I really enjoyed my childhood because life was much simpler. There were no jobs to worry about, no serious responsibilities and school was a piece of cake compared to now. Of course we had homework but we didn’t have to burn the midnight or the seasons to do in high school or university. One of my favorite childhood memories was playing with my friends. We spent hours playing with cats and pretending to run a shop because one of my friends’ mother is a little small store. If she hadn’t had a shop we wouldn’t have come up with so many fun games. Sometimes we even credit our own money in products to sell and we took it very seriously. It felt like a little business was us. I believe growing up in the countryside is better than in the city because you have more freedom. If I had grown up in a big city I would have been a big fan of the city.
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I really enjoyed my childhood because life was much simpler. There were no jobs to worry about, no serious responsibilities, and school was a piece of cake compared to now. Of course, we had homework, but we didn't have to burn the midnight oil or the seasons to do it in high school or university. One of my favorite childhood memories was playing with my friends. We spent hours playing with cats and pretending to run a shop because one of my friends' mothers owned a small store. If she hadn't had a shop, we wouldn't have come up with so many fun games. Sometimes we even created our own money and products to sell, and we took it very seriously. It felt like a little business to us. I believe growing up in the countryside is better than in the city because you have more freedom. If I had grown up in a big city, I would have been a big fan of the city.
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