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i miss my childhood

i am grown up man now .the tought that i am just makes me feel even more depressed. i just miss my childhood so much. the best time of my life. waking up everyday , no problems, no responsibilities, nothing. just living the life.

now its different.. it just feels like... not the same anynmore

is this normal? sometimes i cry that i cant go back into time ever again and this makes me even more sad then i am.
i just cant let this go. when i hear a song that i heard 15 years ago or see a movie, i suddenly remember my childhood..
and it strikes me with all different emotion, some of are nostalgia.

i believe i was more happier when i was a kid, without even realizing how good life was. school, everything, friends.

now my friends are becoming parents, this feels unreal. the tought that we are all changing.. sometimes it just hurt, but nothing last forever. im just confused... i looked at my old photos , found stuff and toys that i had like 15 years ago... and that made.. well have you experienced anything like this. i believe that when you get older you start to think moreabout the past then into the future...

im not saying this makes me depressed, but it brings some very strong emotions.
i had a very good and sucessful childhood by the way.

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I'm a 47 year old man that misses my youth so bad that it hurts. I honestly think we miss the past so much because you are not happy in the present and the future is blurry.
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It's somewhat true.
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I couldn't add to mammo's post if I wanted to..spot on!

This is the time to start looking forward to the future, imagine the possibilities.  Sure it's scary at times, but like mammo said, some day you'll look back on THIS time in your life with that same nostalgia.
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I think we all look back with fond memories of a time that was fun and free-spirited.  Our lives change with time and we learn to find happiness in today, although trying at times.  We don't realize until we're adults how fortunate we were with no worries and living for fun. But that's what our parents wanted for us.  With adulthood comes responsibility and worry but our life is what we make it.  We can never get back the good ole days but we can have a wonderful today and moving forward.  You have wonderful memories of your childhood, let those memories carry you through the tough time of being a responsible adult. Trust me, the day will come when you will look back on this part of your life in the same way.
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