I remember when I was a Kid

I remember when I was a kid thinking nothing bad could happen to me. When I was little I didn't realize all the bad things that are in the world. I never had any worries. I thought that my mommy could take of everything. If I was scared I would run to my mom and I knew she could make it all better. When I was a kid I didn't have the worries about things like boys. I thought boys were icky and Barbie dolls were fun. There was no drama when I was little. I thought most everything was about fun. I could go out and play and not be afraid. When I got hurt I could go to my mom because I knew she would fix it. As a kid, I never thought that growing up would be so tough. I was always excited about becoming an adult and having a big career, a big house, and fancy cars. The thought of responsibilities never crossed my mind. My biggest problems were that the boys that lived right next to me would take my dolls, or my favorite cartoon wasn't on when I wanted to watch it. When I was a kid I never looked at the bad parts in life. Really I didn't know that so many bad things existed. I thought that everyone could get along and be happy. I also thought that if there was some kind of issue I could just go to my mom and the issues would be resolved. As a kid, I had no real world experience. As William Blake put it I was "full of innocence." As a kid I thought school was a fun place to learn, and that nothing could go wrong there. As a kid one of my biggest obstacle was tying my shoe. Looking back on it now, as a kid I had it pretty easy. Now I have so many things to stress over. Like finances, college work, and not being able to just run to my mom when I have a problem and let her take care of it. Now as an "adult" I have to take responsibility for my self. I have to take care of things. I see all these scary things going on with the economy and our country as a whole. My worries aren't about my barbies or cartoons any more. Now I see that there are people that can't get along. I see the fighting and the divorce. Now as William Blake also puts it I am "going through the experience that is taking away my innocence." As an "adult," my mommy is not there to shelter me from all the bad things. I have to go out there full force and deal with them my self. I see that all kinds of horrible things can happen to me. I see the crime rates increasing. I see so much now that makes me stop and say "I do wish I was a kid again." Being an "adult" is not all that bad, it is just a lot more intense than it was to be a kid. Now its all about boys and who is doing what, instead of it being "Oh boy I am going to play this today." I got over the obstacle of tying my shoes, now I am working on the obstacles I face everyday as an "adult." I remember as a kid saying "I can't wait to grow up!" Now it is more like "I wish time would slow down a little bit."