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'Boobs and world peace'-20-year-old finds list of wishes from from her 14-year-old-self
For those of us that journaled back in our youth—have you ever cracked open one of those bad boys later in life? It’s both endearing and incredibly humbling at the same to see all your naivety immortalized in written form—from the trivial things that once upon a time felt like the most important thing EVER, to those first pains of realizing the world, and the people in it, are far from perfect.This was the experience that one 20ish year old woman recently had when she apparently went back to her old childhood room after living overseas for a decade and finding a list of wishes made by her 14-year-old self. Spoiler alert: it’s silly and touching all at once. The list, which was shared on Reddit, is as follows:“I wish I’ll get my period soon (hopefully not in public) I wish I’ll grow boobsI wish for world peaceI wish there's no racismI wish there’s no such things as hobos, beggars, orphanage child or old folk’s homeI wish there’s no global warmingI wish everyone in this universe (yes, even you flies and mosquitoes) lives happily ever afterI wish friendships [weren’t] so complicatedI wish my parents [would] stop getting oldI wish I [could] watch my favorite TV show in peace WITHOUT being disturbed and insulted (you know who you are!)I wish I will make lots of friends when I migrate to AustraliaI wish I’ll never have to break up with my classmates and friends”[OC] Found my 14 year-old self’s notebook byu/Amazing_Ad_4007 inMadeMeSmileThere’s just so much to laugh at, and relate to, here. First off, prioritizing boobs over world peace is hilariously on point. Like, this is exactly how a journal would be shown in a teen rom-com.But then there’s wishing for more authentic friendships and to not have to witness a parent growing older, both of which are such universally felt pains. To this latter point, one person wrote, “as an older Mom that line caught me totally off guard and I'm wiping away tears. I bet your mom and dad wished for the same thing, OP. I know I do every day.”Another added, "I'm in my mid 30s and my partner is early 40s. Our first daughter is less than 1. This is one of my fears, especially now that we're seeing our own parents age considerably and have serious health issues. Basically, this feeling doesn't really ever go away for anyone.”It’s really the fact that the 14-year-old’s list contains both of these elements that made it so human. Or as one comment put it, “That breakneck swing from the touching poignancy of wishing friendships weren’t complicated and parents to stop growing old, to being able to watch tv without a sibling busting your balls.”And if you’re wondering if any of these wishes did, in fact, come true, the OP actually let us know in the comments. Australia treated her well—she didn’t "struggle to make friends’ and “most people were super friendly.” She also noted that there’s still no world peace or boobs, but she’s actually “really grateful” for the latter. However she was not grateful for her period, which did eventually come, and she “got over" her annoyance towards mosquitoes. Lastly, she grew up to realize that maybe old folks' homes aren’t such a bad thing. And that, ladies and gentleman and everyone in between, is growing up in a nutshell. Priorities shift, attitudes change, some fears dissolve and some fears stay the same. The residue of our identities slowly gets sloughed away, and what remains becomes who we are now. At least, for now. After all, the only constant is change.
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