I Shoulda Said "No Tag-Backs" (Zaad)

but I will keep the ball rolling.

These were Bex's questions:

1. What do you miss most about being a kid? And
2. What is your favorite part about being an adult?

My answers:

1. Not much, really. I remember a whole lotta thinking "when I'm an adult...this or that..." so I don't know that I want to be a kid again. I remember feeling a lot of pressure to be perfect, all the time. When I got sober, a lot of that pressure dissipated when I realized *perfection* was impossible, all I really had to do was survive and pray to thrive.

I mean, we had a wonderful childhood. I can't complain. I guess I miss the whole *no responsibilities* thing, but then I just think "but I now I get to make all the decisions..." When I think of growing up, the thing that stands out the most, as an overall impression, is how much everyone would say "she has so much potential!" And this feeling of *potential greatness with no real direction* overcomes me.

2. So what I like best about being an adult is obviously: the freedom. The absence of *potential* and the presence of *living*. I no longer dream about what I need or want to be when I grow up (except for when I dream about being a stripper), instead I dream of what I want to do right now, or next week, or next year.

And I get to DO these things.

Also, I like to be a mom. I like to watch my kids growing up - but it does bring back some of that pressure. Only now, it's in the form of *worry*. I can blow off worrying about my back, my work, and other things in life, but as a mom, I'll never escape worrying about my kids. But this feels like a tangent...so...

Next, I tag TINK! Same questions, obviously.

And no tag-backs.

Just sayin'.