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Did you ever want something so bad when you were young and when you got a little bit older, you thought to yourself, “actually, that sounds pretty terrible”?
I’m sure you have, because we all do that.
Hey, you’re not gonna want the same things in life when you’re 12-years-old AND when you’re 25, ya know?
What did you really want as a kid that just seems downright sh*tty now?
Here’s how AskReddit users responded.
1. Not into it anymore.
“Like 40 dogs. Inside.
Little me thought it would be a wonderland.
Adult me just sees the food bills, vet bills, smells and maintenance.”
2. Dreaming of horses.
“A horse.
A really pretty dappled gray with a long wavy mane and big dark eyes. And he would run right up to the fence to greet me and beg to go for a ride, and riding him would be my whole job because someone would pay me to do it, and I’d have a big house and a nice clean barn and a covered arena and acres upon acres of green pastures.
Man, I was a stupid little kid. Can’t even afford a second cat right now, let alone a privacy fence between my yard and the neighbor’s. Acres of land, my *ss.”
3. No more swords!
“A collection of sharpened, combat ready swords.
Katanas, longswords, claymores, falchions, cutlasses, I wanted to own all of them. Not just prop swords either, gotta be the real deal.
As an adult, I realize that 1) having a bunch of swords is pointless, and 2) unless it is a legit collection of historical pieces, it comes off as pretty trashy.”
4. Pretty expensive.
“A pool, as a kid I was always jealous of my neighbours because they had one. I now realise that a pool is basically a really expensive pet.
It needs your constant attention and, if you don’t know what you’re doing, you can kill it.
The cost of maintenance alone was enough of a turn off for me.”
5. Didn’t work out.
“From watching Spongebob, I used to think being a fry cook was the coolest thing ever.
Then I actually got a job as a fry cook and it was the shi*ttiest thing ever, with low wages and borderline abusive management.”
6. This still sounds amazing to me.
“I wanted a moat around my house, filled with alligators, and you had to get across on a rope swing.
There would be a drawbridge, but only my grandma would be allowed to use it cuz I liked my grandma.”
7. No, thank you!
“Tons of snow. I loved snow days.
As an adult it’s anxiety inducing.
Wondering if you will get in trouble for calling out of work, childcare and how to get the car out of the d*mn snow.
It’s too much.”
8. FAME.
“To be extremely famous.
I believe that if I were to ever achieve fame I would want it to be for something in my career or if I had an insane talent. Otherwise, I feel like I am unworthy of fame.
Even now, I like to edit videos for youtube and while I could be a YT I can’t ever want to be EXTREMELY “famous”, I’d like to be underrated but still seen.
I wouldn’t want to be in shows, or how other young people who are famous in media are unless it was similar to my brand.”
9. How much is this gonna cost?
“A car.
I was never a “cars” boy, but I did have the sort of understanding a car was a necessity. Now that I have one, I realize that these things are a constant tug-o-war between great convenience, and massive money-drain.
Anytime something goes wrong, I can’t help but dread what I imagine will be a major money sink.”
10. It’s not fair!
“To be an adult.
Too many responsibilities and obligations and bills and… just f*ck it all.
When you’re a kid you spend all your time wanting to be an adult.
When you become an adult you keep wanting to go back to being a kid.”
11. Probably a lot of work.
“A monkey.
There were a lot of movies and TV shows on when I was growing up where they featured monkeys that people dressed up like babies.
They just fit into the family somewhere between babies and pets.
WTH was I thinking?”
12. No TVs in the bedroom!
“A TV in my room.
As an adult, I can’t stand having a TV in the bedroom.”
How about you?
What did you think looked awesome as a kid that seems pretty sh*tty these days?
Talk to us in the comments. Thanks a lot!
