# Things adults do that you find (mildly) juvenile **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 18, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141 "2018-07-18T12:40:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/121 "2018-07-24T16:05:00Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > I expect to get flamed a bit, but… > > Wearing a cap with the bill turned backwards (or to the side, which is even worse). I find it OK if you’re a student in college, or a twenty-something, or even a thirty-something as long as you’re deliberately trying to be casual and “cool.” When you’re 43 and have your teenage kids with you…not so much. Twenty-something is pushing it for this! Dads that wear their baseball hats backward and have their sunglasses resting on the bill is another one. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/122 "2018-07-25T08:29:09Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > The use of “mom” and “dad” not merely as pet names for when one is speaking directly to one’s own parents, but as general purpose synonyms for “mother” or “father.” “Breastfeeding information for expectant moms,” “I was so proud when I became a dad,” etc. Grown adults who call their parents “mommy/daddy” ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/123 "2018-07-25T10:52:21Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > On this subject, it’s recently\* become the norm in chain restaurants (e.g. Denny’s, Outback) to give you a straw with your soft drink if you order one, even though the soda’s served in a regular glass. At many of these places, the drink will arrive with the straw already in it. > > At first, my reaction was, ‘WTF do I need a straw for? I’m not a kid.’ But now I just shrug. And if the straw’s already in the glass, I use it. > \*Like over the past decade or two. When you get old, your perspective on time gets all funny. 🙂 I’m not a kid but I also have zero tooth decay, which is something I do not notice in most other adults (which I find surprising). Maybe they are all washing their mouths in kid’s sugar drinks all day. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/124 "2018-07-25T10:53:43Z")
> [@Eclipse\_Chaser](#): > > Grown adults who call their parents “mommy/daddy” My wife calls me and her father both “daddy.” It’s happened while we are in the same room, and she’s like “Not you, the other one.” ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/125 "2018-07-25T14:37:14Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > My wife calls me and her father both “daddy.” It’s happened while we are in the same room, and she’s like “Not you, the other one.” UGH! I’d flip out if my husband called me mom or mommy! That is just wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/126 "2018-07-25T22:01:43Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > I expect to get flamed a bit, but… > > Wearing a cap with the bill turned backwards (or to the side, which is even worse). I find it OK if you’re a student in college, or a twenty-something, or even a thirty-something as long as you’re deliberately trying to be casual and “cool.” When you’re 43 and have your teenage kids with you…not so much. Just wearing a baseball-style cap period (unless you’re a kid or a baseball player) is, to me, juvenile. I would feel like a moron. mmm ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/127 "2018-07-25T22:27:41Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > My wife calls me and her father both “daddy.” It’s happened while we are in the same room, and she’s like “Not you, the other one.” Immigrant Latinas call others Mama or Papa. Its part of the culture. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/128 "2018-07-25T22:34:53Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > UGH! I’d flip out if my husband called me mom or mommy! That is just wrong. I’ve seen this done when there are small children so that the children aren’t confused about what to call their parents. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/129 "2018-07-25T22:43:36Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > UGH! I’d flip out if my husband called me mom or mommy! That is just wrong. I find it almost but not quite as weird when a couple calls each other brother and sister/sis. It either implies a platonic relationship or a non-platonic relationship neither of which sound pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141/130 "2018-07-26T13:50:59Z")
> [@JustBree](#): > > I do a lot of the things in this thread, so I wouldn’t call myself an expert on maturity. But I’ll step in to explain an interest of mine that baffles a lot of people for some reason. > > Yes, I do like My Little Pony. I’m not obsessed, I don’t collect merchandise or talk about it at length on the Internet. But I do watch the show. Here’s why I like it: > > It helps me combat my severe mental illness. > > Yes, really. That’s the big secret. I have depression and severe anxiety, and it’s a heartwarming, sweet, innocent, idealistic show. I watch it because it’s comforting. I spend ninety-nine percent of my waking hours worrying about something, even if it’s just in the back of my head. When I watch My Little Pony, my brain is comparatively quiet. I don’t need to think about a show like that. > > As for how I could find it entertaining instead of mind-numbingly boring, well, it’s simple but it’s not stupid. It’s idealistic, but they’re ideals we should all want to believe in, if you ask me. The dialogue can be funny or clever at times. It’s not all brilliant stuff, but it’s engaging enough. For twenty-odd minutes my attention is devoted solely to the daily lives of colorful ponies instead of, say, the Trump presidency. This line of thinking could be extended to a lot of the “childish” things mentioned in this thread (Disney, MLP, Harry Potter). I’ll never forget starting a thread on this board about going to see Ice Age 3 and one of the responses was that I was basically seeing a kids cartoon so I could troll for underage kids. It was a tasteless joke and the person did get warned for it, but it’s a joke I hear a lot because I always go out and see the kids cartoons. Why? Because life suuuuuuuucks. Every turn it’s “politics this” and “Trump that” and “the world is terrible”. I absolutely hate it. Everything out there just tells me how much my life sucks and it’s my fault. You know what doesn’t do that? Spongebob. And Harry Potter and, God help me, a cartoon mammoth and sloth. Sometimes I just want to see or read a story where I know the ending will be happy because it makes me feel good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141.md?page=6)