I Don’t Think We Acknowledge Enough That When Children Want To Be Treated “like Adults” What They

i don’t think we acknowledge enough that when children want to be treated “like adults” what they really mean is “like people”

this is just my own observations of course but 90% of the time when a kid tries to get people to treat them like an adult, what they really want is the respect and acknowledgement that they associate with adulthood - because that’s what they must give the adults. they have to give that to the adults in their lives, but the adults never give that same respect back, and so they see that difference and decide that they want to be treated “like an adult”

and sometimes i see parents who are like fine you want to be treated like an adult then you can work and pay rent but that’s the exact OPPOSITE of what the kid is actually asking for. you’re just belittling them, clearly intending to punish them for daring ask for your respect, clearly intending for them to break down and beg to be “treated like a child” again because you purposefully twisted their wants. they ask for respect, and you give them abuse.

never, ever, ever, treat a child like a full grown adult. it’s our responsibility as adults NOT to, because they ARENT adults no matter how much they think they want to be, and it’s our job as adults to take care of them.

that said, ALWAYS treat children like people. because they ARE that. they’re real people with real agency acting as best as they know to with what knowledge they have

it’s not a matter of kids trying to grow up too fast, it’s a matter of kids wanting to be treated like people instead of objects or pets.

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Me having an insane attachment to shows/movies that I’ve never watched: “I’m a big fan”

3 years ago

Please Reblog is Your Blog is Safe for Non-Binary People.

If my mutuals can’t rb this then we can’t be mutuals

3 years ago

Ok so I have developed a new obsession and my lizard brain has drawn a connection between 4 unrelated characters and this paired them together.

They’re all

Skinny

Tall

Related to the color blue

And have some trauma

And I redrew each of em

Ok So I Have Developed A New Obsession And My Lizard Brain Has Drawn A Connection Between 4 Unrelated
Ok So I Have Developed A New Obsession And My Lizard Brain Has Drawn A Connection Between 4 Unrelated
Ok So I Have Developed A New Obsession And My Lizard Brain Has Drawn A Connection Between 4 Unrelated
Ok So I Have Developed A New Obsession And My Lizard Brain Has Drawn A Connection Between 4 Unrelated

We’ve got

2D from Gorillaz

Edd from Ed, Edd, and Eddy

Huggy Wuggy from Poppy Playtime

And

Megamind from, well Megamind

The way my brain rationalized these was that they should each be from a Different form of media such as a band, cartoon, video game, or movie.

And now I present you my favorite work I’ve created of these boys so far

Since I love Gorillaz

Ok So I Have Developed A New Obsession And My Lizard Brain Has Drawn A Connection Between 4 Unrelated

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4 years ago

These babes are so cute and I will die on this rock.

High School Bujeet: They Lettered In Football/Wrestling And Honors/Mathletes, Respectively.

High School Bujeet: They lettered in Football/Wrestling and Honors/Mathletes, respectively.

4 years ago

I hate my love language

Hi I’m your local friendly AroAce.

And my love language is gifts. As I’m writing this I’m currently sitting on the floor making stuff for my friends for Easter.

I love to make gifts for people. Or even buying stuff for them. I will sew them a stuffie, draw them a picture, pain and item for them, make a piece of jewelry or otherwise.

But the issue is,

I like presents too.

That doesn’t sound like a problem except that the people in my life don’t really do gifts.

My parents will typically do something that I was already in need of as my present and my friends will typically just mass produce some sort of pastry for the group to share.

And I know it’s greedy and selfish to want something more, something with more meaning.

But I can’t help it. I don’t talk to them about it because I know I would sound greedy and selfish. I just need to rant about it.

I’m sorry.


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3 years ago

Share your glow up!

HA

No.


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2 years ago

it's okay to use things that are typically associated with young children. diapers, bibs, pacifers, sippy cups, velcro shoes, onesies, stuffed animals, toys, etc. there's no shame in finding joy and comfort in these things, or using them as disability and neurodivergence aids. it's your life. it's your happiness. it's your wellbeing. that's all that should matter - not what people who don't have your best interest in mind think.

4 years ago

ACE BOIIIIIIIIIIO

PSA

charlie dalton is a closeted sex repulsed/neutral asexual.

i'm not taking criticism.


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2 years ago

stop eating lucky charms and cheerios products. they are currently under investigation by the FDA due to thousands of reports of food poisoning across the country

Report Food Poisoning Now. Protect Others.
iwaspoisoned.com
We collect and share reports with consumers, public health and restaurants. Protect friends, family & help restaurants. If you got food pois

keep the boxes, keep the receipts, especially if you believe cheerios or lucky charms may have made you ill in the past year. many of these reports date back to late 2021. the FDA investigation is ongoing, and they have not yet identified the cause of illness.

as a reminder, food poisoning is not one single thing. food poisoning does not mean tummy ache. food poisoning is thousands of different substances, toxins, undeclared ingredients, contaminants, viruses, bacteria, pesticides, fungi, carcinogens, mutagens, and more that can make people severely ill, permanently disabled, or dead.

despite thousands of reports of illness from cereal marketed towards CHILDREN, no recall has been issued yet.

iwaspoisoned page on lucky charms

iwaspoisoned page on cheerios

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sonny-ray-of-goth - Sunflower grunge
Sunflower grunge

I love all things frog, mushroom, rainbow high… I have Ehlers danlos syndrome and use both a rollator and a cane. Enby that is bad at making friends but likes to have them. I adore many cartoons but haven’t seen even more.

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