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Kids have no filter (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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Back when I was like 9, on my birthday, I went and knocked on a neighbor's door. Told her it's my birthday and left. This was someone I'd never spoken to before.

Later that night she shows up at our house with a stuffed bunny. Turns out she interpreted "It's my birthday!" as "We're having a party and you're invited!" not "I just wanted everyone to know!" like I meant it.

My mom made some emergency tea and received her in our messy living room. They ended up becoming friends after that.

I couldn't imagine doing anything like that as an adult. Just knock on a stranger's door to announce it's my birthday and walk away lol.

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[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Haha! Congratulations on making a new friend for your mom. Sounds like just the excuse she needed to actually get to know your neighbour.

In this case not really a lack of filter on what is said (which kids do also lack) but a lack of social understanding on when and with whom we even start a conversation at all.

As adults we have all these unspoken rules before we decide to talk to someone. Do I know them? Do I have business with them? Does it look as if they want conversation or not? Am I going to be inconveniencing them?

Kids on the other hand will jump right in without a second thought, and that's kinda great. We should probably all be a bit more kidlike sometimes!

[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I met one of my best friends at a previous job using basically that tactic. Dude seemed cool, had a good vibe, and I'd overheard he liked Source games which was rad. I simply walked up to him in the break room, told him he had a good vibe, and 7 years later we're as close as family and planning on making an album inspired by of Montreal's The Gay Parade.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

This made me smile, thank you for sharing :)

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I try to summon my inner kid every now and then. Like when I see an interesting bug on the street - at first I don’t stop to look because it feels weird and I think people will judge me. But then I think, fuck them, and I stop and look anyway. I admire kids in the sense that they can just be themselves like that without feeling any shame about it.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You get that back when you hit middle age. :)

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 8 points 1 week ago

And the gaslighting…

My kid chomping candy…”Son where did you get that from?”, “I found it”, “where?”, “duh in my mouth?”. Little fokker.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

You can tell a random stranger it's your bday next time, keep the tradition alive. 😅

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd tell people they were very tall as a kid often. To be fair I only got to 5'4" so I still think everyone is fucking tall.

[–] droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

When I was a kid my oldest brother was a giant, and he's still super tall in my mind. So imagine my shock when I found out I was now taller than him. I still can't believe it.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

We were at a party and my youngest, who was around 3 years old at the time, came running up to me, all excited, to yell "her look like a PIG! Like a PIG, mommy!" very loudly while jumping up and down and pointing at a girl, who, to be fair, did have a turned up nose that looked distinctly porcine. My kid did not mean this as any sort of insult at all, she was delighted by finding a girl who looked like a pig. Oh no.

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

For better or worse, kids will let you know what you're thinking. I do appreciate the honesty though, you get a genunine connection with then.

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Break that filter every now and again.

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, way more of us should have a bit more of the childlike curiosity and whimsy :)