20 Things That Were Awesome as a Kid but Not So Much as an Adult

zachnading Published 10/13/2023 in ouch

Take us back to the good old days, for the love of god.

Thanks to AskReddit, we've gathered some of the best and honestly most depressing answers to the question "What was cool as a kid, but lame as an adult?" We hope you enjoy these answers.

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Birthdays. -Raz0reaterII
2.
Eating large quantities of candy in a single sitting. -strawberry_tall_cake
3.
The State Fair. Especially now that I have to pay for everything. -Lala6699
4.
People coming to your house to visit and stay a few days. -macaronsforeveryone
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Staying home on a sick day. As a kid it was a huge victory, got to stay in bed all day, watch TV, and having a parent tend to your every need. Then as an adult you're just thinking about the work you're gonna have to make up for and how you hope you don't need to go to a doctor. --eDgAR-
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Having no job. -ShylyYouthful
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Water Parks - now all I see is urine in the pool and a gaggle of judgmental teens. -NoMoreMrQuick
8.
Mountain Dew is like literally drinking acid water mixed with sharpened thumb tacks. -SpecialObvious7140
9.
Getting mail. I remember everyday begging my parents if I got mail. (I had pen pals). I got so excited when something came for me. Now I dread going to the mailbox because all that will be there are bills. -Slowmechanic180
10.
Going to McDonalds. As a kid, it was a victory. As an adult, it's defeat and sadness. -BrokenZen
11.
MTV. -snacknslash
12.
The phone ringing. We used to run to pick it up first. Now I cringe anytime I see it go off. -pogo_fan1
13.
Going to the mall. I used to like browsing stores, but now I just want to get what I need and go. -JumpyBomber
14.
Your metabolism. -Aggravating-Bar-9301
15.
F**king Christmas. -hmcmaster20
16.
Amusement park rides. -StarBliss
17.
Summer. When you’re a kid, it's three months of freedom from school. When you’re an adult, you still have to go to work, but now it’s sweltering hot and you’re sweating your tail off all day, every day. -chadthundertalk
18.
Losing a tooth. -Content-Discussion56
19.
Snow day. I either have to take vacation time or make up those hours, and I'm going to spend the whole morning shoveling my driveway. -duffman13jws
20.
Twinkies. When I was a kid, they were the greatest things I've ever tasted. A couple of years ago I bought a package of two to share with my 10 year old, and neither of us got past a single bite. Those things are wretched. -doctor-rumack

1.
Birthdays. -Raz0reaterII
2.
Eating large quantities of candy in a single sitting. -strawberry_tall_cake
3.
The State Fair. Especially now that I have to pay for everything. -Lala6699
4.
People coming to your house to visit and stay a few days. -macaronsforeveryone
5.
Staying home on a sick day. As a kid it was a huge victory, got to stay in bed all day, watch TV, and having a parent tend to your every need. Then as an adult you're just thinking about the work you're gonna have to make up for and how you hope you don't need to go to a doctor. --eDgAR-
6.
Having no job. -ShylyYouthful
7.
Water Parks - now all I see is urine in the pool and a gaggle of judgmental teens. -NoMoreMrQuick
8.
Mountain Dew is like literally drinking acid water mixed with sharpened thumb tacks. -SpecialObvious7140
9.
Getting mail. I remember everyday begging my parents if I got mail. (I had pen pals). I got so excited when something came for me. Now I dread going to the mailbox because all that will be there are bills. -Slowmechanic180
10.
Going to McDonalds. As a kid, it was a victory. As an adult, it's defeat and sadness. -BrokenZen
11.
MTV. -snacknslash
12.
The phone ringing. We used to run to pick it up first. Now I cringe anytime I see it go off. -pogo_fan1
13.
Going to the mall. I used to like browsing stores, but now I just want to get what I need and go. -JumpyBomber
14.
Your metabolism. -Aggravating-Bar-9301
15.
F**king Christmas. -hmcmaster20
16.
Amusement park rides. -StarBliss
17.
Summer. When you’re a kid, it's three months of freedom from school. When you’re an adult, you still have to go to work, but now it’s sweltering hot and you’re sweating your tail off all day, every day. -chadthundertalk
18.
Losing a tooth. -Content-Discussion56
19.
Snow day. I either have to take vacation time or make up those hours, and I'm going to spend the whole morning shoveling my driveway. -duffman13jws
20.
Twinkies. When I was a kid, they were the greatest things I've ever tasted. A couple of years ago I bought a package of two to share with my 10 year old, and neither of us got past a single bite. Those things are wretched. -doctor-rumack

Cool as a kid but lame as an adult - birthday cake

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1. Birthdays. -Raz0reaterII

2. Eating large quantities of candy in a single sitting. -strawberry_tall_cake

3. The State Fair. Especially now that I have to pay for everything. -Lala6699

4. People coming to your house to visit and stay a few days. -macaronsforeveryone

5. Staying home on a sick day. As a kid it was a huge victory, got to stay in bed all day, watch TV, and having a parent tend to your every need. Then as an adult you're just thinking about the work you're gonna have to make up for and how you hope you don't need to go to a doctor. --eDgAR-

6. Having no job. -ShylyYouthful

7. Water Parks - now all I see is urine in the pool and a gaggle of judgmental teens. -NoMoreMrQuick

8. Mountain Dew is like literally drinking acid water mixed with sharpened thumb tacks. -SpecialObvious7140

9. Getting mail. I remember everyday begging my parents if I got mail. (I had pen pals). I got so excited when something came for me. Now I dread going to the mailbox because all that will be there are bills. -Slowmechanic180

10. Going to McDonalds. As a kid, it was a victory. As an adult, it's defeat and sadness. -BrokenZen

11. MTV. -snacknslash

12. The phone ringing. We used to run to pick it up first. Now I cringe anytime I see it go off. -pogo_fan1

13. Going to the mall. I used to like browsing stores, but now I just want to get what I need and go. -JumpyBomber

14. Your metabolism. -Aggravating-Bar-9301

15. F**king Christmas. -hmcmaster20

16. Amusement park rides. -StarBliss

17. Summer. When you’re a kid, it's three months of freedom from school. When you’re an adult, you still have to go to work, but now it’s sweltering hot and you’re sweating your tail off all day, every day. -chadthundertalk

18. Losing a tooth. -Content-Discussion56

19. Snow day. I either have to take vacation time or make up those hours, and I'm going to spend the whole morning shoveling my driveway. -duffman13jws

20. Twinkies. When I was a kid, they were the greatest things I've ever tasted. A couple of years ago I bought a package of two to share with my 10 year old, and neither of us got past a single bite. Those things are wretched. -doctor-rumack

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1.
Birthdays. -Raz0reaterII

2.
Eating large quantities of candy in a single sitting. -strawberry_tall_cake

3.
The State Fair. Especially now that I have to pay for everything. -Lala6699

4.
People coming to your house to visit and stay a few days. -macaronsforeveryone

5.
Staying home on a sick day. As a kid it was a huge victory, got to stay in bed all day, watch TV, and having a parent tend to your every need. Then as an adult you're just thinking about the work you're gonna have to make up for and how you hope you don't need to go to a doctor. --eDgAR-

6.
Having no job. -ShylyYouthful

7.
Water Parks - now all I see is urine in the pool and a gaggle of judgmental teens. -NoMoreMrQuick

8.
Mountain Dew is like literally drinking acid water mixed with sharpened thumb tacks. -SpecialObvious7140

9.
Getting mail. I remember everyday begging my parents if I got mail. (I had pen pals). I got so excited when something came for me. Now I dread going to the mailbox because all that will be there are bills. -Slowmechanic180

10.
Going to McDonalds. As a kid, it was a victory. As an adult, it's defeat and sadness. -BrokenZen

11.
MTV. -snacknslash

12.
The phone ringing. We used to run to pick it up first. Now I cringe anytime I see it go off. -pogo_fan1

13.
Going to the mall. I used to like browsing stores, but now I just want to get what I need and go. -JumpyBomber

14.
Your metabolism. -Aggravating-Bar-9301

15.
F**king Christmas. -hmcmaster20

16.
Amusement park rides. -StarBliss

17.
Summer. When you’re a kid, it's three months of freedom from school. When you’re an adult, you still have to go to work, but now it’s sweltering hot and you’re sweating your tail off all day, every day. -chadthundertalk

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Losing a tooth. -Content-Discussion56

19.
Snow day. I either have to take vacation time or make up those hours, and I'm going to spend the whole morning shoveling my driveway. -duffman13jws

20.
Twinkies. When I was a kid, they were the greatest things I've ever tasted. A couple of years ago I bought a package of two to share with my 10 year old, and neither of us got past a single bite. Those things are wretched. -doctor-rumack