What childhood fantasies have you made reality?

We all had childhood fantasies that we couldn't do as children. Driving sports cars, owning a big home, adult relationships, etc. What childhood fantasies have you made into reality?

 

I didn't exactly make this myself, but having virtually unlimited pictures of naked ladies on my phone via the internet is more than I could ever have dreamed of as a kid. Porn was relatively hard to come by as a kid.....if you ended up spanking off to a slightly risqué picture in the Sears catalog, it wouldn't be a huge surprise.

 
DickFuld:

I didn't exactly make this myself, but having virtually unlimited pictures of naked ladies on my phone via the internet is more than I could ever have dreamed of as a kid. Porn was relatively hard to come by as a kid.....if you ended up spanking off to a slightly risque picture in the Sears catalog, it wouldn't be a huge surprise.

Good answer! Childhood fantasy I made real is to go to bed when I want to... and not being grounded for using foul laguage.

 
MBA_Junkie:
DickFuld:

I didn't exactly make this myself, but having virtually unlimited pictures of naked ladies on my phone via the internet is more than I could ever have dreamed of as a kid. Porn was relatively hard to come by as a kid.....if you ended up spanking off to a slightly risque picture in the Sears catalog, it wouldn't be a huge surprise.

Good answer!
Childhood fantasy I made real is to go to bed when I want to... and not being grounded for using foul laguage.

Don't forget candy for breakfast!!!!
 

If your childhood fantasies were owning a home and having adult relationships you were an incredibly boring child. Live a little, man.

I wanted to be James Bond, or Iron Man, or the President. Have I made those a reality? No, of course not, but I've driven absurd vehicles, wear nice clothes, have had sex with beautiful women in exotic locations, own cool technology, and have held (significantly less important) elected office.

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

Growing up we didn't have a bunch of money. So for vacations we'd go on a weekend family trip to another city in the state, or go camping for a week. All good times, but looking back they were low budget trips.

So it's been nice to be able to afford to go on some decent vacations. Nothing too crazy, but something I felt I missed out on growing up.

 

Not a reality . . . yet. More of a post-retirement endeavor:

I plan on dropping about $50k on a shitload of old school Lego sets, and building out some siiiccckkk fucking battle scenes. To all you haters that think this is childish, you can suuuhsuuuhsuuuhck my dick.

"Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence." - Thomas Sowell
 

Love it. I still have all mine stashed away in my parents attic. They told me to sell them when I was making $8/hr in college and bitching about how broke I always was and I was like . . . nahhhhhhh.

These babys are high on the list, still kinda salty these were never under the Christmas tree: http://brickset.com/sets/6277-1/Imperial-Trading-Post http://brickset.com/sets/6276-1/Eldorado-Fortress http://brickset.com/sets/6090-1/Royal-Knight-s-Castle http://brickset.com/sets/6086-1/Black-Knight-s-Castle http://brickset.com/sets/6988-1/Alpha-Centauri-Outpost http://brickset.com/sets/6991-1/Monorail-Transport-Base

PS #1 - I've been quite open with my wife about my plans. She cool. PS #2 - If you haven't seen the Lego movie, you should.

"Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence." - Thomas Sowell
 

Might have a following on WSO by the looks of it . . .

"Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence." - Thomas Sowell
 

+1 SB

I second your post-retirement endeavor. I have loads of Legos myself. I used to spend every cent I had as a child on Legos. I currently own a small room full of Legos and built a sick town, which is at my parents' house. I love visiting them/going home to see my little Lego empire!

If I ever were to get a child, then it would be just so that it is socially acceptable for me to buy more Legos and play with them...

 

Just checked some prices of current sets and geez owning Legos might be considered a sign of affluence these days. $500 bucks for the big sets https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Death-Star-75159?p=75159&track=checkprice

"Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence." - Thomas Sowell
 

Some fairly common ones like becoming ungodly rich or have a collection of supercars. The one standing out would be to create an actual Jurassic Park lol. Dinosaurs RAWR! Saw it back when it was first released in 1993, was like 5 or 6 lol.

#90schild

Colourful TV, colourless Life.
 

My dad's about 60 and we have a great relationship now, but I finally think I could kick that old man's ass if he ever wanted to throw down for old times sake. Feels good man.

 

havent achieved it yet and i know I still have a ways to go but Ive always wanted to be able to financially support my parents. We're not poor by any means but it blows my mind how hard they work for my entire family without ever complaining and they forgo a lot of luxuries for us. I've always dreamed of earning an astronomical bonus and just handing it over to my parents without flinching. to me that'd be the coolest thing in the world and thats a huge part of why I want to go into banking, as shallow as that sounds.

 

Attend an Ivy League institution or similar caliber — doesn't really mean much now but it certainly feels good

Study abroad — was able to go twice

I don't care who your dad is
 

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