""Sleepovers! For my 30th birthday, I recreated this with a few of my oldest friends. We went all out with the early 2000s rom-coms, junk food, nail painting, hair braiding, and friendship bracelets. "We even went so far as to sleep in a pillow fort on the living room floor! It was such a blast, but only slightly dampened by the damage to our old backs." - u/AmeliaRoseMartha"
""I miss being able to be open about crushes and all the tension and yearning surrounding that. I feel that if I'm honest now, I'm slightly looked down on by friends my age and upwards (35+) when I comment on liking a man or finding him attractive." "I feel that anything like that is seen as frivolous now unless it's serious or long-term. But I keep doing it." - u/nerdalertalertnerd"
Women recall childhood as a period of uncomplicated pleasures, imaginative play, and intense, candid friendships. Small rituals such as sleepovers, pillow forts, hair-washing by a parent, and wearing pigtails created comfort and closeness. Buying silly trinkets and indulging in fleeting fashions felt guilt-free and joyful. Open conversations about crushes and yearning felt accepted then but often feel trivialized in adult social circles. Recreating childhood rituals among adult friends can spark joy while also revealing changed bodies and dynamics. Many adults struggle to sustain the effortless conversations and emotional openness that defined earlier friendships.
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