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No way. My childhood made me the man I am, there's no point looking back now.

As well as sex, booze, and independence there's something else my adult life has over my childhood (though I appreciate some still suffer it) - *NO HOMEWORK*.
When I leave my place of work for the day, I leave it, dammit. It doesn't come home with me.

Independence has got to be the biggest thing for me though. I'm 28, and I've only lived away from home for 3 years - I would've moved out sooner if I'd felt I could afford it. Looking back now I *do* wish I'd taken the plunge a couple of years earlier, would've allowed for a few more wild nights before getting a bit too long in the tooth for it.

Ahtman wrote:So this isn't about the Arthur C Clarke book?

I felt a similar disappointment.

dogma wrote:No. Sex and booze are too much fun.

Particularly when combined!

To answer the question: No. I wouldn't like to return to childhood. I didn't particularly enjoy much of it, and I wouldn't trade my independence to get rid of my responsibilities.

I would list the serious events as far back as I can remember....I rather remember them then re-see them again

example
When MTV cranked up and showed music video's majority of time
When MTV started "Real World"

Kidding aside, I was lucky to make it out of high school alive. Literally lucky. I dont think going through all that trauma again would help me and if I had to go back and do it again my number might come up for the Vietnam draft, so no thanks.

ya id keep all the minis I got rid of thinking I was to old for them

Noooooooooope.
Sucked way too much to ever want to go back to something like that. I'd be able to at least see some of it coming, but that's helped me become who I am.

Perhaps. I always aspired for the future and adulthood as a child giving myself little time to well be a child.