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MordunnDregath t1_j911r39 wrote

Not a f-up, there's nothing off about enjoying yourself, even if it means you come across as more childlike than you might otherwise behave.

Just last night, I was playing video games with my kids and yeah, I felt (and probably acted) like I did when I was 15. Joy comes in many forms for many people.

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charlie175 t1_j91fmuf wrote

> my entire get up was screaming "I'm a child"

See r/nevergrewup. Trauma and/or autism are often factors.

> my personality, which went from being overly mature for the first 18 years of my life and then doing a complete 180 to become very childlike and spontaneous

Does anyone else feel like they were a adult as a kid and a kid as an adult?

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Droidlivesmatter t1_j91mpca wrote

Not sure why you're downvoted.. That's a serious concern.

Nothing wrong with being childlike etc. But it's something to consider

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prollyshmokin t1_j92p8kz wrote

Yeah, I came across the sub r/ageregression a while back and some of the posts there legit kinda freaked me out.

No hate towards anyone in that sub or anything (I fully support them having a community and being happy), I just worry for myself how I could slide into something possibly unhealthy in my search for peace and comfort (e.g. weed and shopping for me).

I say that as someone who actually only just got into comics at ~30.

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oakteaphone t1_j92qtek wrote

Oh dear...that made me feel incredibly uncomfortable...

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merc08 t1_j92yewu wrote

Is it "a serious concern" or "nothing wrong with it"?

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chewytime t1_j93k9d4 wrote

Definitely fall into the old when young and young when older category. I was a latchkey kid so I had a lot of responsibilities growing up and was very independent. When I was in grad school tho, I hit this state of arrested development and started getting back into some childhood interests like comic books and toys. I think the stress of higher education caused me to escape into old comforts. Since I graduated several years ago, I’m finally sort of getting back to “adulting” again after several years of indulging in minimal responsibility bachelorhood.

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iKillBugs4Work_AMA t1_j936uw2 wrote

There's a big difference between childlike and childish. Childish is just being a dickhead. Childlike is showing or experiencing the joy you felt as a child when you'd experience something for the first time. I used to judge both of those people. Now I only judge the childish people. Childlike is dope

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Responsible_Sca t1_j96vqbu wrote

Was in Tokyo a few months ago and came across an exhibit area featuring Macross/Robotech toys.

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iKillBugs4Work_AMA t1_j96x3mu wrote

That's so cool! I loved those little RC nitro cars as a kid. Always wanted one. Never got one. I got one a few years back for cheap. Played with it, enjoyed the hell out of it, then crashed it. Was fun while it lasted

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Wiring-is-evil t1_j93kp6z wrote

I regress as soon as an Xbox or Playstation turns on lmao ESPECIALLY when I'm showing off the games that I played growing up

Someone sold me a raspberry pi4 a while back with retroarch and 16,000 or so games for Snes, N64, Dreamcast etc. That I grew up with.

Good Lord, I had to go outside and take a walk to stop myself from throwing a tantrum and fighting for the controller lol.

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