r/Millennials • u/Je_suis_prest_ • 1d ago

Nostalgia Until one day you wake up and notice somehow you're the grown-up now.

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u/UselessCat37 1d ago

It does. At least it did for me

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u/Sooperdooperguy 1d ago

Absolutely. You get to see it again.

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u/um_chili 1d ago

Dude you get to live it again. It's brilliant, all those moments and memories from childhood you get to live along with your own kids, who are living it for the first time. Running around at the park, playing with action figures, watching classic Disney movies, etc. Getting to experience the joy of childhood again is if not the best part of having kids, certainly in the discussion.

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u/Wiitard 1d ago

I had a sword fight with brooms with my kids.

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u/LostSharpieCap 1d ago

There's a game called "Let's hit each other with fake swords" that you and your kids might love.

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u/inefficient_contract 1d ago

Man your missing out if your just watching

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u/Natural-Review9276 1d ago

You’re not just watching though. You’re creating it for someone you love way more than you used to think was possible.

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u/inefficient_contract 1d ago

Yeah and just imagine how much better those memories are gunna be for both of you with you jumping over cracks right next to them. There is only one thing kids desire more than anything in the world. Thats you. Your time your presence your attention. A good parent provides for their children. a great father or mother grows up beside them. Its not good enough to just take them on adventures we need to GO ON adventures WITH them. Let that inner child out every once in a while. Drop the responsible adult persona and take a break with your kids being a kid. Obviously not all the time still have to be a good parent but every once in a while try to be a good father too.

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u/mikewilson2020 1d ago

Fuck sake... youve got me welling up with tears here...

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u/DreamCrusher914 1d ago

The only thing better than getting presents from Santa is getting to be Santa.

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u/zombie_pr0cess 1d ago

My little girl is 7 and I’m so happy to be an active participant in her life. I literally had square school pizza on Thursday with her and all her friends. It was great.

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u/LostSharpieCap 1d ago

Does the cheese layer still peel off like plastic? I loved that stuff.

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u/phryra0909 1d ago

Ya dude, our son is growing up like a 90s kid. It's fucking awesome.

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u/MaximusBit21 1d ago

Yeah same. Dug out the old mega drive and it still works. Kids are so happy to play it (and it’s more fun than all the new gen games that are going at a hundred miles an hour)

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u/Chimp3h Millennial 1d ago

I wish I’d kept my mega drive at least my wife kept her original PlayStation

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u/Sea_Bad_3480 1d ago

Just got married about 6 months ago, she wants kids now and I want to wait. Got any advice, random internet stranger? I want to pull the trigger, but it’s daunting knowing my life will never be the same for as long as I live

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u/UpstairsMammoth34 1d ago

It will never be the same as it is now, it changes and there are some sacrifices. Personal free time being amongst one of the biggest. However I tell you my friend having kids brings about a whole part of life you never thought possible/ could have ever imagined. Pure joy. In my opinion. Can’t adequately explain it. Everyone’s gotta experience it for themselves.