Art, obsession, and identity
The mind of a child works in wonderful and mysterious ways. Their imaginations run freely, untethered by the bounds of logic or fact. A simple cardboard box can become a fantasy world in another dimension, and a bottle of Coke can become a glass of Pinot.
While habits vary greatly between different countries and cultures, there are certain experiences that most of us can relate to. Children are children wherever they are, and as such, they seem to be drawn to the same things. That means that you, your cousin, and that kid in class who used to eat erasers, all had many of the same weird, awkward experiences.
Click through the gallery for a nostalgic and perhaps cringe-inducing look back at the bizarre things we all did as kids but haven't talked about since!
Galloping up the stairs on your hands and feet like a dog for no reason.
Turning off the basement light and immediately sprinting up the stairs before the demons can get you.
When your mom let you take charge of the shopping cart and you have to use all of your strength to push it around the corner of the aisle. Formula One baby.
Pouring some soda into the bottle cap and drinking it like a shot.
Picking two drops of rain on the car window and seeing which one drips to the bottom fastest.
Going so hard on the swings that the poles start to pull out of the ground.
Making a secret world behind the clothes racks in stores.
Being excited about a new bag of some kind but having nothing to put in it because you’re a kid so you fill it with random toys and household items. You still felt like Victoria Beckham though.
Hurting your sibling while playing too roughly and then begging them not to tell mom while desperately reassuring them that they’re fine.
Pulling your last arcade ticket out really slowly to see if you can work out an extra one.
Pretending to smoke when it’s cold outside and you can see your breath.
Drawing the sun in the corner of the page like this for no particular reason. Why did it seem logical to all of us?
Making a sword by connecting a bunch of markers and feeling like a warrior for a moment before it inevitably falls apart.
Dying inside when your friend gets yelled at by their parents for something you were both doing at their house.
Spending endless amounts of time flipping through posters at music stores and never buying any.
Locating your friends in the neighborhood by seeing whose front yard was full of abandoned bikes.
Stabbing holes into your eraser with your pencil at school. It's just irresistible.
Drinking grape juice and pretending you're très chic with a glass of red wine.
Floating face down in the swimming pool and pretending you’re dead for a second to see if anyone notices.
Running your finger along the joints in the wall as you walk down the hallway at school.
Clinging to the corners of the pool like Spider-Man. Maybe someone noticed, maybe not. You were just chillin' like a villain.
The horror of having to call your relatives to thank them for birthday presents because your mom forced you.
Rearranging the furniture in your bedroom and feeling like it was a whole new world.
Making all of your friends put their feet together in a circle to take a “cool” photo.
Worrying that a tree is growing inside you after accidentally eating an apple seed. (Usually after being convinced of this fact by an older sibling.)
Dramatically packing a bag and running away from home (for about 20 minutes) when you were mad.
Contorting yourself into strange positions on the couch or floor instead of sitting and watching TV like a normal person.
Trying to force the opposite ends of a magnet to touch because even though the teacher said it's impossible you just have to give it a go.
Trying to push down every single color at once to see what would happen. (Usually what happened was that you broke your pen.)
Sources: (BuzzFeed) (Bored Panda) (Punkee)
Weird things we all did as kids but never talk about
Do any of these odd behaviors sound familiar?
LIFESTYLE Nostalgia
The mind of a child works in wonderful and mysterious ways. Their imaginations run freely, untethered by the bounds of logic or fact. A simple cardboard box can become a fantasy world in another dimension, and a bottle of Coke can become a glass of Pinot.
While habits vary greatly between different countries and cultures, there are certain experiences that most of us can relate to. Children are children wherever they are, and as such, they seem to be drawn to the same things. That means that you, your cousin, and that kid in class who used to eat erasers, all had many of the same weird, awkward experiences.
Click through the gallery for a nostalgic and perhaps cringe-inducing look back at the bizarre things we all did as kids but haven't talked about since!