Everything from the very-much-hated mid-afternoon nap, to the stress free play dates after school with my neighborhood best friends, there are so many things that went completely under appreciated from my childhood. Today, now more than ever, I wish I could have my mom hold me and kiss my scraped knee when I come back home, but instead, it's time to "adult" and get over it. If you're anything like me, you can relate to this list on a spiritual level.

1. Quick Naps - The super fast naps that you could catch in the car as a kid were everything. Now we're out here driving ourselves around. Gross.
2. The absence of bills - Mo' money, mo' problems.
3. Long Naps - The longer naps that you could take randomly in the middle of the day when you had nothing else to do.
4. Having my food prepared for me - What a dream that would be now. Making my own food is such a hassle.
5. Nap time at daycare - #NapLife
6. Not having to drive myself around or pay for gas - Why the heck is gas almost $2.00 again? BIKES FOR EVERYBODY!!
7. Naps of any duration - I don't discriminate.
8. Never stressing over fake friends - When we were kids, John could be my worse enemy one moment, and then my husband the next. It's all good in the hood.
9. Sleeping whenever and however long I wanted - I only have 24 hours in a day and I miss sleeping for more that 3 of them.
10. Eating anything and not worrying about how I look - Chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, dunk-a-roos, and pop tarts for lunch? Don't mind if I do!