If you could go back to being 12 years old and celebrate Children's Day, what gift would you want?

The gift I want most is to have my parents by my side. Maybe this gift is a bit special, but this is what I hope most in my life, that is, when I was a child, my parents would accompany me.

When I was a child, my parents were not at home. Ever since I was taken back from my grandmother’s house, I often had to sleep alone. I must have been six years old at that time. I would stay awake all night long. Being so young, I would think about a lot of weird things. I would be worried that the devil would pull me away, so I would always wrap myself in a quilt to prevent any leakage. I would also imagine what if my mother suddenly left, what if my father suddenly disappeared? To be honest, I didn't know about Children's Day at that time. I didn't know about Children's Day until I went to school.

My classmates are all accompanied by their parents to celebrate Children's Day, but they are always alone. In fact, I don’t have many memories from my childhood, but I really remember some things clearly than anyone else. So much so that after that, if someone was sleeping next to me, I would definitely not be able to sleep. I am also very helpless, I don’t know why, maybe the root cause is this reason from my childhood. I have been sleeping alone, getting up alone, and going to school alone. I am very lucky to have friends, friends who will never leave me and help me along the way. But as for the gift I wanted when I was twelve years old, I wanted my parents to grow up with me at home, at least through elementary school.

Looking back now, I will be very sad. I suffered from insomnia at a young age. I couldn’t fall asleep if someone slept with me, and I didn’t know what to do. If my parents had been around, I wouldn't have rebelled for three years and become a tomboy; if my parents had been around, I wouldn't have plummeted in grades and become a bastard. But God still favored me. I still grew up and was admitted to college. All of this was due to the fact that I met a good teacher and a lifelong friend at that time. But I still hope that I can grow up like a child in a normal family and live a good childhood without any worries.