Look Too Far Forward and You'll Find Yourself Looking Back

More often than not, I find myself wishing to be a child again, to be back home where everything was simpler.  You didn't have to worry about your college experience, how likely it is that you will get into vet school, getting an apartment, getting a job, or worry about life in general.  You only had to worry about your homework and your chores, like keeping your room clean and anything else your parents tell you to do.  If things went wrong, your mother was there to give you a hug and tell you that everything was going to be alright. Your dog is there to paw at you to give him attention when his presence is more sought after than he actually thinks.

There is a little part of Mr that wishes I could go back in time and tell myself, "Enjoy your youth while it lasts, enjoy being a kid with no responsibilities. Growing up is not all that you think it will be. It's tough, it's tedious, and at times you will think it's completely unbearable, despite how great of a freedom you get by growing up.  Savor your childhood, don't scorn it, or forsake it, but embrace it. Be a child when you're supposed to be a child, don't fight so much to be an adult when you have only reason to be a child."

I wish I enjoyed being a child more. As great as the freedom of being an adult is, I miss the freedom of being a child, where everything was so simple.