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Hey Everyone!
There has been something on my mind a lot lately, so I wanted to share...
I know that we each have our different reasons for loving My Little Pony (there are so many things to love).
I believe that one of my main reasons for being drawn to My Little Pony is that I desperately miss that time period, especially the early 90's for me, when I was able to play with my garage sale collection of ponies without a care in the world. They each had their own unique names and personalities and stories; the possibilities in life back then seemed endless. I turned 25 this year, and I have been pining for my childhood as I've passed through it the past few years--and so quickly, it always seems. The line separating then and now was so thin.
That whole decade when I was basking in the joy of childhood just feels so distant now, yet it is all I can think about sometimes. I will watch videos of old commercials; read websites devoted to describing toys and styles in that time; browse auction sites to see if they are selling one of the toys I can faintly recall; think of all the long summer days my siblings and I played outside until the sun disappeared.
Exploring the past brings happiness to me now. At the same time, it makes my heart ache because it's almost as though I can feel it with all my senses, but I know that I can't bring it back. But I feel so blessed to have had such good things in my childhood to remember, and I understand that memories are constantly being made, so I should appreciate but not dwell.
My Little Pony beautifully symbolizes the innocence and happiness of those days, and even now as an adult, it gives me the closest feeling I can find of holding something still magical in my hands.
Thank you, My Little Pony!
There has been something on my mind a lot lately, so I wanted to share...
I know that we each have our different reasons for loving My Little Pony (there are so many things to love).
I believe that one of my main reasons for being drawn to My Little Pony is that I desperately miss that time period, especially the early 90's for me, when I was able to play with my garage sale collection of ponies without a care in the world. They each had their own unique names and personalities and stories; the possibilities in life back then seemed endless. I turned 25 this year, and I have been pining for my childhood as I've passed through it the past few years--and so quickly, it always seems. The line separating then and now was so thin.
That whole decade when I was basking in the joy of childhood just feels so distant now, yet it is all I can think about sometimes. I will watch videos of old commercials; read websites devoted to describing toys and styles in that time; browse auction sites to see if they are selling one of the toys I can faintly recall; think of all the long summer days my siblings and I played outside until the sun disappeared.
Exploring the past brings happiness to me now. At the same time, it makes my heart ache because it's almost as though I can feel it with all my senses, but I know that I can't bring it back. But I feel so blessed to have had such good things in my childhood to remember, and I understand that memories are constantly being made, so I should appreciate but not dwell.
My Little Pony beautifully symbolizes the innocence and happiness of those days, and even now as an adult, it gives me the closest feeling I can find of holding something still magical in my hands.
Thank you, My Little Pony!