Just a big kid?
I'm curious what some of you still do as an adult that you have done as a kid...
Here's a couple things I do...
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I hate veggies, so I play with my food... I had peas for lunch... I pretended I was a giant eating whole heads of lettuce... I do that too with broccoli and aparagus as trees... (of course when I'm at work I don't make the noises or movements like I do when I'm home alone)
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I don't step on cracks because I'm afraid to break my mother's back.
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I still won't say "bloody mary" in the mirror with a candle and in the dark.
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I like to pretend I have magical powers when I approach automatic doors or elevators door, every once in awhile I'll make the hand gesture like a jedi...
So forum... what do you still do or don't do as an adult that came from you childhood???
Here's a couple things I do...
1.
I hate veggies, so I play with my food... I had peas for lunch... I pretended I was a giant eating whole heads of lettuce... I do that too with broccoli and aparagus as trees... (of course when I'm at work I don't make the noises or movements like I do when I'm home alone)
2.
I don't step on cracks because I'm afraid to break my mother's back.
3.
I still won't say "bloody mary" in the mirror with a candle and in the dark.
4.
I like to pretend I have magical powers when I approach automatic doors or elevators door, every once in awhile I'll make the hand gesture like a jedi...
So forum... what do you still do or don't do as an adult that came from you childhood???
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I still won't say "bloody mary" in the mirror with a candle and in the dark.
So forum... what do you still do or don't do as an adult that came from your childhood???
This! lol. I;m also still a huge procrastinator.0 -
I'm 27 and I'm still afraid of the dark!! I live on my own, but I still call my dad to come over and kill big spiders. I also love hanging out with my 2 year old niece, because it gives me an excuse to play with all her toys and watch all her Disney tv shows and movies!!0
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As a kid, I wanted 2 things - 1. To fly. and 2. for it to rain skittles.
For number 1, to get myself in the mode, I would sit upside down in a chair, with my legs verticle pointing to the ceiling. And then I'd imagine walking on the ceiling, just all over the house.
I still do this sometimes :blushing:0 -
I watch cartoons.0
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I go see little kids movies at the theater. Then it looks like I'm a pathetic dweeb because I am watching a little kids movie without even a date.
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The monster still lives under my bed, Bloody Mary is there. ug I hate that part! I still peel string cheese one string at a time and I get giddy about candy and ice cream! I never wanna grow up!0
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Yeah, your number 3 totally freaks me out!!!! I hated that game and I can't even look into the mirror when it's dark. I've always been OCDish about organization. I couldn't go to sleep at night unless everything was back in it's original spot. I used to ask my brother and sister if I could clean their rooms. I had to have all my labels facing forward too!! ex. - in the cabinets, shower, etc. I'm still like this!!!!! My son is picking this habit up too!!!0
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I hate sleeping near windows because I had this fear and kinda still do that aliens would come and abduct me if I were by the window.0
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I uh do the whole not stepping on cracks because you'll break your mothers back and I watch cartoons, AND I still get excited when a new episode of Spongebob comes on!!!0
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I don't like my arms or legs to be hanging over the edge of the bed when I sleep at night... LOL
I also still sleep with a stuffed animal or blanket... or if I have to I will use a pillow to hold in my arms..0 -
I still won't split a pole. You know, if walking side by side, I walk on the same side so not to have the pole between us. I don't know why or how it started, but it's one of those things.
I won't allow my children to watch TV on Sundays before noon. Comes from growing up in household where Pops was a preacher, so if you did not go to church, no TV until noon on Sunday.
Will always eat my meat last on my plate. From mom making us eat our veggies first.
Oh Nole...Bloody Mary...Bloody Mary....Bloody Mary...lol.0 -
Sometimes I still run and dive onto the bed because I'm afraid something will grab my feet. A good scary movie can still bug me for a long time.
Oh, and I still sleep with a blankie. Seriously. My mom made it for me when I had my daughter and I sleep with it every night.0 -
I hate sleeping with blinds open, my feet and hands should never hang outside the bed, my feet must be covered even if it too warm at night, closet door must be shut completely (don't want the closet monster to come and grab me)...I still eat my food in order of preference (depending on what's on the plate, i'll start with the meh food item to end with the best food item, so usually begins with vegetables)0
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@ pa2b32 and Temporalia
I do the same with my food too... always veggies first; just to get the deed over with!0 -
1. I still play with matchbox cars and make sound effects like tires squealing and hard landings after making the car jump, although now I can play them with my son so its not as wierd.
2. Still love to play with remote control cars.
3. Like watching cartoons especially those from my era; Munchichis(sp?), shirt tales, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Duck Tales.
4. I too eat my food in a sequence, leaving the best for last.
5. Not afraid of the dark but not overly confident either:laugh:0 -
I go see little kids movies at the theater. Then it looks like I'm a pathetic dweeb because I am watching a little kids movie without even a date.
Actually I think that is both sweet and shows that you are confident enough to do it by yourself0 -
I play video games, watch cartoons, board games, a like to colour, i dont think i would do Bloody Mary either, i dont need her haunting me, I just like to play it is fun and i wont stop, when you stop playing you get old quick.0
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1. I make the noise of the animals before eating the animal cracker, even if I'm in public.
2. I run and scream like a little girl when I see a spider, even if it's tiny.
3. I play with my veggies.
4. I run after the ice cream truck..but only if I have enough calories left for the day now.
5. When I'm sick I call my dad and say "Daddy I don't feel good, what should I do?"0 -
Watch cartoons on Saturday mornings
Make up dances with my friends
Lip sync in front of the mirror
Still play Dare and Would you rather.
I eat my Reeses by biting of the edges and then peeling off the top layer of chocolate and then shoving the rest into my mouth. lol.0 -
I still won't split a pole. You know, if walking side by side, I walk on the same side so not to have the pole between us. I don't know why or how it started, but it's one of those things.
I won't allow my children to watch TV on Sundays before noon. Comes from growing up in household where Pops was a preacher, so if you did not go to church, no TV until noon on Sunday.
Will always eat my meat last on my plate. From mom making us eat our veggies first.
Oh Nole...Bloody Mary...Bloody Mary....Bloody Mary...lol.
i eat my meat last too...why i don't know...probably from all those nights of sitting at the dinner table and not allowed to leave until all my peas/green vegetables were gone--they taste better when warm.
I still won't eat green vegetables with the exception of broccoli, and i don't buy them so therefore my daughter won't eat them.
I still sing along to Disney movies
Oh-i still can't have my food touching and the gravy can't touch the veggies...just the meat and potatoes.0 -
1. I still run up the basement steps as fast as I can, becasue I just know their is someone lurking under them.
2. I still keep both of my feet under the covers at night when I sleep because I just know someone is going to get them
3. I still get very excited on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...(even though I am 32 and have 4 children)
4. I still love to color in coloring books..haha0 -
When I was a kid, I'd fantasize I was on a cooking show and talk to the "camera" about what I was "cooking" (usually dirt and rocks!). Today at 32, I do it all the time. I pretend there's a camera and I talk about every step I'm taking. :blushing: Hubs thinks I'm nuts.
All my family thinks I'm disgusting but I like playing with my chocolate, especially Olive Garden's minty chocolates! I will hold it between my thumb and index finger and squish back and forth until it melts. Meanwhile my sisters are giving me the WTF look. They don't know what they're missing! Once squished and melted I proceed to lick the chocolate off my fingers. Yum.0 -
Pretty much everything, just a more extreme version of it. :laugh:0
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I'm the biggest Big Kid I know.
But one small thing I can think of is that I peel my string cheese like a banana in order to eat it. EVERY time.0 -
As a kid, I wanted 2 things - 1. To fly. and 2. for it to rain skittles.
For number 1, to get myself in the mode, I would sit upside down in a chair, with my legs verticle pointing to the ceiling. And then I'd imagine walking on the ceiling, just all over the house.
I still do this sometimes :blushing:
LOVE the .gif in your sig0 -
When I was a kid, I'd fantasize I was on a cooking show and talk to the "camera" about what I was "cooking" (usually dirt and rocks!). Today at 32, I do it all the time. I pretend there's a camera and I talk about every step I'm taking. :blushing: Hubs thinks I'm nuts.
Too funny! I used to do the same thing. We had the kind of counters that looked like a kitchen set. My kitchen today is not conducive to pretending I'm the Frugal Gourmet.0 -
But one small thing I can think of is that I peel my string cheese like a banana in order to eat it. EVERY time.
I still dance a little whenever I hear music. My niece (who's 5) and I danced a lot on vacation last week.
I still lounge sideways in armchairs, pretend I'm running alongside the car on roadtrips (only when I'm the passenger), and most people have to yell or wave something in front of me to get my attention when I'm watching TV.0 -
I hold my breath when going past graveyards so I won't breathe in any spirits. The boogeyman isn't as scary anymore, but he still sleeps under my bed, so I can't have any limbs hanging off, just in case. I still peel cheese strings. I still dance by myself to really loud music. I probably won't ever grow up!0
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I just bought a skateboard not too long ago!0
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I don't leave my arms dangling over the edge of the bed because I use to believe that 2 wolves lived under there and wanted to eat me. I still have to watch the lightening and then count until the thunder hits to see how far away it is...if I'm by myself I hate the dark.0
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