What I Miss

I guess I don't have what others would call a normal childhood. I've never climbed up a tree, or learned how to ride a bike, or took a bath in flood/rain water. Yep, those are downsides of having overprotective parents.

Albeit that most of my childhood was spent indoors does not mean I did not enjoy my days as an innocent kid who agreed to do anything provided there was a promise of a new toy involved.

A few things I miss about my childhood:

• Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, Westlife and teenage Britney
• The old Nickelodeon (the era of Hey Arnold, Rugrats, The Wild Thornberries, As Told By Ginger, The Amanda Show, All That, Drake and Josh, and Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
• Collecting toys from McDonald's HappyMeals
• Playing on the "super cool" slides in fastfood chains
• Barbie movies - Yes, I'm lame and cheesy and girly. But mostly lame.
• The old Disney sitcoms: Recess, Totally Spies, Martin Mystery, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana and Kim Possible(!)
• Singing along to every word of the lyrics of High School Musical songs
• Sweet Valley Twins, Boxcar Children, and Nancy Drew books
• When school was so easy that there was no need to crack open my school books
• When broken hearts were non-existent, and pain only equated to skinned knees or cut palms

And though so many people are criticizing my lack of a "good" childhood with outdoor, adventurous activities involved... I honestly wouldn't change a thing.