When I was a little kid, I got along really well with my family. I'm the youngest, by far. My relationship with my brother was pretty good, not as good as it is now, but we used to get along so well as kids. We would play with action figures and he'd always find a way to win, even if it meant bending the rules. My relationship with my sisters was also a lot different from now. Since I'm so much younger than them, when I was a kid they were like my moms. They always did everything they could to help watch me, and they love me a lot, so they always bought me stuff and it was pretty great. My relationship with my parents was also really great. I wasn't too crazy, so I never had anything to hide. And my mom says I was always really calm and slept a lot so I can't imagine that I was too hard to get along with...
I grew up with around a bunch of guys because my older brother always had his friends over. When I was a kid, it was an okay thing. But today, I "know" that if a girl and a guy are friends, it makes the girl slutty or the guy a player. I wish I didn't "know" that. I wish that I could take back the moment that that even became a thing. I'm not like one of those people that will say, "There's less drama with guys!" It's just an odd concept to me that "girls and guys can't be just friends" because I grew up with guys and would go adventure with them. It wasn't a big deal then, I don't know why it should be now.
I always wanted to be in the dental field, and for one of my birthdays I got a tooth brush and tooth paste. I feel like most kids would be mad or upset, but I was beyond excited. It was the greatest thing that could've possibly been given to me. My second most amazing childhood birthday was when I got a "princess chest" that had a whole bunch of princess dresses in it. I loved playing dress up.
If I could go back to a certain age and start over, I'd go back to my 7th birthday. That was the first birthday that I spent in Missouri, and if I could have a redo, I would. Of course, only if I still had the knowledge that I have now so that some things could be prevented. SO much I would do differently if I could.
I grew up with around a bunch of guys because my older brother always had his friends over. When I was a kid, it was an okay thing. But today, I "know" that if a girl and a guy are friends, it makes the girl slutty or the guy a player. I wish I didn't "know" that. I wish that I could take back the moment that that even became a thing. I'm not like one of those people that will say, "There's less drama with guys!" It's just an odd concept to me that "girls and guys can't be just friends" because I grew up with guys and would go adventure with them. It wasn't a big deal then, I don't know why it should be now.
I always wanted to be in the dental field, and for one of my birthdays I got a tooth brush and tooth paste. I feel like most kids would be mad or upset, but I was beyond excited. It was the greatest thing that could've possibly been given to me. My second most amazing childhood birthday was when I got a "princess chest" that had a whole bunch of princess dresses in it. I loved playing dress up.
If I could go back to a certain age and start over, I'd go back to my 7th birthday. That was the first birthday that I spent in Missouri, and if I could have a redo, I would. Of course, only if I still had the knowledge that I have now so that some things could be prevented. SO much I would do differently if I could.
I love the fact that you were so excited for a toothbrush and toothpaste. It shows how much you really want to be a part of the dental field. It takes a lot of people a long time to figure out what they want to do with their life. You were lucky enough to know from a young age.
ReplyDeleteI totally get what you mean about the "Guys and girls can't be friends" thing. Some people just lack the mental capacity to realize that two people of opposite genders can be friends and only friends, without something else going on. I'm also pursuing a career in dentistry! For my 10th birthday I got scrubs. Like with the toothbrush and toothpaste you received, most kids would probably not get excited about scrubs, but to me they were the greatest gift ever, at the time.
ReplyDeleteI loved getting new things from relatives when my parents, that was like one of the best things as a kid. I totally understand the girls and guys being friends things. For me, it is a lot easier to get a long with guys just because they are a lot less drama but in today's society that is so wrong apparently. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI would go back and do a lot of things differently, too...But my mother also says I was calm and well-behaved and an easy child. My son is very easy now, but when he was little he wasn't and I always wondered why karma wasn't repaying me for being a good little girl.
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