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Back in the day when you were a child, chances are you were every bit as innocent and naïve as children are known to be. With so much to learn, you didn’t have the mental capacity to fully understand the world around you. Your needs were rather basic and your world was a lot smaller. You weren’t caught up in the intricacies and complexities of adulthood – rightfully so. Though at some point, you probably couldn’t wait to be a grownup so you could make your own decisions and set your own rules (as well as make and spend your own money). It’s safe to say that when we were kids, we took a lot of things for granted. Not intentionally, of course. But that’s just the way it is. Kids should be kids, after all. But let us know if any of the following sounds familiar. Did you take some of these things for granted when you were a child?

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Support

Bullies aside, when you’re a kid, so many people are rooting for you. Your parents and family, teachers, counselor or principal, neighbors, church or mosque members and more want to see you happy and want to see you succeed. They are willing to do what they can to make that happen. That support system is invaluable. It doesn’t necessarily go away when you’re an adult, but you take on much more responsibility, of course, when you reach a certain age.

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Mistakes

We all make mistakes. And we don’t stop making them when we reach adulthood, but the consequences of certain mistaken actions can be severe and have lasting impacts. When you make mistakes as a child, however, you not only have greater leniency, but the protection of your parents or guardian.