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When I Was Very Young

August 12, 2013 By: Patricia

I did not like mashed potatoes and gravy.

I did not like geometry or geography.
   
I did not like to clean up my room or the bathroom.

When I Grew Up

I learned that mashed potatoes and gravy are delicious but fattening, so now I crave them, deprive myself, and periodically give in and eat lots. Like at Thanksgiving.

I learned that everything from arranging furniture to laying out a garden uses principles of geometry, and my love of travel is enhanced by every tiny bit of geography I ever studied

I learned that some things never change. I still  do not like to clean house, especially the bathrooms.

Now What About You?

What did you dislike as a child, and has that changed…or not?

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Comments

  1. Jacqueline Seewald says

    August 13, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    I still don’t like cleaning, especially bathrooms–but I do it anyway.

    I hated eating eggs as a child, but now I eat them once a week because I know they’re healthy.

  2. Patricia Stoltey says

    August 13, 2013 at 9:45 am

    Prashant, I can definitely identify with that one. I hated the big fireworks displays–the noise, the falling ash, the smoke. I still won’t attend those “celebrations” today. The big shows are pretty from a distance though. πŸ˜€

  3. Prashant C. Trikannad says

    August 12, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    As a kid I hated loud firecrackers. As an adult I still hate them. In India, people firecrackers on all occasions, right in the middle of a busy road, and throughout the year. I’m half-deaf already!

  4. Patricia Stoltey says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    Cleaning ladies help a lot too. πŸ˜€

  5. Tara Tyler says

    August 12, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    that was fun! the young arent open to the long run, but immediate gratification! good thing we are forced to learn! and inventions make life/cleaning easier, right?!

    happy monday!

  6. L. Diane Wolfe says

    August 12, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    No mashed potatoes and gravy? I’ve always loved that.

    We had our own garden and I was one of those rare kids that ate whatever was in front of me. Now that I’m an adult and a vegan, there is more I don’t like.

  7. Mark Means says

    August 12, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    I hated eggs, onions, brussel sprouts, and coffee…now I love them all.

    I also hated making the bed, but now love the orderly look it gives πŸ™‚

  8. Julie Luek says

    August 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    When I was little I wanted to be a singer. When I grew up, I realized I had intense stage-fright. So much for that dream.

    When I was a wee lass, I was an avid reader and couch potato. I still am an avid reader, but now know that working out is good for my mental, as well as physical health.

    And like everyone else here, I was not a veggie fan but thankfully love ’em now!

  9. Donna Volkenannt says

    August 12, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    In high school, I hated Latin, which I was required to study for two years. Now I realize Latin helped improve my vocabulary and do well in college because so many words have roots in Latin.

  10. Hilary Melton-Butcher says

    August 12, 2013 at 10:45 am

    Hi Pat .. I think you should have entered the anti-gary fest .. your post is just right ..

    I’ve always loved vegetables I think .. and now definitely very definitely so …

    Loved geometry – turned out I wasn’t much good at .. geography was the best …

    and .. cleaning not so happy now-a-days!

    Cheers and enjoy all those veggies .. Hilary

  11. Patricia Stoltey says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:51 am

    Wow, veggies are topping the list. I was raised on a farm and grew accustomed to all kinds of delicious home-grown veggies so I’ve always liked them…except radishes…and they don’t really count. Now I have raised garden beds so I can still have the good things, especially green beans, tomatoes, carrots, and squash.

  12. Susan Vittitow Mark says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:41 am

    I didn’t like going to bed early when I was a kid. Love it now.

    I was an oddball child where veggies were concerned. Every night, after everyone else left the table, I’d finish the salad sans dressing. Wasn’t crazy about many cooked veggies, particularly since Mom had a tendency to start with canned and cook them to mush, but loved, loved, loved green beans and corn. Still love veggies and am blessed to be married to a man who does as well.

  13. Alex J. Cavanaugh says

    August 12, 2013 at 8:32 am

    I used to hate mushrooms, but now we eat them all the time.

  14. Libby says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:54 am

    I’ve actually grown quite fond of cleaning as an adult. It’s almost a guilty pleasure.

  15. Margot Kinberg says

    August 12, 2013 at 7:19 am

    Pat – When I was young, I saw no point at all in algebra. Now I can’t imagine not using it for taxes, tips, budgets, etc…

  16. Karen Walker says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:41 am

    Like elizabeth, when I was young I didn’t like veggies and now just love my big salad for lunch.

  17. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams says

    August 12, 2013 at 6:31 am

    When I was young…I hated eating my veggies. Now, veggies are primarily what I eat! πŸ™‚

    I like your list, Pat.

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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