Memories That Never Fades

There is this song lyrics that goes this way, "Adulthood na scam you better get am for your mind, nobody go ask you if you don chop, nobody go send you free money." I am sure most of us know this song a lot.

Indeed the songwriter wasn't wrong because one of the best years of my life was my childhood days, days were I never thought of tomorrow, days I was dependent on my parents, and days my needs were met daily without much struggle, don't get me wrong, I love the adult I have grown into but at the same time, I put on a smile on my face when I sit to reminisce about my childhood.

Even though back then, they were days I had wished I was a grown adult that didn't have to be schooled around or smacked for little things I felt were not worth me crying now, I still feel my childhood was not properly spent well, because I want to go back to being free and doing most things adults can not do especially the freedom to play as I wished. Now, I can not play that much because as they say, the time is ticking but back then, who cares if the time is ticking or not?🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Nowadays, kids are not allowed to play like we were allowed to do back then, and kids are not allowed to explore friends and families like we were given the freedom to back in those days. Although our parents, did look out for us but they allowed us to enjoy the freedom and fun that comes with being a child by associating with other kids of our age.

We were allowed to explore, try out games that were both dangerous and subtle, and test our strengths and weaknesses through these childhood games, we carried when we failed in every game we were not good at and gave ourselves the push to be better in that game even though at the end of the day, we still are not good in that specific area but it did not stop us from trying.

The scars I have on my body now are all proof of how my childhood went, although I am not happy with the scars, I am glad I was given the privilege to enjoy childhood for a while before I was forced to grow up due to many responsibilities being the first child after the passing away of my dad and then becoming an adult.

There are days I just want to have that freedom to act like a child, the child who never cared or worried about things because have got parents to take care of, the child who played, was injured, got healed, and even with the scars never gave up with such play. A child who tried every play regardless of how dangerous it seemed.

The freedom to explore, no pressure, just us being kids of our age, made childhood fun, playing under the rain, running with tyres under the rain while trying to outrun the others, the ludo game, the Ayo game, the house game, and many more that I still don't know their names but I played them and enjoyed every bit and every year of my childhood days.

Kids of this age, are not given freedom, and they are directed on whom and whom not to play with or to play with because of the change of things, they are groomed to become adults even in their childhood because parents are becoming busy with other things. Don't get me wrong, it is a good thing but I believe in letting kids grow at their own pace, and phases. Let them enjoy their childhood at their level because childhood is just once.

Around my friends, I don't hold back, but then it can never be compared to back then when I was still a child. That's why I can not trade my childhood experience for anything although it was short-lived but it was the best years of my life enjoyed it most.