safeman

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an 8 year old again.

I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four star restaurant.

I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make ripples with rocks.

I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.

I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.

I want the whole summer off.

I want to return to a time when life was simple. When all I knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother me, because you didn't know what I didn't know and I didn't care.

All I knew was to be happy because I was blissfully unaware of all the things that should make me worried or upset.

I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.

I want to believe that anything is possible.

I want to play baseball in a vacant lot, without uniforms, leagues, or anything except a wood bat, an old glove, a scruffy, grass stained baseball and some kids with the knees worn out of their jeans.

I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.

I want to live simple again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness, and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So....here's my checkbook and my car-keys, my credit card bills and my 401K statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first, cause........... "Tag! You're it."

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I'd almost want to join you, but my cameras and various photographic equipment, including computers, like the water resistant environment in which they live. I have to pay for that.
--Bob

Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

I tried that but there is always someone telling me to act my age.

safeman

Right after I got married I told my wife that the secret to understanding men was to treat them all like super tall 5 year olds and everything we did would make sense. She never asked me to act my age again.

vonzip Loc: cape cod

My Dad always told me not to get the "I wants". vz

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

My closest friends know that I'm the equivalent of a very responsible 12-14 year old. They're pretty accepting of that.
--Bob

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Growing old is mandatory
Growing up is optional

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

You do not have to revert to childhood.
Deal with the problems you can and ignore those you can't do anything about.
Define work and non work. Home and non home. Put an off switch between the two.
Ignore all media, talk to your neighbors to find out what ACTUALLY is happening around you. Make friends with your neighbors and help them out - they will help you unwind and give you mental support.
At some point you bought a camera....so set some 'me time' and go play with it.
No-one has enough money...stop spending it on irrelevances.Forget trying to make money from hobbies - treat them as free time with a bonus (you saved money, made or did something you wanted)
Take up some exercise - Endorphins are a fantastic drug and it can cost nothing.
With age comes experience. Proving yourself to others is no longer a necessity. It is surprising how much crap THAT can save you from.
Fun is one of the strangest things....If you don't keep looking for it....it hides under the dust.

cheineck Loc: Hobe Sound, FL

Best advice I have seen...ever!!!

safeman

The whole point was I don't WANT to deal with it anymore.

DJ Mills Loc: Idaho

Bravo!
👏👏👏👏👏

SteveR Loc: Michigan

And to live for summer and baseball!!

Leo Perez

Ike my 90 year old friend always giving me advice, Don’t grow old he would say.