The
stage in life you should hold onto for as long as
humanly possible. While
growing up does have its advantages, childhood will always be the most
care-free time for 90% of
people. (The other 10% will have suffered/suffer
traumatizing, awful, terribly shitty childhoods and be nothing but
glad to be done with the whole
mess.)
Regardless, childhood should be a
happy time, and usually is.. it's also a
funny, and odd time, when things like someone stealing your
crayon are a
major ordeal.