childish

At the moment i am sitting in front of the computer (obviously) but behind me is a fort Rachel and i made on the couches.  This is going to be awesome...i have not made a fort in...4 years?  im really excited about this. now this is what got me thinking about my current topic: Why do we still retain some of our more childish feelings even though we have aged? im not saying that im all that old or experienced but i thought that high school kids were suppose to be so mature.  at least thats how they were portrayed when i was in primary school.  I have found though, that through the years in high school many of us have actually regressed into more childish versions of ourselves.
I STILL enjoy hide-and-seek!  whenever i am in a group of 4 or more people i take advantage of the situation and propose a game of hide-and-seek or tag.  Mostly everyone seems to love this idea! i think this is mostly because were expected to act so mature that when we get the chance to finally let loose, we seize the moment! now i guess that wasnt much of an epiphany but thats just what i have concluded.
also Cartoons.  they are STILL addicting. i watch Avatar the last Airbender, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Fairly Odd Parents, DBZ Kai, Sponge Bob etc whenever i get the chance.  though i now realize that some of the jokes that are made in such cartoons are not necessarily funny, i still enjoy them because they make me forget about all the grown-up things that i need to worry about.  Cartoons are great reprieves.
Whenever i walk into such stores as Hottopic or what have you and see that they have Reptar hair pins or Invader Zim earrings/matching necklace i have to restrain myself from buying the store out. for some reason they are way cooler than getting some trendy barettes etc.  And then when i actually get the chance to wear such accessories to school there are endless compliments on how cool they are.

Now...to my hordes of...followers... are there any stories you have about childish things? certain activities that you enjoyed as a child that you still enjoy today?

-M