[Thread] Did you have a wish as a kid that went unfulfilled that now you can afford but don’t have the same interest anymore?
I’ll go first, getting that old PSP, the one which had WiFi in built. Or maybe PlayStation 2 which was like 5k-6k back then. Now, I could get a PS5 or buy games to play on my PC, but the feeling is lost. Just like my childhood. I guess I lived a part of my childhood today. Went on a walk and had a Cornetto IceCream, which back then I didn’t have the money for and had to buy an Orange/Cola IceCream. Then, I walked around my society. Saw a few kids playing football and instantly teleported back to when I was a kid. Now that child is gone and the dream has too. But still, it feels good remembering that 5 year old me would be proud of adult me, and that’s what truly matters. 🥰
Was heavily into a girl. Wanted to date her as a kid. Then later in life girl’s themselves started approaching me and they still do. So lost my interest in the first girl that I liked altogether
Bro please 😭🙏🏻
@FrailBlack93
If all girls are after you then what will happen to the rest of Grapeviners. 😂😂
Jokes aside, yes. I can totally get what you’re trying to say and I think it makes sense.
Not all bro but I experienced this like when I started doing good in college they just kept on approaching me. After my startup exits and coming on tv and news and all there were even more
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I was a big fan of RC cars, cycles, video games, computer hardware etc. I died everytime as a child when my dad came back to home with monthly ration and I desperately searched for any toy or something to play with.
We were struggling to get by so I never complained. Kept things to myself and just saw my friends enjoying themselves with new gifts, stationary, pens they receive every week/month.
I remember satisfying myself by watching gameplay videos on YT. Played GTAV for the first time in 2021 after crying for not being able to play it in 2013. I thought I'd feel happy. I didn't.
It stopped affecting me during 11th.
I got hurt when the cash I was saving for bike during college got spent up for household expenses.
Now I could buy shit ten times over. I barely do. I am sadly habitual to that frugal lifestyle now. Me and my brother went to a Toy shop last week. Thought we'd buy loads of stuff. Came out empty handed as we don't feel the rush anymore. I bought unnecessary amount of Games on steam this January. Thought I'd play them. They are still to be downloaded :(
So yeah. I feel you.
Experienced the same when Skyrim was released in 2011. Now it feels boring to play it, even with graphic mods. Sometimes I grind Morrowind but it doesn't feel the same anymore :(
@pareshan
Weirdly enough I relate so hard with this. I was also a fan of RC vehicles and imagined all of my friends with RC planes/ cars/ tanks etc. and thinking that we would record the ultimate action sequence.
Later I realised how expensive they were. 😭 and how no one ever got anything apart from an RC car( the cheapest option)
Watching YouTube Walkthroughs if Popular Games that didn’t even run on my PC, but was the latest AAA title is so relatable.
I remember finishing MW3 and subsequently Far Cry 3 and 4 via YouTube walkthroughs and watching on 360p because the internet was so slow 😔😂
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BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
I had two wishes wedding and own house.
"Mujhe shaadi karne ka bada shauk (tha)"
Now I understand the difference between wedding and marriages. So that's really out of the list
Still taking baby steps to that own house dream.
@BiryaniEnthu
Arey bhai yeh shauk bachpan mei hi aa gye the?
Respect 🫡
Are you Ricky Bahl, because you be like, “Kya Karu Oh ladies, mai hu aadat se majbur” 😂
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
Not 5 year, probably 15 16.
But haan ab akal aa gayi 😂
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Vegetabledev22
Stealth
a year ago
Also i am glad u are achieving ur childhood dreams, keep going
Vegetabledev22
Stealth
a year ago
Lol having a cola or that orange candy used to be a big thing for me too. I remember the feeling of saving all week 1 rs each day and then buying one with my sister and we used to split it in half and fight for it. And then enjoy it .
Haina? That Orange and Cola Candy is an entire generations common memory. Along with calling your friends via landline/intercom to play in the morning of summer vacations.
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Vegetabledev22
Stealth
a year ago
Ipod…. I am a big music fan…and while coding i am always listening. As a child I never asked for it, because i knew it was out of question for my mother.
Bought it from my first salary and fuck it was best feeling, running with it, cycling with it, going on treks with it.
But now since last few months it sits idle. I guess i need to plan another trekking trip with it. Maybe ladakh again
I feel that the iPod 📱 was on a lot of our lists, probably because once you saw one in real life with the magic wheel, you just couldn’t take your eyes away. ✨
Vegetabledev22
Stealth
a year ago
Right, I’m glad I bought it before Apple discontinued it . My friends make fun of me for spending that money but they don’t get the real idea behind it.
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Strider
Stealth
a year ago
Recently bought ps5 and ghost of Tsushima. Best decision ever. First console from own earnings.
@Strider Ghost of Tsushima is ❤️
I’m so happy for you, man. You must be loving the haptics on PS5, because OMGG, it’s out of this world.
Strider
Stealth
a year ago
It's great! Especially the game, graphic, story... epic. But no time to play.. max 1-2 hrs per week.
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Everyone will have a list. But the interest part is bcoz eventually u realise it doesn’t make sense as much as u wanted back then. E.g. I was fan of rola cola candy as kid, finding it on jiomart made me happy & I bought several. After 3 packs, I didn’t buy anymore as I lost the urge/taste. As a kid I could’ve eaten lots (or so in my mind back then) but as adult altho I can, I choose not to as things have changed.
This is so beautifully written.
Just appreciating the fact that you can now do some things now that earlier weren’t possible is such a powerful feeling
I’ll probably have a full course McDonald’s meal taking inspiration from this :)
@AlphaGrindset
Not gonna lie 😭😭, I’m still envious of the kids who got happy meals from McDonalds. I remember seeing the ads on Cartoon Network and I really wanted those toys back then. 😂😂😂
But the peace, knowing you can go out and have that icecream, a drone, a gaming console, a new Laptop, Pizza. Anything.
Sometimes you appreciate that when you are in the solitude of your thoughts.
Itachi777
Stealth
a year ago
Have had a MacD happy meal only twice in my whole chidlhood. Have still kept those 2 toys I got with it. MacD was like a luxury restaurant when I was a kid.
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This is so damn relevant OP. Seems like you just wrote the story of my own life 😭😭
@Brisktalk
I feel the inner child should never be lost. Be curious. Be vulnerable. Be innocent.
Sometimes, that frame of reference allows you to build cool things, you might not go ahead if you think like an adult but to a kid it’s the coolest thing in the world.
MildMusic68
Stealth
a year ago
I wanted to make a good career earn well, come out of poverty and build
Now all that I have is more poverty, job that I hate and depression
@MildMusic68
Don’t worry bro. Life is what you make it out of it. You’ll get there soon.
MildMusic68
Stealth
a year ago
You can't make anything out of it bro
It's all over for some
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I was having a bad week, just came across this and it really put stuff back in perspective again. Thanks a lot man!
And yes, I desperately wanted a PSP too back in the day, my folks rightfully (in hindsight) decided not to get me one haha
We all are, man. But it’s no problem, it’s good to be a kid sometime and have fun just for the sake of it.
Because when you grew up you realised ki in material cheezo mein kuch nhi rakha hai. What matters most are the people you love and care about.
@kewlbouy69
Of course, childhood is when your mind is not corrupted with the trials and tribulations of life.
My theory is that kids crave novelty because they are inherently curious as their brain develops. Back when we were kids, this was cartoons, toys and gaming consoles.
For this generation, novelty is via digital mediums where they get access to all the information.
I remember not caring about toys when I got my first PC, I was hooked on the Internet for hours. Like 7-8 hours on weekends and to me it was the coolest thing ever.
I watched Tokyo Drift and badly wanted a RC car which I can drift with ( closest to Tokyo Drift I could get at that time), parents straight away denied as they couldn't afford. In my mind it was a fair ask as I was always good in studies and never demanded anything, but one time I did I couldn't get it, was hurt, cried and denied eating anything. But deep down I knew my parents genuinely couldn't afford it.
Now when I can afford one I just don't feel like buying it.
On a side note, i think this post just motivated me to get me my first car (real one).
Yayyyy, get a new car while you can bro. You’d really enjoy it. I think we kids we never understood the constraints of our parents, and I think it continues to motivate us as adults in the professional world. 💪🏻
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Are we the same generation? Used to watch FreeKickerz and F2Freestylers.
I even have a YouTube video I made back then teaching how to swing a ball.
And oh man, I was such a Gareth Bale fan, his Copa Del Rey Goal was pure beauty.
I still play football, maybe not as competitively but it’s still fun.
@Nunyabizness who was your favourite player back then?
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Oboyo
Stealth
a year ago
Hot Wheels track that ran thru the house.
Still remains a dream.
Oh damn yes, @Oboyo
Those Hot Wheels ads were the best. I always wanted more hahahahahaha.
Playing cricket/football with close friends, with modern kits on grounds with floodlights. Now that we can afford it but can't play. ;(
@LazyProgrammer
I think you should try to look into clubs or groups that play Sunday leagues, you would really enjoy it imho.
But man, that is so close to home, I wanted to do this as well. Would have been super fun not to worry about it being night and ball getting lost.
Ayyooooo @SleepingBatman this I forgot. There was also the era of Blackberry and XpressMusic.
Welcome to the Good Ol’ days.
I am living the ideal case life out here I guess. Bought everything I ever wanted and enjoying it more than I would have as a kid because I understand the lore in the games even more.
I realised that I must only do my job to monetarily afford to do things that I like. If I end up as someone who has to do things that they like to do mentally allow them to do their job, I would have failed at life
And I relate super hard with this. I think everyone does. Life is supposed to be fun. Have fun and be proud of wherever you go.
Only have one shot at it. ✨
@useresh
1899
Stealth
a year ago
I wished to buy a bike like the Yamaha R15 and FZS. I loved both the bikes back in 2012 and have a GF and take her on a bike ride. Lost interest in buying a bike and getting a girlfriend is still a wish. Probably would lose interest in that as well 😅
@1899 Didn’t we all want them crazy Yamaha bikes with roaring exhaust?
Just pure thrill and enjoyment. I think sensibilities prevailed ultimately. 😂
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