What is a childish thing you still fully enjoy as an adult?

3 years ago by Rubbs to c/asklemmy

For me, I'm nearly 40 and I really love Avatar the last Airbender, reading YA novels, and sometimes I make pasta with fun shapes, just because I can.

What do you enjoy?

sanguinepar 50 points 3 years ago

Every so often I still indulge in the "don't step on the cracks" game while walking along the street :-)

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blackdragoness 8 points 3 years ago

I literally did this just yesterday walking to the car from work. Then I had to figure out what actually constitutes as a "crack" and what is just a "purposeful indent' in the sidewalk. I decided that the indents that separate the squares in the sidewalk do not actually count as cracks and its ok to step on those.

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SilentStorms 5 points 3 years ago

Yes, but you're liable to break your dad's spine that way.

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spicy_biscuits 5 points 3 years ago

It's a habit at this point. Mentally I know it won't break my mama's back, but emotionally... emotionally, I -have- to step over it 😅

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rubbs 3 points 3 years ago

Me too!

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TheButtonJustSpins 2 points 3 years ago

Gotta protect your momma's back!

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melonpunk 25 points 3 years ago

Switching song lyrics for immature lines.

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rubbs 7 points 3 years ago

Jingle bells, Batman smells...

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spicy_biscuits 4 points 3 years ago

🎶Robin laid an egg🎵

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Thaliff 22 points 3 years ago

Pretending to use The Force to open automatic doors.

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rubbs 5 points 3 years ago

You must feel the force!

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DJDarren 3 points 3 years ago

Oh, it isn’t just me then…

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bardm 19 points 3 years ago

Got into Lego again a few years ago. It definitely has changed a lot since I was a kid in the previous millennium.

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awsamation 6 points 3 years ago

I also got back into Lego. I'm early 20s, so the sets of my childhood weren't that different from what's being made now.

But it is cool to finally have the Death Star and Millennium Falcon like middle school me fantasized about.

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Mintyytea 14 points 3 years ago

I love avatar the last airbender too. I haven’t found a show like it since. Besides that, I still like anime (though less nowadays because of some sexist parts)

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Linnce 13 points 3 years ago

Sleeping with a teddy bear

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instamat 7 points 3 years ago

I vaguely recall an article linked on the SITE THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED that something like 40% of adults sleep with a stuffed animal or comfort object

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stephfinitely 5 points 3 years ago

Nothing wrong with sleeping with stuff animals.

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Binzy_Boi 2 points 3 years ago

I should probably get one seeing how I often end up just hugging the blanket when I sleep.

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Chetzemoka 13 points 3 years ago

Riding on the shopping cart like a scooter

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rubbs 8 points 3 years ago

Yes! I get many looks. Here's a late-thirties man with a bald head, gleefully grinning like a maniac while careening wildly down the parking lot aisle on a squeaky four-wheeled vehicle meant for vittles.

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shapesandstuff 3 points 3 years ago

Late 20s here, same!

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spicy_biscuits 12 points 3 years ago

😅 Coloring books. Dino nuggies. Chocolate milk. Cartoons. Plushies. Fairy tales.

Also, ATLA is amazing no matter what age you are 🤩

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Daq 11 points 3 years ago

Words like fart, poop, boobies, etc.

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6368_39162 2 points 3 years ago

Typed on a calculator!

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Kayzels 11 points 3 years ago

There's a lot of things. One easy one is I enjoy coloring in. And I really like teddy bears.

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Aviandelight 5 points 3 years ago

I love coloring! And now I can afford all the cool sharpies since I'm an adult.

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Micromot 5 points 3 years ago

But now you have to pay those cool sharpies with your own money, which is a bit of a tradeoff

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Aviandelight 1 point 3 years ago

It just means that I don't have to share them 😂

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rubbs 4 points 3 years ago

My daughter has a stuffed fox that I genuinely like to cuddle with when she lets me.

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mbryson 2 points 3 years ago

Stuffed animals in general are dope.

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Stiqy 10 points 3 years ago

Chocolate milk.

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Binzy_Boi 4 points 3 years ago

I was really bummed out when I developed lactose intolerance, but I was shocked by how good the Silk Dark Chocolate soy one was.

Also found some brands sell it lactose free here, but unfortunately they're harder to come across in stores.

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pumpkin 3 points 3 years ago

I like banana flavoured milk too

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dethleffs 10 points 3 years ago

You're all just being human. You're not childish, just being human.

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LemmyAtem 9 points 3 years ago

Jumping in puddles. I almost never get the chance anymore, but if I have boots on and there's a puddle YOU BEST BE PREPARED

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rubbs 4 points 3 years ago

Yes. I can get behind this.

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pneumapunk 2 points 3 years ago

Haha same! And shuffling through drifts of leaves in the fall.

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ArugulaZ 9 points 3 years ago

I'm quite childish. Still play video games, still watch cartoons more than live-action shows, still eat (now sugar-free) candy. What's going to happen? Are the grown-up police going to break into my house and demand that I turn in my adulting license and my pubes?

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Dick_Justice 8 points 3 years ago

Chicken fingers 😣

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PonceDeLeon 8 points 3 years ago

I enjoy shirking my responsibilities and doing nothing, if I can help it.

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MrTHXcertified 8 points 3 years ago

Dino shaped chicken nuggets

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Binzy_Boi 2 points 3 years ago

Been thinking about getting the McCain smile fries at the store for a while now. Do you ever get weird looks from the cashier, or do they not care?

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Seraph089 1 point 3 years ago

They don't care, at worst they just assume you're buying them for a kid. It takes a lot more than that for a cashier to even notice.

So go get some smiles, those things are delicious.

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rubbs 1 point 3 years ago

Yes!

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Binzy_Boi 8 points 3 years ago

I've been thinking about getting some stuff from my childhood again. I recently watched We're Back on YouTube and while the movie is not great, it has a great charm, which has been making me think of getting the VHS tapes I used to have as a kid.

Aside from that movie, I'm also thinking of getting The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, Anastasia, The Jungle Book, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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iliketurtles 7 points 3 years ago

sound effects with my mouth....engine noises, explosions, etc

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SlowNPC 7 points 3 years ago

Blowing on dandelions and watching the seeds float away.

Responsible adults don't propagate weeds.

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Stardust 3 points 3 years ago

Dandelions are often the only flowers available for wildlife.

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kommanditbolag 2 points 3 years ago

Well actually... Dandelions have a job. They soften the soil where it has become too dense.

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yngmnwntr 1 point 3 years ago

Also every part of the dandelion is edible.

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TimesEcho 7 points 3 years ago

There's a distinction between child-ish and child-like. So far I haven't seen anyone say they enjoy anything child-ish (except maybe alternative song lyrics?), but all the lovely child-like responses warm my heart. I eat "sugar cereal" for dessert. Because I'm an adult and I can. Also, I make up silly songs all the time and talk to myself and my cats in silly voices.

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railsdev 7 points 3 years ago
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Noedel 5 points 3 years ago

Childfree gang?

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Bawt 7 points 3 years ago

There is nothing childish about loving Avatar the last Airbender. Every time I watch it I feel like a part of the target audience.

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Binzy_Boi 3 points 3 years ago

Even the movie?

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kommanditbolag 2 points 3 years ago

What movie? There's a movie? It's got to be great. I'll have to watch it!

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Anonymous0573 1 point 3 years ago

No, I was a pretty dumb child and even I was like wtf is this

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marshadow 7 points 3 years ago

I am a 38-year-old adult and I love Tamagotchis. Also Pokemon, anime, comic books, stickers, sitting on the floor, and using the shower wand as a microphone.

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L0Wigh 6 points 3 years ago

Doing engine sound with my mouth

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QuentinP 6 points 3 years ago

Minecraft, though i'd like to see a child tangle with GregTech xD

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MeowKittyWow 6 points 3 years ago

ATLA is awesome. Worth enjoying at any age.

I've got a decent collection of stuff animals. They're nice.

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Cstrrider1 6 points 3 years ago

Disneyland.

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Hyacathusarullistad 6 points 3 years ago
  • Magic School Bus. To this day there are a dozen episodes that cross my mind all the time.
  • What my father calls "crap pasta" — animal or cartoon shaped noodles in a sauce that's 40% salt.

I thought there would be more, but nothing else is coming to mind.

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lotanis 5 points 3 years ago

I'm a similar age and my wife and I have just started watching the Pokémon cartoons (they're on netflix!). She's seen them before but I never have and it's great.

Similarly we watched Phineas and Ferb and it was great.

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Ni 5 points 3 years ago

Love this topic! I'm with you on the YA novels, sometimes I just like an easier read, and does loving Harry Potter count?

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rubbs 1 point 3 years ago

Counts enough for me!

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rodhlann 5 points 3 years ago

Skipping rocks. If I'm near a body of water and there's a flat stone anywhere near me in 100% skipping that thing. This never gets old

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whinestone_cowboy 5 points 3 years ago

Stuffed animals and fun shaped foods/objects. I want the Super Mario macaroni to go with my Dino nuggets so my stuffies and I can have a nice dinner.

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I_Am_Jacks_____ 5 points 3 years ago

YA Novels can be good -- such an easy, engaging story. I really enjoyed the "I am Number Four" and "Jumper" series-es.

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Sc2Pirate 4 points 3 years ago

Pokemon games. I played all the games up to the Gameboy Advanced, missed the DS and have purchased all of the switch games. My wife and I actually buy both versions of each game so we can trade and battle.

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instamat 6 points 3 years ago

What do you think about the modern games? I can’t get into them

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entropicdrift 4 points 3 years ago

Not the person you asked but I had a blast playing Scarlet even though I didn't really like Sword all that much

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instamat 1 point 3 years ago

Sword is the one I tried out and I did not like it at all. How does Scarlet compare to it?

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entropicdrift 2 points 3 years ago

I liked the open world and encountered very few bugs despite all the reviews talking about the bugs. The battles are the same as any mainline pokemon game for the most part. The entire game is in an open world I found very enjoyable to explore, personally. In sword I was a little disappointed by the very sectioned-off open world segments. The fact that the missions are laid out in a non-linear do-it-in-whatever-order style is quite nice as well, IMO.

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RiikkaTheIcePrincess 4 points 3 years ago

Haynow, Avatar isn't "childish!" It is super cool and everycritter loves it :P

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Aninjanameddaryll 4 points 3 years ago

I make a distinction between childish and child-like or simply the things from childhood. This isn't pedantry, it just serves to illustrate a way of thinking for me that's tangential to the question.

But, a lot actually. It is very unusual for me to not enjoy the things I enjoyed as a kid, and it is almost as uncommon that I reject new things that are for kids just because I'm an adult.

But yeah, I still play with Legos (as opposed to building kits). I finger paint (though I call it working primitive to the art snobs lol). I still watch some cartoons, and I still enjoy the ones I don't watch when they happen to be on.

Joy is a thing that should be cherished while it exists. It, like all things, is ephemeral, so if something that brings it is deemed for kids, I refuse to reject it solely because of age.

It's kinda sad at times though. My niece and my kid used to finger paint with me. Now they're too old for it in their heads, and I miss having that fun with them. The kind of silly play we used to do has been replaced with more structured activity, though there's still play and joy in it (even the knife fighting and general unarmed combat I'm teaching my kid and some others lol).

Retaining that sense of joy, cherishing it when it comes and being able to let it go when it moves on is essential to life.

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stabby_birdu 4 points 3 years ago

Cartoons/ animation. I'll never grow out of it.

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yaenntz 4 points 3 years ago

rocking on a swing 😁

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MiddleWeigh 4 points 3 years ago

Shonen anime/Manga. I think it's due to the inherent buddhist and Eastern philosophy within the medium that keeps it thought provoking even as an adult.

I mean really I'm a big kid anyway. I think it's important to find joy in small things.

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alternative_factor 3 points 3 years ago

I'm with you but I don't really care about philosophy or anything like that, I just love the action and the power of friendship and other tropes that are just so positive.

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MiddleWeigh 1 point 3 years ago

I like those things too, im a little boy at heart. (:

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jarredpickles87 3 points 3 years ago

I actually just started watching Avatar for the first time and I'm 35. Also been playing a game called Rumble. It's just like being an earth bender. Super fun, and I'm also really enjoying the show. I think I'll moved on to the legend of Korra after I finish.

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shapesandstuff 3 points 3 years ago

Hurtling towards 30 so a youngun in your books.

But i like to whistle random melodies in public, communicate in weird noises with my partner at home, read YA fantasy (mistborn, assassins apprentice)..

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yProwler 3 points 3 years ago

My son bought me a flamingo squishmallow and it’s the best!! Also, Pokémon Go

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Noedel 3 points 3 years ago

Poop jokes. Never gets old. Always make them.

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tox_solid 3 points 3 years ago

At 33, I rather enjoy watching people play minecraft on youtube.

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sweetcuppincakes 3 points 3 years ago

I like American Girl dolls!

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stevo 3 points 3 years ago

As a young lad I loved and used my skateboard daily as transportation.

Now I've taken up slow longboard cruising and having a blast!

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Stijn 2 points 3 years ago

Taking things apart and then ruining them. Had my girlfriends oldtimer out for a year because of that. Fixed it but she never looked at me the same way again. Hahaha

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daveyeah 2 points 3 years ago

Kiff!

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tst123 2 points 3 years ago
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rubbs 1 point 3 years ago

Gotta catch 'em all!

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Velkas 2 points 3 years ago

I like avatar as well. I watch it and Digimon occasionally.. and I love YA books as well.

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radiojosh 2 points 3 years ago
  1. Bluey, Legos, cold hotdogs.
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Nilesse 1 point 3 years ago

Cartoons, plush toys, cute merch (pencils, stickers,...). It always provides a great escape from the beige-gray adulting (tm) everywhere.

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4ffy 1 point 3 years ago
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PasTryPuff 1 point 3 years ago

I love my stuffed toys and old cartoons because its much more simpler. Also, shoujo manga (which I'd die before i admit irl)

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