As a college student, I’m in a huge transition period in my life––I’m not a child but I’m not quite on my own yet. While I enjoy learning about how to become a functioning adult, there are some things that kids simply have easier than adults. Here are some funny things from childhood you might not want to leave behind.

Crying to get what you want

When kids cry, sometimes others give into what they want because they don’t want them to be sad. If you try to get your way by crying when you’re an adult, people don’t think it’s sad or precious––they think you’re spoiled. They probably won’t give you what you want because you were supposed to learn not to do that when you were a child.

Putting dirty clothes into a basket and having them magically show up clean

Kids wear clothes and parents wash them. Whether or not you helped fold laundry when you were younger, you still didn’t have to worry about making the time to do your laundry. Making the time to do laundry is a feat that isn’t as easy as it seems.

Eating food made by someone else

When you were a six-year-old you probably weren’t grilling meat and vegetables or mashing potatoes. If you were, that’s great but you’re in the minority on this one. Even if your parents made a dish you hated, you still didn’t have to make it. You probably didn’t realize just how great you had it until you started cooking for yourself in college.

Eating with your hands

Little kids can eat with their hands. Grownups cannot––with exception to a few certain foods. This is a sad truth but it just is not socially acceptable to grab green beans with your hands or smash potatoes on your face unless you are a child. Now I don’t constantly desire to have food on my face but I’m sad that we lost the freedom to have a little fun with it.

Mom kissing all of your boo-boos

Face it––her kisses did wonders for all of the bumps and bruises you got playing outside. When you get hurt in college and she’s not there to comfort you, it hurts so much more.

Riding a Tricycle

Kids’ bicycles are made in cooler colors. There are so many pom-poms, bells, whistles, baskets and other accessories to make a bicycle or tricycle special. Grown-up bicycles can be so boring. Who wants six gears when you can have your own bell?

Getting told to go outside

When you’re a kid, your parents constantly tell you to get outside and go play. When you get older, they tell you that you can’t go outside until you finish your homework. When you get to college, you find yourself watching Netflix in bed with nobody to motivate you because all of your friends are in class or sleeping. I miss my parents motivating me to get up and get active.