# In what ways are you most childlike **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 17, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992 "2016-05-17T14:04:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/41 "2016-05-18T22:12:02Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > I have been known to stick my tongue out and “Nyah” people behind their back, although that’s more juvenile than childlike. I have to stick out my tongue instead of flipping the bird in traffic, because it’s guaranteed I will see that person again. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/42 "2016-05-18T22:28:23Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A big thunder storm is going to have me outside in a heartbeat. > [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > If I encounter a cat on my neighborhood walkabout I simply must stop and talk to it. > [@elbows](#): > > If I’m anywhere that there may occur; interesting rocks and stones, feathers, seashells, etc, I will most certainly return with my pockets full! > [@CheshireKat](#): > > airplanes and air travel (I’m always glued to the window the entire flight) > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I won’t make my bed because I think it’s stupid. > > I refuse to eat anything that’s not delicious. I don’t give a shit about if it’s healthy. All of the above. ---
**Author:** ![Eclipse\_Chaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Eclipse\_Chaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eclipse_Chaser)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/43 "2016-05-19T15:39:14Z")
I love re-reading all the children’s books I enjoyed when I was small. And I still collect my favourites now, buying them on abebooks and amazon. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/44 "2016-05-19T15:51:43Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > ::snicker:: > I can’t remember the last movie I paid to see that wasn’t produced by Pixar or Illumination Entertainment. Also, I do not have children. lol ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/45 "2016-05-19T16:59:06Z")
If I pass someone walking a dog, I always say, “Hey dog!” I love stuffed animals. I restrain myself from buying them almost all the time, so I only have a few, but I love them. I have a special stuffed monkey who sleeps with me, and a stuffed panda who meditates with me. In fact, toys and toy stores are generally great. A less wonderful teenage part of me: I care too much what everyone thinks about my childish behavior. An example - a renaissance fair, one I’d driven three hours to attend, had a line for an elephant ride. I’d never ridden an elephant, but it looked like only kids and parents were in line. I wanted to ride that elephant so damn bad, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/46 "2016-05-19T18:21:02Z")
I was over 30 before I had even heard of Toys ‘R’ Us, but I made up for lost time once I had discovered them. Even if I had no money, I loved browsing. Now they are going away, and I am so sad. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/47 "2016-05-19T19:07:31Z")
Meh. TRU hasn’t been the same since switching from aisles to islands. I probably haven’t been in the local store more than a dozen times since they adopted this configuration. ---
**Author:** ![Esturionette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@Esturionette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esturionette)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/48 "2016-05-21T16:05:42Z")
> [@Small\_Hen](#): > > I care too much what everyone thinks about my childish behavior. That’s true for me too. However, [when the attraction is totally irresistible](http://66.media.tumblr.com/a118830a1f2cf40a5006046e4e739d48/tumblr_o7jat7JWfx1sgbm9qo1_1280.jpg), I just don’t care, I push in front of the kids and have a blast. The embarrassment comes later, when reviewing the pictures. I was about 25 when I decided trying out every swing I saw was too weird. That was also the time when playgrounds started installing information boards indicating the permitted age range of users. Breaking rules is not my style, but I still think this is unfair. Height and weight ranges would make more sense. I share pretty much all childish behaviours mentioned in this thread, but I don’t claim to be completely mentally all right. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/49 "2016-05-21T16:27:56Z")
I _can_ sleep without [this](http://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/5/d/disney-the-lion-king-mattel-deluxe-baby-simba-plush-12-0e4f25de9ac0ac3ea356d03e678ec156.jpg), but not nearly as well as with. Not sure what I’ll do when it finally falls apart, but it’s holding up surprisingly well after 22 years. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/50 "2016-05-21T18:35:01Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I _can_ sleep without [this](http://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/5/d/disney-the-lion-king-mattel-deluxe-baby-simba-plush-12-0e4f25de9ac0ac3ea356d03e678ec156.jpg), but not nearly as well as with. Not sure what I’ll do when it finally falls apart, but it’s holding up surprisingly well after 22 years. Me too! I have a huge purple Harmony Care Bear that’s just the right size for cuddling. I have a hard time sleeping without it. It would be easier to single out the few ways I am an adult-like. I am adult-sized. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/51 "2016-05-22T22:49:28Z")
Sense of wonder most prominently-if you were to follow me around all day long you’d see me constantly looking up at the wonders of the sky (followed a Mississippi Kite today at a stop light while it soared all over the place in the clouds above), or chuckling quietly at the antics of the 4 y/o at the grocery store, or just grinning like a silly person at the sheer wonder of it all, of being alive. Can shed tears (of happiness, or of wonder) at the drop of a hat. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992/52 "2016-05-24T00:42:33Z")
Honest and trusting. Some say too much, I say it’s too rewarding to quit. Very silly and imaginative. My bed is sometimes perfect for pretending to be a jellyfish. I can’t say I’m feeling sluggish without making antennae. I recently started a medication that makes me prone to sudden drowsiness so I invented the concept of sleep gnomes, mechanical critters that come and carry me away and tinker with my brain while I’m napping so I can wake up with a finely tuned brain. I can’t even stand the fact that the new Finding Dory movie has an octopus character. I thrash and wriggle in excitement just thinking about it. I can’t wait to have kids to play with. My husband says he can’t wait until our future kids get old enough to realize I wasn’t just patronizing them that whole time… I really am this silly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-what-ways-are-you-most-childlike/754992.md?page=2)