As in, what’s something you loved as a kid, found cringe as you get older, then gained a new appreciation for as an adult? Here are some of mine:
- Pokemon. I expect this will be a common one. It’s got cute creature designs and fun tactical battling, and since I’ve outgrown my shame at liking cute things, I’ll happily keep coming back to it.
- Yu-Gi-Oh. I still don’t much care for the CCG (I’m opposed on principle to any game where your ability to win largely depends on how much money you’re willing to sink into it), but the anime bursts with dorky charm and the video games are fun. A setting where reincarnated ancient sorcerers and billionaires are stone-dead serious about a children’s card game is also a nice break from the modern plague of “well that just happened” Marvel soy banter.
Minecraft. I just love building little cabins in the woods with nature-friendly paths wandering through forests. Leaving the trees alone as much as possible and building winding paths through picturesque terrain. Building little park benches and flower gardens along the way. I don’t want to build fortresses, I want to build what I want to see in the real world.
Spankings
Nu metal. I loved it in the late 90s. Godsmack. Early Limp Bizkit. System of a Down. But somewhere along the line people convinced me it was cringe and I should listen to garage rock or something. They’re probably right, it is cringe, but I enjoy it and I just do so unapologetically now. It’s a good time to be back into it, there’s been a bit of a revival.
Big life decisions. Making a change. Improving myself. Beginning something new. Changing direction in life. Taking a big chance. Doing The Thing That Only Young People Do. Starting a band. Getting into entertainment industry. Writing. Going on adventures. Backpacking. Doing heroine (still not old enough for this, but when I hit 90 wooo baby). Going to therapy. Getting new friends. Reconnecting with old friends. Saying sorry. Patching up relationships. Making a frivolous purchase. Ignoring the pain in my leg and not going to the doctor for it. Getting better.
Anime for me. I watched a lot of it in middle school, stopped for like 10 years, getting back into it now. There’s a lot of good stuff out there when you know better than to listen to recommendations.
