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People Confess Which Things Meant For Kids They Still Enjoy As An Adult

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Too many of us were told to grow up or that it would be wrong to continue to enjoy the things that made our childhoods worth remembering.

But now as adults, some have figured out that there's nothing wrong with enjoying a nice bowl of sugary cereal while watching those Saturday morning cartoons. Quite frankly, it feeds the soul.


Redditor iStoleurvalor asked:

"What is 'for kids' that you continue to thoroughly enjoy as an adult?"

Outdoor Playtime

"Playgrounds in general. Since becoming a dad, I can bring my kids to the playground and have fun with them on the slides, swings, monkey bars; most things."

"I wish there were public/free adult-sized playgrounds. It'd probably encourage us to get out a lot more. It feels like everything geared for adults nowadays charges admission, and it's not cheap."

- densetsu23

The All-Fours Climb

"Going up the stairs on all fours will always be fun."

- Curious-Kaylee

"I’m a huge advocate for climbing stairs on all fours, but I’m now imagining how horrifying it would be to see that in a public setting, lol (laughing out loud)."

- metallic_buttcheeks

"'LOOK OUT, KIDS! SHE'S COMING!'"

"*kids screaming*"

- KeepCalmSayRightOn

"I need to try this. But the only steps I regularly take are at work, lol (laughing out loud)."

- tittilizing

"I race up the stairs at work on all fours to assert dominance."

- JoshPlaysUltimate

Animated Movies as an Art Form

"Animated movies in general. I can still enjoy them. When I've had a rough day or if I'm just feeling down, I can put on something wholesome, funny, or nostalgic and it makes me feel better."

- catching_signals

"'Emperor's New Groove' is my favorite feel-good movie."

- Compulsive-Gremlin

Sticker Collections

"STICKERSSSSS."

- ObviouslyKatie

"F**K YES."

"Never enough stickers. I had a s**tty childhood (like most of us) but stickers always made me happy, especially the fuzzy ones. Suddenly understanding why I'm still bonkers for stickers."

- limeporcupine

Gotta Catch 'Em All

"Pokemon. Started with Red when I was five and haven't stopped since. Doubt I ever will. If anything, my enjoyment of Pokemon is becoming more childlike."

- The_Prezzy

In Cracker Form

"Goldfish. It's hard to resist when my niece is having them for a snack. I make a big show about me being a shark and eating them just so I can have some."

- Drew-

"I really thought you meant actual fish at first..."

Travelerofhighland86

"Fish are friends, not food."

- Phoneking13

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Of course, it isn't solely for kids, as he made each episode with a mind towards parents watching them with their children, but he's so wholesome and kind, so deliberate and thoughtful with everything that he put on the show."

- Puddnhead_Wilson

"I’d never watched it before and my husband wanted to watch the Tom Hanks movie. But he wanted me to see the real Mister Rogers first. So there we sat, two adults over 30, watching episodes of Mister Rogers. And I loved it!"

- Ankylowright

Favorite Stuffies

"I remember a Reddit post from several years ago where this guy who was in the army or Marines or whatever gushed about his plush Magicarp. He even sent a picture of the Magicarp next to an automatic rifle."

- Mind101

"I'm almost 40 and not ashamed to say I still have my teddy bear, Wally, my mom made when I was two. His arms are lopsided, his ears are wonky, and he is made from upholstery fabric from a 70s couch cushion, but I love that dude."

"I did eight years in two branches of the Marines and Army and did three deployments, and you bet Wally was with me. Either stuffed in a pack or seabag, but he was there because I needed him."

- Jaymakk13

Gotta Love Disney

" Disney animated movies."

"I am a big, mean-looking 40-year-old man. I drove to work listening to the soundtrack to 'Moana.'"

- mkicon

"Second big, mean-looking 40-year-old man here. I may or may not have sobbed on my way to work while kind of singing the soundtrack to 'Encanto' this morning through my tears."

"I'm with you, bro."

- SHABDICE

Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea?

"Not me, but my 55-year-old dad still loves SpongeBob. He'll wake up on a Saturday morning and have his juice and breakfast while watching Spongebob."

- Hwetapple

"Dude, same. Almost every time I go over there, he's always watching SpongeBob. He recently found out he gets Boomerang on his Roku, so he's just been watching 'Tom & Jerry' and 'Loony Toons.'"

"I also love those cartoons so I'm definitely not talking s**t."

- Theren_Alister_XIII

Chocolate Milk, For Sure

"Chocolate Milk."

- Toy_Guy_in_MO

"Who says chocolate milk is only for kids?"

- transformers03

"Ice cold chocolate milk is amazing."

- SigridBaginnses

Skipping Down the Sidewalk

"Skipping. If you haven't skipped in a while, do it. You'll realize how much faster it is than walking, and how much more ground you cover."

- trx0x

Coloring

"Coloring."

"Not with craft paper and high-end pencils adult coloring, either."

"Nope. With a 'Moana' coloring book and the 64-count Crayola box."

- TheSquishyPaleDuke

They'll Never Go Out of Style

"I cannot stop making summer camp-style knotted friendship bracelets out of embroidery floss."

"It keeps my hands busy while I'm working/watching TV/traveling and I don't get sucked into my phone."

"Now I just leave piles of bracelets everywhere."

- andtheIToldYouSos

Breakfast of Champions

"Breakfast cereals... all of the fruity, sugar-filled candy-like cereals. It is totally my weekend treat. Nothing during the week."

"Fruity pebbles (Dino bites now. Post changed the recipe a while back) is totally my jam. Who doesn't like destroying the roof of their mouth on some Cap'n crunch?"

- hammerraptor

These are great reminders of some of the good things we had in our childhood, but it's an even more important lesson that there's no harm in doing something for our inner child every once in a while, maybe even every day.

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