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People Explain Which Strange Abilities They Had As A Child That They've Since Lost

People Explain Which Strange Abilities They Had As A Child That They've Since Lost
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Childhood can seem like a magical time.

Anything is possible.

But that magic doesn't always make it to adulthood.


Redditor tobybarron16 asked:

"What strange abilities did you have as a child that you have since lost?"

Teleportation

"I could teleport. I fell asleep in the car and woke up in my bed."

- mightaswellgiveup87

Flexibility

"I could bend over without groaning."

- jugularhealer16

"I could put my feet behind my head and walk on my hands. I'll be 40 this year and I pulled a muscle in my neck getting dressed for work this morning."

- ATXKLIPHURD

*yawn*

"I didn't wake up tired."

- N013

Happiness

"I had the ability to be happy."

- TabbsTheBat

Dreams

"Lucid dreaming. I used to have lucid dreams almost every night. As an adult, I have them very rarely, almost never."

-SenorKaboom

Looks

"Attractiveness. I used to be a model as a kid. I did not age well."

- BlahGame

Energy

"I could stay up til 3-4am and be fresh as a daisy in the morning."

"Now, I come home from work or training, wash, eat and I'm passed out by 9ish lmao."

- iJustRoll

Brrrrr...

"I used to be 100% impervious to cold when I was a kid. I could run out in the snow in my underwear for hours and be just fine."

"Now here I am, where a slightly chilly breeze could freeze me to death."

- DeltaSolana

Entertaining

"I used to be able to entertain myself by doing nothing. For hours and days. Now sometimes I am quite restless doing nothing, not sure where that happened."

- SafeDress9950

What abilities did you lose with age?

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