Ever hate something as a kid, but then like it as an adult?

[PixarsTedKennedy]

The town I grew up in. It's really small. I grew up and moved to a very large city and recently moved back to my hometown. No traffic. Everyone knows everyone, for better or worse. Gets super dark at night and quiet. No pesky building codes or inspectors.

 

[TheRetardKing]

As a kid, around like 2008 or something, I refused to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas because I thought it looked scary to me. Quite odd, considering that I was a Tim Burton fan.

Fast forward to Junior High, I decided to give it a second chance and immediately, I fell in love with it. Since then, it became my favorite stop-motion film.

Who knew that a song about kidnapping and torturing Sandy Claws would end up being my favorite musical numbers?

 

[The Ugly One]

Dogs. I was terrified of them. I have a dog now. He's a good dog.

 

[Dysnomia]

Cheers. I would watch the opening because I liked the song. Then I'd turn it off because the show bored me. And later on Frasier. I though that was boring too. Now I enjoy them.

Back then I was more of a fan of Mr. Belvedere, Alf, Perfect Strangers, Valerie's/The Hogan Family and The Facts Of Life.

 

[Ogre Magi]

Dogs. I was terrified of them. I have a dog now. He's a good dog.

Same for me. I got traumatized by a dog when I was super young and feared dogs in general for awhile. Eventually grew out of it. I am more of a cat person myself, but I wouldn't be opposed to owning a dog now.

Something else I grew to love as I've gotten older is rain. When I was younger I hated the cold and rainy days. Now I look forward to them.

 

[Product Placement]

Pizza, never liked it as a kid. But like pizza now as long as toppings are kept to a minimum.

 

[Ogre Magi]

Pizza, never liked it as a kid. But like pizza now as long as toppings are kept to a minimum.

Have you tried banana peppers on pizza like Dear Feeder has done? Suprisingly good in my opinion.

 

[toilet_rainbow]

I was scared shitless of Chucky when I was like five. Just seeing him used to make me bawl. Now I really enjoy Child's Play as a franchise. I honestly think watching Bride of Chucky helped me not find him as scary.

The funny thing is, dolls don't usually scare me. Didn't even as a kid. So I don't know why Chucky in particular gave me that reaction.

 

[Carlos Thin]

Seinfeld. I used to watch and enjoy most TV shows in the 90s my parents watched, like Cheers, Frasier, Friends et al. But Seinfeld always seemed annoying, then I started watching it in my 20s and it was the greatest show on earth.

Tomatoes. When I was a kid, the only two tomato related products I was exposed to were ketchup and tomato juice. I hated both and this associated everything tomato related to both. I would eat spaghetti and pizza without sauce because I thought they would taste like a ketchuppy nightmare. I don’t know what changed but now I basically eat everything with tomatoes if possible

 

[skjora]

Rollercoasters and similar. Made me cry as a kid, now freefall or any other high acceleration makes me giggle in absolute delight like a retard. I wish so bad to be able to ride along in a jet some time.

Spicy food. Hated it because it hurt back then, but now I've built up a tolerance and love when it's hot enough to be just below the actual pain threshold. I feel all relaxed and content after a particularly spicy meal.

Bitter tastes. As most kids, I couldn't stand anything bitter. Started out drinking coffee in my teens with 2 sugar cubes and a lot of milk per cup , gradually decreasing to 1 cube per cup, half cube per two cups to zero now. For milk: ~2 tbsp milk if bad coffee, black if good atm. Always enjoyed vegetables though, mostly because at the buffet-style school lunch I had from first grade to graduating high school vegetables was the first thing you were presented with, so everyone piled on some because everything looks appetizing when you're hungry. Made use all get used to veggies.

Strangers. Was fairly shy as kid, degraded to socially retarded in my teens. I enjoy meeting people and socializing now. Weird eccentrics and extreme extroverts are those I relate to the best I think, a sharp contrast to back then.

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole 2]

Same for me. I got traumatized by a dog when I was super young and feared dogs in general for awhile. Eventually grew out of it. I am more of a cat person myself, but I wouldn't be opposed to owning a dog now.

In some ways I have a similar experience but with a different animal, I used to hate horses. I still hate horses, that's why it's only similar to your experience.

 

[waratteruN]

Meat, unironically.

When I was a kid I had a nightmare that my parents were secretly feeding me human meat and wound up vegetarian for like a year because I couldn't keep meat down

 

[Haffhart]

Sodomy.

 

[toilet_rainbow]

Bitter tastes. As most kids, I couldn't stand anything bitter. Started out drinking coffee in my teens with 2 sugar cubes and a lot of milk per cup , gradually decreasing to 1 cube per cup, half cube per two cups to zero now. For milk: ~2 tbsp milk if bad coffee, black if good atm. Always enjoyed vegetables though, mostly because at the buffet-style school lunch I had from first grade to graduating high school vegetables was the first thing you were presented with, so everyone piled on some because everything looks appetizing when you're hungry. Made use all get used to veggies.

I once read that kids's tastebuds can't fully process bitter tastes, which is why many of them despise foods such as brussel sprouts, liver, and black coffee. Your anecdote reminded me of that.

 

[Uncle Phil]

Mustard has got to be my #1, probably my favorite condiment now. Hated cherry tomatoes but now they're a staple for guilt-free snacking. Same with broccoli.

Here's a weird one: I didn't like chicken wings as a kid, loved them as a young adult, and have come full circle to not really liking them anymore. It's a junk part of the chicken elevated by culture to a stupid price point.

 

[Equal Rights for Androids]

Family. I used to stay in my room because my father was at war and my mother was an abusive piece of shit. Bonded a bit with my father but I still selfishly prioritized myself over anything else. All I did was work. It was only after I moved out of my mother's house to my father's (a week before I moved to college) that I began truly appreciating family. College (specifically the teachers) helped me become a more mature adult and taught me how to care for other people. It's only then that I've learned I can love my family. I began taking more breaks to see my father (3 hour drive) instead of only once every four months per semester. Just this year, I was able to say "I love you" to my mother. I try not to let what she did in the past cloud my judgment of who she is now. She's trying to be a better person. Hated my sister, now I only wish the best for her and am trying to be a more active part of her life.

I hate how much time I wasted being a piece of shit to them in my teenage years. But the past is what helped built the current me. I wouldn't be the same without it. I'm so grateful that they put up with me long enough that I was able to change myself. I'd probably have committed suicide by now if they'd given up, instead of becoming a doctor.