Photo by Hamed Masoumi

In a post about gratitude and independence, Akemi Gaines talks about a few things, including a conversation she had with her inner child that was too adorable not to link to. Akemi and her inner child were in a grocery store after receiving $400 of dream money. In part, their conversation went like this:

Her inner child: Hey, I want that big flat of strawberries!
Her adult self: Amm . . . this dream money is for something nice, not about getting groceries.
Her inner child: But I want to eat all those strawberries! Lots and lots of them. I don’t want dinner, I want to eat all the berries.
Her adult self: Well . . .
Her inner child: You only get me that small tub from time to time. I want lots of strawberries, blackberries, blueberries . . .
Her adult self: You are right. . . well, maybe we can split the $400 and get some berries . . .

And Jerry Seinfeld’s inner child showed itself to be alive and well when he said this:

But I have to say I enjoy adulthood. I enjoy the fact that now, if I want a cookie, I have a cookie. Okay? I have three cookies or four cookies or eleven cookies if I want. What was the big deal with the cookies? “Not before dinner.” “Not too many.” “You’ve had enough.” “Not now.” Well, now I’m a grown-up, give me the cookies! Many times I will intentionally ruin my entire appetite. Beyond recognition. Then I call my mother up right after it to tell her. “Hello Mom? I just ruined my entire appetite…cookies.”

When was the last time you indulged your inner child? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to ruin your appetite, run in the halls, color outside the lines, or something of that sort. Then tell us what you did!