Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers were already taken so I got nuthin’.
I would call that a “regular adult male”.
Very good. You know what else is weird. Saying ‘I like children’ is like saying ‘I like people…for a little while.’
Here is a good one: Sweaty-cheeky Uncle Bob
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Isn’t that one of those chocolate eggs you get at the drugstore? Still, it’s better than Fliegendekinderscheiße…
That’s me. Babies are right out, so are teenagers. Adults–the majority I could do without. But if you’re within the age range of 5 to about 11 or 12, you’re pretty cool.
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I understand what you’re trying to say, but I don’t think it will work.
I have no kids, though I do have a number of nieces and nephews. I like to think I’m the cool uncle, it’s a job I’m well suited for and I think I do it well. Kids tend to like me because when I talk to them, I take what they are saying seriously rather than talking down to them. Nobody, of any age, likes to be patronized.
But these days talking to anyone under eighteen without their parents explicit permission will likely end with you getting Tasered.
They should just be like Michael Scott, and use LittleKidLover as a screenname so people will know where their priorities are.