Why do some children behave better than adults? It makes no sense. Let's hear some explaining.
Simple Answer
Oh No You Didnt GIF by happydogGiphy"Getting mad when someone tells them 'No.'"
lurklurklurkPOST
Walk Away
"At the bakery where I work, we offer free cookies to kids under 12 as long as they have a parent with them. As you can imagine, we run out quickly. I've seen a couple of adults scream and cry after telling them we've run out of cookies, like I've just run over their puppy or something. The kids usually just shrug it off and walk away."
pelovo2727
Tantrums
"Yelling at their children on the subway basically having a tantrum as the actual child silently stares or spaces out."
hereforalittle89
"It’s the most upsetting reaction for me to see when a kid is being yelled at, honestly. Because most of the time you just know it’s such a common happening and they’re so used to it this is the way they cope."
"I know I’m not a perfect parent and I lose my temper here and there but I truly hope I don’t get to this point or where others see me as this type of parent. I think a lot of those parents, though, are also victims who haven’t figured out how to end the cycle of abuse/poor treatment. It is how they were raised so it is all they know and that is also sad. Trauma creating more trauma. :( "
slynnc
Nasty
"Getting mad at or demeaning cashiers/fast food workers."
Zombie_Woot
"I wouldn't even call this 'childish' behavior, because kids generally don't even do this. It is only done by overly-entitled adults with superiority complexes and impulse control."
samanime
Oh Ma...
uh GIFGiphy"My mother sticks her fingers in her ears and goes 'lalalala' whenever someone is proving her wrong. All the time. Consistently."
SuzaFaber
Oh, I've lost track of how many times I've met these people. How are these adults?
Sorry
Sorry Lebron James GIF by UninterruptedGiphy"The inability to apologize/admit when they are wrong... I just think it's so strange. Like... No one expects you to be perfect."
ContractLittle8444
Own Up
"Blame others instead of taking responsibility for their actions."
Ok_Chocolate3253
"When people refuse to take accountability it is literally the worst. Even something as simple as, 'My God, you’re right. I’m so sorry I’m not sure what I was thinking.' Can really do so much to repair and mend relationships with others."
GeraldoLucia
"This is not childish, this is manipulation."
MiloLeoCat
Sales
"I was at Sports Authority for the final clearance sale. They had three weeks left until their doors closed for good so there were only about four employees left on staff and they had all completely run out of f**ks to give. Well this one lady pushes her way to the front of the line saying 'I had to wait so long to get help out there I shouldn’t have to wait in line.'"
"The woman at the register ignores her and continues to check out a different customer. Impatient lady tosses her things on the counter so the employee pushes them to the side and says 'I can help the next person in line' naturally impatient lady loses it completely, yelling at the employee; you know the drill 'speak to your manager, customer is always right, call corporate, I’m a busy woman with places to go' entitled person's greatest hits."
"The manager walks over to defuse the situation impatient lady starts yelling and the guy behind her in line (whom she cut in front of) steps in to explain she tried to jump the line and the cashier was just helping those who had already been waiting."
"The cashier looks at her manager with a ‘what are you gonna do? Fire me?’ Face. The manager looks at impatient lady and says 'you can either wait in line like everybody else or you can leave' she looked for a second like she was going to explode but just stormed out. It was amazing watching retail workers be able to say the things you know they wanted to say to every difficult customer."
visoge2723
Inside Voice
"Having a screaming match like kids on playground."
Quirkyserenefrenzy
"Some of my neighbours are like this, having huge screaming matches in the parking lot of their building or out on their balcony. It's like they want the world to witness their argument, which makes it feel extremely performative. Like they're not arguing because of a real disagreement, they're arguing for the benefit of their audience. I can't even raise my voice in public, so this mentality is very alien to me."
socksnchachachas
Go Away
Phaedra Parks Bye Felicia GIFGiphy"My mom’s piece of crap boyfriend flipping over a table and storming out of a restaurant because they wouldn’t give him a discount for some bulls**t reason he made up. He was always asking to talk to the manager to get discounts and free stuff. Usually he’d get it too because those people aren’t paid enough to deal with angry morons like him. He died a few years ago fortunately."
kacidon133
Did y'all read carefully? Grow up.
I like to think that I'm an adult through and through. But every now and again I'm reminded that there are still a few traits I carry from when I was five. I love to throw a good tantrum when I don't get my way. But instead of tossing stuffed animals, I'm throwing pens or plates or knives. I'm a work in progress.
The Cracks
steppypants GIFGiphy"Try to not step on the tile lines when I'm walking on the street."
"No, it's "Step on a crack, break your mother's back", or that's how I've always heard it."
Rest Please
"I get angry if I don't get a nap."
"Now that I'm an adult, I realize my mom had a point about me being an a**hole if I didn't get enough sleep. She was absolutely right."
YUM!
Sorry Told You GIF by Janet JacksonGiphy"I still dance a bit in my seat when my food tastes good."
- trextine
That Game
"Pokémon."
"Do kids still care about Pokémon though? Everybody that I know who's into it is past mid-20s."
"Exactly. Real adults play Pokémon, fake ones play Call of Duty. He says, not playing Pokémon."
NEVER!!
Hillary Clinton Balloon GIF by Democratic National ConventionGiphy"The balloon must NEVER touch the ground."
I will never understand this Pokemon nonsense. I love balloons and I'll jig up anytime for food. But Pokemon? Y'all realize you're running into traffic for a fake cartoon? Yet another childish trait. Continue...
Hot Wheels
"I ride the back of shopping carts."
"I work in a supermarket and it's THE MOST amazing thing to do (only when there aren't colleagues or customers watching :D). I'll be like 'Oh yeah sure, I'll ride that cart with plastic and cardboard to the trash, no problem.' just to go wheeeeeee."
Aisle Clubbing
"Going down the kids aisle at the store and pressing all the toys that move or make sounds... Hehe!"
"My mother was an elementary school teacher. One day she saw a whole end cap of Sing and Snore Ernie's and activated them all, much to the amusement of her teenage kids. The next thing we hear is a shocked little kid's voice going "Mrs. _____?"
"Mom looked over, said hi to the kid, and then whispered to us to drop anything we had because we had to leave the store NOW. After we got to the car, she confessed that that afternoon she had to punish that same kid for constantly touching stuff that didn't belong to him."
Grabbers
"If it's dark and I'm alone, I still kind of hop into bed so the monsters don't grab my ankle. I'm 36."
"Same! I do this when I get in my car too, but I'm 27, and the monster is no longer the same kind of slimy, grotesque creature it was when I was 6. Now when I think about getting got by the monster in the dark, it plays out like a Criminal Minds episode intro."
The Scrap
Couch Potato Animation GIF by Alice SocalGiphy"I still have a kind of security blanket. It's basically just a scrap of a pillowcase now but I can't bring myself to get rid of it."
Any age beats...
"70 years old. Love playing two square with the little girl next door. We do about 30 minutes a day, sometimes longer. We bounce a basketball back and forth in the driveway. There is a line in the middle that divides us into two squares. Sometimes we toss it up or bounce it really high."
"Sometimes times we go low and speed it up. It is a joy to play with her. She's wild as the wind and makes me laugh so hard. Sometimes we will spin around and throw it behind our backs and never miss a beat."
There is nothing wrong with a security blanket. I should use mine more than my adult security, a bottle of vodka. That's a story for a different thread. And never stop running from the monsters.
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