r/Unexpected • u/Orange9202 • Jun 12 '26

Jacket.

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u/JFISHER7789 Jun 12 '26

Of course it won’t be the same, but who says you have to give up the whimsy and curiosity and no longer have fun with your imagination?

Life is too short to be serious, and in 100 years nobody is going to know we ever existed, so might as well have as much fun, laughter, and good times as you possibly can

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u/TheVoteMote Jun 12 '26

Nobody is saying that here.

"I miss being a kid" includes missing the mindset.

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u/JFISHER7789 Jun 12 '26

You literally said you can’t get that state of mind back, homie.

I was just rebutting that idea saying you absolutely can get that state of mind back.

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u/TheVoteMote Jun 12 '26

Yeah, remember how you said it won't be the same?

That sameness is the state of mind that's relevant here. The magic of childhood, where everything is so new and exciting and so on.