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For me, I'm nearly 40 and I really love Avatar the last Airbender, reading YA novels, and sometimes I make pasta with fun shapes, just because I can.

What do you enjoy?

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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Every so often I still indulge in the "don't step on the cracks" game while walking along the street :-)

[–] blackdragoness@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I literally did this just yesterday walking to the car from work. Then I had to figure out what actually constitutes as a "crack" and what is just a "purposeful indent' in the sidewalk. I decided that the indents that separate the squares in the sidewalk do not actually count as cracks and its ok to step on those.

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, but you're liable to break your dad's spine that way.

[–] spicy_biscuits@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's a habit at this point. Mentally I know it won't break my mama's back, but emotionally... emotionally, I -have- to step over it πŸ˜…

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[–] Thaliff@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretending to use The Force to open automatic doors.

[–] DJDarren@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, it isn’t just me then…

[–] Mintyytea@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

I love avatar the last airbender too. I haven’t found a show like it since. Besides that, I still like anime (though less nowadays because of some sexist parts)

[–] spicy_biscuits@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

πŸ˜… Coloring books. Dino nuggies. Chocolate milk. Cartoons. Plushies. Fairy tales.

Also, ATLA is amazing no matter what age you are 🀩

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Riding on the shopping cart like a scooter

[–] rubbs@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes! I get many looks. Here's a late-thirties man with a bald head, gleefully grinning like a maniac while careening wildly down the parking lot aisle on a squeaky four-wheeled vehicle meant for vittles.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Late 20s here, same!

[–] bardm@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got into Lego again a few years ago. It definitely has changed a lot since I was a kid in the previous millennium.

[–] awsamation@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I also got back into Lego. I'm early 20s, so the sets of my childhood weren't that different from what's being made now.

But it is cool to finally have the Death Star and Millennium Falcon like middle school me fantasized about.

[–] LemmyAtem@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jumping in puddles. I almost never get the chance anymore, but if I have boots on and there's a puddle YOU BEST BE PREPARED

[–] rubbs@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. I can get behind this.

[–] Stiqy@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Linnce@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sleeping with a teddy bear

[–] stephfinitely@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Nothing wrong with sleeping with stuff animals.

[–] instamat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I vaguely recall an article linked on the SITE THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED that something like 40% of adults sleep with a stuffed animal or comfort object

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[–] melonpunk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Switching song lyrics for immature lines.

[–] rubbs@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jingle bells, Batman smells...

[–] spicy_biscuits@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

🎢Robin laid an egg🎡

[–] MeowKittyWow@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

ATLA is awesome. Worth enjoying at any age.

I've got a decent collection of stuff animals. They're nice.

[–] Daq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Words like fart, poop, boobies, etc.

  • Magic School Bus. To this day there are a dozen episodes that cross my mind all the time.
  • What my father calls "crap pasta" β€” animal or cartoon shaped noodles in a sauce that's 40% salt.

I thought there would be more, but nothing else is coming to mind.

[–] SlowNPC@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Blowing on dandelions and watching the seeds float away.

Responsible adults don't propagate weeds.

[–] Stardust@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Dandelions are often the only flowers available for wildlife.

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[–] QuentinP@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Minecraft, though i'd like to see a child tangle with GregTech xD

[–] TimesEcho@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

There's a distinction between child-ish and child-like. So far I haven't seen anyone say they enjoy anything child-ish (except maybe alternative song lyrics?), but all the lovely child-like responses warm my heart. I eat "sugar cereal" for dessert. Because I'm an adult and I can. Also, I make up silly songs all the time and talk to myself and my cats in silly voices.

[–] marshadow@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I am a 38-year-old adult and I love Tamagotchis. Also Pokemon, anime, comic books, stickers, sitting on the floor, and using the shower wand as a microphone.

[–] iliketurtles@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

sound effects with my mouth....engine noises, explosions, etc

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Hurtling towards 30 so a youngun in your books.

But i like to whistle random melodies in public, communicate in weird noises with my partner at home, read YA fantasy (mistborn, assassins apprentice)..

[–] stabby_birdu@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Cartoons/ animation. I'll never grow out of it.

[–] Binzy_Boi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I've been thinking about getting some stuff from my childhood again. I recently watched We're Back on YouTube and while the movie is not great, it has a great charm, which has been making me think of getting the VHS tapes I used to have as a kid.

Aside from that movie, I'm also thinking of getting The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, Anastasia, The Jungle Book, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

[–] yaenntz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

rocking on a swing 😁

[–] rodhlann@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Skipping rocks. If I'm near a body of water and there's a flat stone anywhere near me in 100% skipping that thing. This never gets old

[–] PonceDeLeon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I enjoy shirking my responsibilities and doing nothing, if I can help it.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm quite childish. Still play video games, still watch cartoons more than live-action shows, still eat (now sugar-free) candy. What's going to happen? Are the grown-up police going to break into my house and demand that I turn in my adulting license and my pubes?

[–] MrTHXcertified@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Dino shaped chicken nuggets

Coloring. I don't do it very often, but I always feel better after I do. Apparently it's a recommended activity for mental health: Mayo Clinic: Coloring is good for your health

[–] Dick_Justice@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Chicken fingers 😣

Taking things apart and then ruining them. Had my girlfriends oldtimer out for a year because of that. Fixed it but she never looked at me the same way again. Hahaha

[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Shonen anime/Manga. I think it's due to the inherent buddhist and Eastern philosophy within the medium that keeps it thought provoking even as an adult.

I mean really I'm a big kid anyway. I think it's important to find joy in small things.

[–] alternative_factor@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm with you but I don't really care about philosophy or anything like that, I just love the action and the power of friendship and other tropes that are just so positive.

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[–] Ni@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Love this topic! I'm with you on the YA novels, sometimes I just like an easier read, and does loving Harry Potter count?

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