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"A lot of adults out there are really just damaged oversized children who are unwilling to face the truth about their childhoods"

 

Yessss.  After I had faced my own childhood truths and healed the damage, I now can't help but to see adults in this way you described.  It certainly helps with finding sympathy for them because I see their hurting inner child selves.

 

However, it also makes it so very sad to see what they cannot or will not see.  Especially once they have children of their own. 

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Funny that I see this post today!

I just called my ex girlfriend childish today, and of course I explained why to her within the context. I am trying to move out of the room we share ASAP - but since I got a giant package today and haven't moved out yet, I wanted to take a look at it in the bedroom. I take her cat out of the room and close the door because I didn't want the cat messing with the box, Styrofoam, plastic, or the computer case (I ordered a giant computer case and it's awesome!) She quickly got irritated and didn't understand why I would do such a thing. I explained to her and we had a silly argument for far too long.

I'm happy I'm not PC and that no one I know here is. Imagine a world of PC people. Listen closely and you can hear it "Don't call a person something which is synonymous with immaturity even if they are acting immature! Just call them immature! Wait, don't call them immature because that offends immature people! JUST DON'T JUDGE PEOPLE. YOU RUDE PERSON!"

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"Childish", for me, is an odd way to insult someone. There are many things about being young I miss. The energy levels. Eating an entire box of Twinkies with no real side effects other than temporary sugar fueled super powers. Running around outside all day. No drudgery to do to pay bills so you can do more drudgery. etc. 

 

Childhood was freedom... in a sense. Yeah, horrible parents, and mind numbing school kinda killed it overall, but there was a freedom in childhood that is missing from adult life. A playfulness. A sense of fun, exploration, and adventure, that you're just supposed to give up at the arbitrary age of 18. 

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"Childish", for me, is an odd way to insult someone. There are many things about being young I miss. The energy levels. Eating an entire box of Twinkies with no real side effects other than temporary sugar fueled super powers. Running around outside all day. No drudgery to do to pay bills so you can do more drudgery. etc. 

 

Childhood was freedom... in a sense. Yeah, horrible parents, and mind numbing school kinda killed it overall, but there was a freedom in childhood that is missing from adult life. A playfulness. A sense of fun, exploration, and adventure, that you're just supposed to give up at the arbitrary age of 18. 

 

The most successful adults manage to maintain the senses you mention, and transform them into their work. It's hard, but the alternative does sound as grim as you point it out.

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"Childish" is another one of those vague terms of varying definitions. It depends on one's own childhood as to what it could mean. I have been called childish for being honest and expecting honesty when it is not socially acceptable.

 

Kids say the darnedest things. Like the truth.

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