Inner Child

You remember the time when you were say 12 years old and you went to the supermarket and were yearning for some chocolate and your Mom said "It's either the chocolate or dinner!"?

Or how about that new pen you wanted because you were finally going to start writing with a pen and no longer have to use a pencil but your Mom said "You are not buying a new expensive pen, when you can use my (cheap) ball point pen?

Or what about that time when you were 15 and went out with your friends and your Mom gave you enough cash to play any one arcade game or you could get a burger from BK (Burger King)? You couldn't do both!

If you didn't have a single one of those moments, then well sorry but you didn't really have much of a childhood!

See, I remember all those times. I always thought they would leave me scarred for life. Fact is, they've actually made me appreciate the finer things in life.

The other day BWSP, Wishy Washy (another colleague) and myself were feeling nibbly, so we decided we'd go get some grub off the street. We settled on Ice cream. Wishy Washy decided to get ice cream on a stick and quite enjoyed his first one. However, he still felt nibbly after that and decided to grab one more ice cream on a stick. Now, I must add there is nothing quite like ice cream on a stick. Nuff Said!

So there he was, licking away quite gleefully I might add, at his ice cream when suddenly disaster struck. The ice cream fell of the stick! By the way half the fun when eating ice cream on a stick is to make sure you finish it before it melts and falls. However I digress.

Let me tell you, the look on the poor boys face when that ice cream fell. Sigh, I could feel his pain. After all its Ice cream on a stick! The poor boy (he's 24 years old and going strong!) had a look of such pain and horror on his face. Truly, it looked as if he was about to shed a tear. The 6 year old in him must've been bawling.

Then it finally occurred to him, the best part about getting older is you probably have a job that pays you. The 6 year old in Wishy Washy was staring out at us with joy and happiness!

You can finally do what you want! It doesn't matter if it's another ice cream on a stick, a new expensive pen, chocolates from the supermarket, arcade games and a burger. Hell, you can even get that HCHHSSTT at the bar the drink of her choice!


When you get older, your Inner Child finally gets everything he dreamed about. Trust me, the look on Wishy Washy's face said it all as he got to eat his third ice cream on a stick for the day.