Some kids grow up being told “no” when they ask for just about anything and that sticks with them. A Reddit post asks, “What did you purchase as an adult because you could never have it as a child?” Thousands of people have weighed in on the things they’ve treated themselves to as a grown-up after never getting it as a kid and these are some of the top responses.
- “Basketball hoop for my son (me)”
- “A metal detector. I always wanted one as a kid, but my dad said I'd use it a handful of times, then it would sit and collect dust forever. I bought myself one, and it turns out that my dad was right.”
- “Ice Cream Cake. My sister was a spring baby. She got ice cream cakes. I never got ice cream cakes because its hot for my birthday and my mother said they’d melt too quick”
- “The gigantic pack of Crayola crayons!! Just took me 65 years….😄….and I love them!”
- “Concerts. My parents refused to let me see my favorite singer when I was like 15 because it was in the big city. So a few years ago, I went and saw her live here and then drove to see her again 3 hours away the next night and it was amazing.”
- “All the current gaming consoles. Feels good, man!”
- “Removal of my impacted wisdom teeth and Invisalign”
- “Expensive Lego sets”
- “Giant sized plushies, some of which are nearly as big as I am.”
- “Clothes and Lunchables, we were far too poor for lunchables or new clothes. I’m 35 now and recently I bought like 4 lunchables. I had some lady with her kid in her cart say ‘they just love these don’t they.’ I’m like ‘what, oh yea definitely’ even though I don’t have children”
- “Therapy”
- “First thing I did when I got my own place at 18 was adopt a dog. Now I'm 48 and have always had at least one. My mother seriously underestimated how badly I wanted one.”
- “Desserts at restaurants.”
- “Sugar cereals (honey nut cheerios were sugar cereals in my growing up household) and cable tv (if it wasn't pbs, it wasn't allowed).”
- “Not what I buy myself but I make sure my kid has plenty of money for the book fair”
- “A comfortable temperature inside my home.”
Source: Reddit