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.
#41
"Whenever I eat a sandwich I start from the crust, so I have all the fluffy part in the end. Been doing this since I was 5."
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#42
"I put milk in my ice cream.
My dad grew up very very poor and always moving around, so even as a kid he learned to stretch a buck. This was back in the 70s. When I was a kid though, even though my dad had pretty decent money, he would still pour milk into my ice cream and turn it into basically a big bowl of milk shake. To this day I still do the same and I'm 25, it's just how I enjoy ice cream. Makes it a little less sweet, and you feel like you are overindulging on a ton of ice cream when it's about 1/3rd milk."
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#43
"When I was a kid, I'd always eat one thing on my plate at a time. Unless it was something like corn & mashed potatoes, then I'd mix that together.
I'm a grown man these days, still eating everything individually off my plate. Apparently, it's noticeable because people have questioned me about it. These days I just tell them that if I'm poisoned by my constituents, they'll know which item was poisoned."
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14points
#44
"I still try to chew the upper part of the lollipop stick. I don't know why but it feels so satisfying..."
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#45
"I’m 28 and I still use the magic thought:
If [insert something] happens, then [insert something good] will happen to me."
If [insert something] happens, then [insert something good] will happen to me."
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13points
#46
"When I fall asleep, I like to pretend I am very cold and in a cave outdoors. I've done it all my life.
When I became a mother, I couldn't imagine it without also imagining my daughter was there. But even in this imaginary scenario, I had to imagine that she was there with me, but somehow safe and warm in her pack-and-play in a safe sleep position."
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#47
"When I was a little kid, 6 or so I had a huge collection of stuffed animals. I gave names to them all and they all had certain birthdays. Every time it was one of their birthdays I would throw a mini party (with toys and stuff) I'm 16 now and I still do that but only to the special ones I couldn’t sleep without when I was younger."
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#48
"When I look at the clock I randomly do math with the numbers. So if they time is 2:46 Then I will look at the time and go aha 2 + 4 = 6. Funny. And then if they don't add up like that then I do the math to get it to all add up."
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#49
"In middle school, when in the shower, I would always collect water with my hands cupped against my stomach and splash it against the wall to get any soap off."
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#50
"Grilled cheese sandwiches must always be cut diagonally and eaten with tomato soup. There is no other proper way to eat grilled cheese."
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#51
"Whenever I eat, I always leave the best for last."
alasagnahog replied: "Eat a little of the good part first then move on to the less good parts. If the world ends in the middle of my meal I don’t want to miss out."
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12points
#52
"If I can't sleep on my stomach with my right knee pulled up and left arm straight out under my head, I can't sleep. Sucks when you have shoulder issues."
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#53
"Oh, man. This is gonna sound so weird and I have no idea why I did this, and sometimes still do.
As a kid, I liked to count how long I peed, but, I didn’t use numbers. I would repeat the names of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty in my head and count how many times I said all 3.
"Flora. Fauna. And Merryweather" over and over, while peeing.
Sometimes, I subconsciously still do this. It was so constant as a kid that it’s like I trained myself to recite this when I pee."
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#54
"I got this idea that being separated by a pole (eg: stop sign) while you were walking with a friend was bad luck, so I snap my fingers every time I walk past one with someone to make sure our 'aura' sticks together."
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#55
"I still visit my grandma every Tuesday and Friday, on Tuesday she gives me an Orangina, we eat, she always cooks some very hard stuff and she prepares all week for this dinner. We watch an episode of 'Lie to me' I go to my bedroom and I read my old French comics until I fall asleep..."
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#56
"When I get peanut butter out of a jar, I try and save a small area of an untouched smooth surface on the top for as long as possible, scooping peanut butter out from beside and underneath it."
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#57
"While I am drinking my morning coffee, I look at my Calvin and Hobbes books until I have to leave."
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#58
"When I was a kid I'd stand on one leg when I got nervous and I sometimes catch myself trying to stand on one leg in my adult life. It was really weird and nobody said anything even though I would do speeches in front of the class with one leg up."
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#59
"Walk along ledges instead of the footpath."
PeanutButterOnBread replied: "I still do this. I also find myself strategically avoiding cracks in the sidewalk."
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11points
#60
"Whenever I go up my staircase I still climb my way up."
pmags3000 replied: "My kid calls it 4WD."
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