When Did Your Childhood End?

[The Sevenshot Kid]

We all had that moment in our lives when our childhood officially ended. Whether it was the death of a loved one, a loss of faith, or plain old disillusionment we've all experienced it. I was reminiscing about the comics I used to read when I was younger and I remembered my moment.

For me that moment was December 28, 2007 when I read The Amazing Spider-Man #545. That was the final issue of One More Day. At 12 years old that one issue managed to devastate me. I've always been a geeky kid so it's only natural that I looked up to Peter Parker. I grew up on several of the animated series, some of the comics, and the movies. Whereas Superman laid the foundation for me on how to be a good person, Peter Parker taught me how to be a great person in the face of adversity. And there was Mary Jane. The one person that understood Pete and was always there for him.

I loved the marriage. The fact that MJ was the one person who would truly stand by Peter through thick and thin was something that really resonated with me. Even though I hated the erasure of the marriage, I hated how and why it happened. Peter made a mistake and he refused to own up to it. He copped out. I was ruined (until I got back to Ultimate Spider-Man, that is).

What's yours?