Blackwell]

I would too, let's ask someone for a do over, someone click the backspace button a few times & see where it takes us.
Lovely work, I felt the emotion.. my sister and I have a joke about never growing up, although I look at her now, and realize, she already has.. time goes on too quickly, and there are days that I want it to stop, through your work I see that you feel the same way.. wonderful.

[You Don't Know Me]

Hmm. Okay, I like the sentimental thought behind it, I really do. I've felt this way more than once in my life, as I'm sure others have as well, so it's a very identifiable feeling. However, I didn't really feel from it. I liked the specifics, but maybe adding some emotions would make it that much more "lifelike" - for a lack of a better word. I think this can be so much better.

[Ron Cole]

This is a lovely and nostalgic write, Claudia (not sure about the sex part, tho)! Aaaah, to be young again!