Have you ever thought about yourself as a kid now that you are an adult? Meaning, the things you did to pass the time or the weird childhood rituals that you had? Back then, they seemed completely normal! However, if you’ve carried your childhood rituals with you to adulthood, you’ll be happy to learn that you are absolutely not alone, and there’s a whole Reddit thread where people share the things we all did as kids but that they kept on with well into their adult years.
Okay, so a fact is a fact - weird kids are actually completely normal; it’s just us, the grown-ups, who see them in such a light. Take, for instance, the weird rituals of saying goodbye to your plants or your pets when you leave your house. It might seem weird to 90% of adults, but to kids, it’s completely normal. So, the 10% who don’t find it weird continue to do their little daily rituals even though it might seem odd to onlookers. Honestly, in our opinion, there’s absolutely nothing kooky with saying bye-bye to your houseplants or reminding your cat that they are in charge of the house while you’re gone. Of course, those aren’t the only slightly offbeat daily rituals that people shared, but for more, you’re just gonna have to read the full list. It’s not such a bad thought, though, right?
Right, so ready to learn all about the weird childhood rituals that people shared on this AskReddit thread? If so, scroll on down below until you reach the submissions. Read them, give your vote to the ones you liked the best, and share this list with anyone who might find it relatable, if not a little kooky.
#21
"I still play with toys in the bath for at least 20 minutes before actually washing up. Bath paints/crayons, little rubber ducks, etc.
I'm a 30-year-old woman. It's fun."
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21points
#22
"At night I get into bed with my socks on and then once I'm under the covers and warm, I take them off by peeling each one off with my big toes."
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21points
#24
"I’m 25 and I have this ritual with my mom and dad - if I’m home and they’re going out or going to work I will run to the front window and wave to them as they leave. They do the same when I go out.
We’ve been doing this since I was old enough to walk. Sometimes I get self-conscious about it because I’m sure my neighbors can see but f*ck it! It takes ten seconds from our day and it’s just another reminder of how much we care about each other."
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21points
#25
My parents trained me and my younger brother to respond to a whistle. It was a specific complicated pattern, about 6 seconds long, not something you’d hear randomly. Useful for finding toddlers in crowds and while traveling and whatnot. Grown now, but I will still stop dead and find the source whenever I hear it. At some point, my dad taught it to my fiancée because it’s just damn useful in the middle of the supermarket."
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21points
#26
"I will always check behind the shower curtain to make sure no one is there hiding waiting to kill me. I’m an adult woman and I still hesitate to open it because this time may be the time there’s someone there."
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21points
#27
"I have a special spoon, just the right weight, and heft in my hand and size in my mouth. It's especially for yogurt or when I'm feeling down and always brings me a bit of childish cheer."
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21points
#28
"This is going to sound silly but every night before I fall asleep I lay in bed and write stories in my head. I thought I would grow out of it eventually but now the stories are just way more complex, lol."
angrytapes replied: "I thought it was just me. I have an elaborate sci-fi story going on and have done it for years. I never remember any of it until I start falling asleep."
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20points
#29
"Always take a sip of the water before I swallow a pill with it. Gotta make sure the throat works."
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19points
#30
"I scrape my ice cream bowls and yogurt and pudding cups like it's crack, and lick the bowl/cup clean."
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19points
#31
"My dad would offer me the ‘best bite’ from whatever he was eating. The bite of the cheeseburger where the cheese is curled perfectly over the edge of the hamburger, the center bite of a steak, the endpoint of a piece of the pie. He would let me examine his food and point to the best bite which he would then feed me. I do the same for my kids and my husband and I do this for each other."
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19points
#32
"When I was a kid my dad would surprise me with 'Junk Nights' with my sister. We’d go to the grocery store and he’d buy us anything we’d want for the night. Candy, popcorn, surge soda, ice cream, etc. Then we’d get pizza or McDonald’s and a video rental and have fun all night. He only did it like twice a year but it was always a surprise and so exciting! I still do that with my girlfriend and I’ll do it for my kids when I have them."
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18points
#33
"If there are any biscuits with layers that Im eating (ex. Oreos or wafers), I would always eat most of them by taking apart each layer and eating them one by one."
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18points
#36
"When I was a child my mother made a large round rug out of old pants. It's beautiful with lots of bright colors. We loved racing around it as children pretending it was a round race track or doing an 'Indian dance' around pretending that the red center was our fire. As an adult, my mother gave me her old rug (I saved it from being trashed as it had no special meaning to her) when I'm pacing my house while talking on the phone or thinking I catch myself walking around in circles on the rug. It's like my own personal sticky trap."
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17points
#37
"I still shake the milk carton before pouring it.
I think this came from when my dad left and all we could afford was powdered milk, but I honestly can not drink milk if it hasn't been shaken. I feel like it won't be uniform."
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17points
#38
"I still bite the head and legs off of animal crackers before eating the rest of the cracker."
iamstargirl comments: "I always eat the legs first so they can't run away."
CptHammer_ replied: "I like to hear them scream too."
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16points
#39
"Run for a split second after I turn a corner, to confuse the people behind me."
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16points
#40
"I pick at my lips when they get a little chapped, which makes them really chapped, which makes them a bit calloused/chapped, which makes me pick at them. Done it since I can remember when I am nervous or anxious."
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16points
